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Among your everyday wines, Castello Romitorio’s portfolio has a Rosso di Montalcino, which is done in a baby-Brunello style, and an easy Chianti Colli Senesi. Where does the basic Morellino fit in?
If I had to really simplify it, I’d say that my entry-level Morellino di Scansano, the so-called blue label, is a [...]
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MONTALCINO: As they say in Hollywood, the Brunello scandal of 2008 has legs. Three years later, Brunellopoli, as it’s known to Italians, is still the source of juicy headlines. (Like Watergate and its derivations, this nickname echoes a Class A political scandal, Tangentopoli of the 1980s.)
The latest chapter in this soap opera (or sitcom, [...]
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I don’t know about you, but clones matter to me. Especially sangiovese clones.
Why? Because they’re key to understanding the future of Tuscany’s flagship wines—Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and Brunello di Montalcino
When I first started learning about Tuscan wine, it was taught that there are three types of [...]
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It’s funny how everyone danced around the Brunello scandal at VINO 2010’s panel on “Transparency, Traceability, and Wine.” Allusions, backhanded references, no more. But if you can’t address it at a panel with this title, where can you? So I raised my hand.
For those who don’t know: Following [...]
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