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Morellino Of The Gods

by Andy | Dec 30, 2020 | Morellino di Scansano, Tuscany

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…

by Andy | Nov 25, 2020 | Morellino di Scansano, Tuscany

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

by Andy | Oct 7, 2020 | Chianti Classico, Tuscany

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

by Andy | Sep 23, 2020 | Chianti Classico, Tuscany

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...

Montepulciano and The Real St Peter’s…

by Andy | Jul 17, 2020 | Tuscany, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

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...

Vinnie and the Etruscans of Montepulciano…

by Andy | Jul 16, 2020 | Tuscany, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano

...will never meet but we can come close to them in the heartbreakingly beautiful town. Their civilisation was overwhelmed by the Romans in the 3rd...