These fairytale words dress a limited edition of large-format bottles of 2007 Ornellaia, whose labels were created by Ghada Amer and Reza Farkhondeh as part of the estate’s Vendemmia d’Artista project. The 2007 vintage has been designated as L’Armonia. The photo depicts 18 double magnums of the “copper” series that will [...]
Umbrian cuisine….The most noteworthy characteristic is its simplicity. It relies strongly on seasonal produce such as mushrooms and wild asparagus, on wild delicacies such as truffles, vegetables, cereals, regionally reared meat – particularly lamb, pork and game – either cooked over the fire or worked into cured hams and salame.
Ttruffles in particular play an important part in [...]
Merano Wine Festival & Gourmet is the most elite, prestigious and comprehensive event that there is in Italy. In the sense that it is aimed at an audience more attentive. It is an event that awakes our five senses with specially chosen wines from all over the world, gastronomic delicacies, and show cooking as well as first class hotels. Hence Il Falconierie [...]
September 2009. Just as the butterfly needs to develop its wings within the cocoon’s protective embrace, the third vintage of Cavalli Tenuta Degli Dei, whose 25,000 bottles are currently being released to the world markets, was carefully watched in the estate’s cellars for three years. Three years that allowed the wine to reach maturity and [...]
Castello Villa Sobrano winery estate is set amongst the beautiful, typical green rolling hills that Umbria is famous. The estate covers 30 hectares, just a 5 minute drive from medieval Todi. The estate is made up of the Villa Sobrano, an 1800 country residence with beautiful courtyard, Italianate garden, pool and its own private chapel, perfect for wedding ceremonies! The [...]
It has just been launched, and is already drawing attention from all: Rosso&Vino is in the historic heart of Grosseto, one of Tuscany’s liveliest cities, and not just in the summer months.
Part wine shop, part restaurant, the Rosso&Vino is on two floors, bringing harmoniously together light and warmth, land and technology.
The materials are in fact [...]
The Baracchi winery is ideally positioned on the Cortonese hillside. Riccardo Baracchi strongly desired to continue the family tradition of growing grapes and producing wine since 1860 giving it now a modern character and great quality with renowned wine maker, Stefano Chioccioli. Sangiovese, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet and Trebbiano are the grapes that give life to [...]
Tuscany: Just 16 hectares in the uncontaminated Val di Cecina to bring together biodynamic philosophy, Tuscan character, and centuries-old traditions derived directly from the vineyards of Bordeaux.
Caiarossa is indeed the small Tuscan château of Eric Albada Jelgersma, gentleman of wine and owner, in Margaux, of Château du Tertre and Château Giscours. In Tuscany Monsieur [...]
Montefalco . This year’s edition of the Cantine Aperte open wineries event, scheduled to run on May 30th and 31st, will once more see all the wineries around Bevagna, Foligno, Gualdo Cattaneo, Montefalco and Spello throwing open their doors for those interested in taking a closer look at the developing wine industry in Umbria, complete [...]
Bolgheri (Italy), April 2009. Just after harvest, the 2006 vintage was described as being ”fruit driven, full and enveloping, with considerable substance.” Now that the flagship wine of the Bolgheri Estate is reaching the world markets, the choice of adjectives with which to describe it has become clearer, and indeed can be narrowed down to [...]
