A tasting experience to avoid
The DOCG rule number 8.2 specifies that only natural closures from a single piece cork (i.e. not micro-agglomerated) are permitted for Brunello.
Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot
Recently I submitted to a free consultation for our Instagram profile. I was informed that for a winery there is not nearly enough wine in our feed. Apparently what would really bump us up the algorithm would be more pictures of grapes and failing that glasses of wine every second post. Enough pesky shots of buds and leaves and Montalcino panorama.
Giro D’Italia in Montalcino : The Brunello Wine Stage
19th May 2021; the third time in Giro history that Montalcino gets a look-in… 35km of strade bianche!
Green light for 2004 Brunello!
Our 2004 Brunello gets reviewed 12 years after release…. and is considered to still have 14 years cellar life ahead of it!
Il Vero Sesto Cajo Baccelli… best buy ever!
Discover this amazing little farmers’ almanac that has been published in Florence for the last 144 years.
La Tita and his labour of love
Meet Mario Marconi and his nativity scene, a Montalcino institution spanning decades.