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Nuances of Sangiovese: The Suoli di San Felice Project

Livia Belardelli
by Livia Belardelli0
In the heart of Chianti Classico, San Felice presents the Suoli Project: an initiative designed to explore the different expressions of Sangiovese, starting with the nature of the soils. San Vito and Poggio Rosso thus become two complementary interpretations of...
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Rancia vs. Fontalloro: The Big Match in Fèlsina

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Fattoria di Fèlsina is celebrating a series of anniversaries with a double vertical tasting of its two signature wines. Nine vintages are compared in an ideal pairing of elegance and power, curated by Daniele Cernilli. This year at the Fattoria...
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Silvano & Silvano

Daniele Cernilli
by Daniele Cernilli0
Two men with the same name, Silvano Formigli and Silvano Prompicai, two very different Chianti Classico wines. A personal recollection that starts from Fèlsina’s 60 years and goes back to the early 1980s, when Ama and Fèlsina were still little-known...
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Chianti Classico latest vintage: the most immediate reading of the Gallo Nero

Riccardo Viscardi
by Riccardo Viscardi0
At the Chianti Classico Collection at the Leopolda we focused on the vintage type, often overshadowed by Riserve and Gran Selezione, but still the most direct way to interpret the terroir. In the glass two very different vintages, 2023 and...
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Wine is culture, the word of Chianti Classico

Stefania Vinciguerra
by Stefania Vinciguerra0
With the claim Wine is culture, the consortium of Chianti Classico signed the 33rd edition of the Chianti Classico Collection, at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence. President Giovanni Manetti’s speech explains this relationship between Chianti Classico and culture and recounts...
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Tenuta Casenuove, 10 years to prepare the new course

Sissi Baratella
by Sissi Baratella0
Located in Panzano in Chianti, one of the Uga’s where Sangiovese is powerful and structured, Tenuta Casenuove under the impetus of new owner Philippe Austruy and the drive of director Alessandro Fonseca-is looking fierce and ready for the challenges of...
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Porcini mushrooms, mountain potatoes, leeks and nepitella

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
This recipe was created by Chef Antonello Sardi of Ristorante Serrae* at the elegant FH55 Hotel Villa Fiesole to celebrate the scents of the Tuscan woods. What better than to pair it with Chianti Classico Terre di Prenzano 2022 Vignamaggio?...
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Chianti Classico 2022 and 2023, the best labels

Riccardo Viscardi
by Riccardo Viscardi0
A highlight of the Tuscan previews was the tasting of Chianti Classico wines. Riccardo Viscardi comments on the vintages presented in the previews and suggests the best drinks. For the past few years, during the Tuscan previews, I have been...
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It is the turn of Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Le Bolle 2021 Castello Vicchiomaggio

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
For the column “Awarded Wines 2025 – Tasted for you by DoctorWine,” Daniele Cernilli tells us about Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Le Bolle 2021 Castello Vicchiomaggio. If you want to learn more about this column, here is all the information:...
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DoctorWine’s Seals 2025: Tuscany

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
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...
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Mita Castiglioni sole owner of Querciabella

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
Following an agreement between siblings Sebastiano and Mita Castiglioni, Querciabella announces a major leadership change, reaffirming its commitment to continuity and sustainability. Querciabella, a renowned Tuscan wine producer, celebrates a significant milestone in its 50th year in business with the...
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Bolfo Family Relais Le Fontanelle

Editorial Staff
by Editorial Staff0
Among the hills of Chianti Classico, the Val di Picciola is rediscovered: an area devoted to viticulture and discovered by the Bolfo Family twenty-five years ago. Vallepicciola is the ideal wine tourism destination for those who enjoy traveling among vineyards,...