New vintages of Chianti Classico were presented on February 2024 in Florence. I could taste 120 of them during the 2-days event. These are the Chianti Classico wines that are going to be on the market this year. The vintage 2022 was presented for young Chianti Classico (so-called “annata”), even Read more…
One Saturday afternoon, about ten of us reached the winery Castellinuzza in Lamole (Tuscany). After leaving the regional road 222 Chiantigiana at Greve in Chianti, we drove uphill on a narrow and winding road. The road itself was the first sign of a change in landscape, but after a few Read more…
On February 14, 2023 I participated at the contest “Master-Ais of Chianti Classico”; it was the third edition to declare the “best sommelier of Chianti Classico”. After passing the written test and the semifinal test on the stage, I won the contest and got the honored recognition. In the same Read more…
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…