South of Siena, between Montalcino and Montepulciano, home of Brunello, lie the valleys of the Orcia and Chiana. More commonly known as the Val...
Brunello – Magic from Montalcino…
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Tuscany
Noble Wine and The Real St Peter’s
If Bramante’s initial plans had been carried through to completion, St Peter’s in Rome would have been a larger version of the beautiful Tempio di...
Brunello – Wine And The Blood of Jupiter
Vinnie and I were around the Tuscan town of Montalcino where the Sangiovese grape - used to make the famous local wine, Brunello - is cultivated....
Etruscans, Ancient Alphabets, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
We will never meet the Etruscans (who were very keen winemakers) but we can imagine that we come close to them in this heartbreakingly beautiful...
Morellino Of The Gods
There are many icons in Italy; when you see pictures of the Colosseum or Michelangelo’s David you know exactly what you are looking at. But for...
The Morellino of The Tale…
Morellino is, in fact, a grape which gives its name to the wine Morellino di Scansano. To sample this, Vinnie and I travelled to the Maremma in...
Heaven and Hell in the Land of Chianti Classico
Travelling through Tuscany, towards that special part of the region that is allowed to call its wine Chianti Classico, Vinnie and I passed through...
Chianti Classico, Forever Changes
Everything must change in order to stay the same is a quote from a famous Italian novel, Il Gattopardo, and while the plot was set in Sicily at the...
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