That Brunello ’64
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...
Tag : Sangiovese
Chianti Classico latest vintage: the most immediate reading of the Gallo Nero
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...
Stuffed Meatloaf with Provolone, Mushrooms and Spinach
A “roll” of meatloaf that goes very well with the Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Valore di Famiglia 2021 Famiglia Cecchi, because the acidity of Sangiovese cleanses the mouth of fattiness and succulence (meat and cheese) while the wine’s spicy notes...
Pici with white Cinta Senese ragout, fennel and black olives
A first course that smells of Maremma: essential, Mediterranean, intense but not heavy. The succulence of the pork and the aromatic note of the fennel find in Morellino di Scansano 2024 Col di Bacche a natural companion, capable of enhancing...
Benvenuto Brunello, 2021 preview and 2020 Riserva
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:...
Rome – Sangiovese Purosangue 2026
Sangiovese Purosangue 2026: Homage to Italy’s iconic wine grape variety Back in Rome is the Sangiovese Purosangue event, conceived and promoted by theEnoClub Siena Association to celebrate one of Italy’s most important and widespread grape varieties: Sangiovese. Always an absolute...
Tenuta Casenuove, 10 years to prepare the new course
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...
Porcini mushrooms, mountain potatoes, leeks and nepitella
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?...
Naples – Sangiovese Purosangue 2026
Sangiovese Purosangue 2026: Homage to Italy’s iconic wine grape variety At the start of the new wine year, the long-awaited Sangiovese Purosangue series of events returns, conceived and promoted by theSiena EnoClub Association to celebrate one of Italy’s most important...
Rome – Sangiovese Purosangue 2026
Sangiovese Purosangue 2026: Homage to Italy’s iconic wine grape variety At the start of the new wine year, the long-awaited Sangiovese Purosangue series of events returns, conceived and promoted by theSiena EnoClub Association to celebrate one of Italy’s most important...
Anachronistic Brunello. Daniele Cernilli reflects on criticism
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...
25 years of Poggio Valente from Fattoria Le Pupille
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of her flagship Sangiovese, Poggio Valente, Elisabetta Geppetti, with her children Clara and Ettore, organized a vertical tasting of this Maremma cru. I remember when I met Elisabetta Geppetti, well over two decades...
Pergole Torte vertical tasting
An iconic Tuscan wine that Sergio Manetti first and his son Martino later stubbornly made since 1977, against the Chianti Classico specification, to exalt pure Sangiovese. It all began in 1977, when Sergio Manetti, in controversy with the Chianti Classico...
Brunello, Nobile, Chianti… are not just Sangiovese
Everyone now talks, rightly, about territories. But many critics forget, when evaluating a wine, that the same grape variety changes a lot depending on the territory where it is produced. Therefore, evaluation parameters need to be changed. There is a...