The vintage 2016 was great in Tuscany. A warm, regular summer allowed for perfect ripening; interesting diurnal range of temperature improved aromas developing and crispness. Monteraponi is a boutique winery in Radda in Chianti, owned by the Florentine Braganti family. The wines produced by Michele Braganti have a very refined Read more…
Viticulture did survive and improve from the Middle Age to modern times thanks to the Monasteries. In Tuscany a place where you can still breath the Monks’ tradition is Badia a Coltibuono (Abbey of good harvest), that was founded in the XI century. The family Stucchi Prinetti, current owner of Read more…
A Sangiovese Cru under the Village of Radda in Chianti. Together with the restyling of the historic brand of the Black Rooster, five years ago the Chianti Classico introduced a new category in its denomination, placed at the top of it: the Gran Selezione. According to the modification of the Read more…