Tag : Brunello di Montalcino

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Leccio d’Oro 2026: The five award winners

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From Milan to Tokyo, via Castellammare di Stabia, Fort Lauderdale, and Denver: the Brunello di Montalcino Wine Consortium announces the winners of the 2026 Leccio d’Oro. The awards recognize restaurants and wine bars that showcase local wines through their menus....
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Castello di Velona, between Brunello and thermal springs

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A medieval fortress overlooking the Val d’Orcia, where your stay combines wine, cuisine, and wellness. At Castello di Velona, nestled among the vineyards of Montalcino, guests can stay in historic rooms or suites featuring thermal water and discover the estate’s...
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Col d’Orcia, The Glorious Five

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Five vintages ending in 5—from 1975 to 2015—span half a century of Brunello di Montalcino Col d’Orcia. Francesco Marone Cinzano and his son Santiago brought them together in a series of tastings held in Milan and Rome. Among the Riserva...
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DoctorWine Seals 2027: Tuscany

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95, 96, and 97/100. These are the scores a wine must achieve to earn the DoctorWine Seal. Higher scores earn the Double Seal (98/100) and the Triple Seal (99 and 100/100). On Tuesday, the 15th, we began publishing the single...
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Farewell to Filippo Fanti, a Leading Figure in the Brunello World

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Filippo Baldassarre Fanti, owner of the historic Tenuta Fanti and president of the Brunello di Montalcino Consortium from 1998 to 2007, has passed away. A businessman deeply connected to his homeland, he guided the growth of the appellation during a...
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Castelgiocondo: The Evolution and Identity of Brunello According to Marchesi Frescobaldi

Emanuele Baj Rossi
by Emanuele Baj Rossi0
The vertical tasting of four vintages of Brunello di Montalcino Castelgiocondo offered a journey through thirty years of Brunello, during which techniques, sensibilities, and climatic conditions have changed, yet this region’s ability to produce deep, long-lived wines with a distinct...
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Wine tradition: identity or myth?

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
What does it really mean to call a wine “traditional”? Behind an overused term lies history, marketing and territorial identity. Daniele Cernilli reflects on the relationship between memory and modernity, questioning the too casual use of a word that often...
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Brunello: Ascheri new director of the Consortium

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Change in the Consortium’s operational leadership. Sienese manager Guglielmo Ascheri, who succeeds Andrea Machetti, brings soft skills and strategic vision. Change at the Brunello Consortium The Consorzio del vino Brunello di Montalcino has a new director: he is Guglielmo Ascheri,...
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That Brunello ’64

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
A story of passion, naiveté and redemption: the pursuit of a mythical Brunello that ended up in a braise and was found again 20 years later, to discover what great wine really means. In early 1978 I was new to...
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Benvenuto Brunello, 2021 preview and 2020 Riserva

Riccardo Viscardi
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At Benvenuto Brunello, the Montalcino preview dedicated to new releases, Brunello 2021 reveals itself to be a complex vintage with a wide qualitative range. Amid novelties and new “contemporary” trends that risk distorting the wine, Riccardo Viscardi reaffirms one point:...
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Anachronistic Brunello. Daniele Cernilli reflects on criticism

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
A young critic calls Brunello di Montalcino wines from the southern area, from Sesta to Sant’Angelo in Colle, “anachronistic,” accusing them of being too alcoholic and full-bodied. But wine, like art, should be interpreted, not bent to the taste of...
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Benvenuto Brunello 2024, the preview of Montalcino

Riccardo Viscardi
by Riccardo Viscardi0
Thoughts on Benvenuto Brunello 2024, the vintages presented and our best tastings of both the 2020 Brunello di Montalcino and 2019 Reserves at the Montalcino preview. The now traditional Benvenuto Brunello, a Montalcino preview of the Brunello di Montalcino vintages...
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DoctorWine’s Seals 2025: Tuscany

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95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From Tuesday 10 onwards you will find individual facets...