Nestled in the verdant hills, close to Todi, is the olive oil estate of El Mansur di Boetti. El Mansur extra virgin olive oil is without doubt a superior olive oil. The estate’s olives are picked by hand between 10th and 30th October maximum, just before they reach maturity therefore providing the optimum quality [...]
Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Syrah, Alicante, and then Cabernet Sauvignon and a pinch of Sangiovese. A finely assembled mosaic that yields one of the most original bouquets to be found on the Tuscan coast. Indeed, if the first aromas are fresh blueberries and crème de Cassis, they are followed immediately by warm blackberries and [...]
Elegant, crisp, well-balanced, with lovely minerality. In the finest San Leonardo style, but this time a white wine. To be precise, a 100% Sauvignon Blanc sourced from grapes grown in the most northerly area of Trentino, whose lofty peaks inspired its name and [...]
The first Italian wine, and fourth in the world: Thus speaks Wine Spectator, which has just released its Top Hundred, the annual ranking from one of the world’s most authoritative and influential wine publications. San Felice’s Brunello received a score of 96/100, a fantastic score, accompanied by comments that highlight the characteristics and longevity of [...]
The Tuscan Maremma runs in a broad swathe south of Pisa, and includes the provincial capital, Grosseto. It takes in both the coastal strip and the inland zone which runs into the foothills of the Apennines. La Bussatina is highly individual, biodynamic winery is to be found a few kilometres north west of Sovana at [...]
Foodies are flocking to Florence to celebrate excellence in taste. The sixth annual fair, called simply ‘Taste’, will run from 12 to 14 March, 2011 at the Stazione Leopolda in Florence. The three-day event is a full gastronomic experience, dedicated to sampling, buying and discovering new culinary goodies. The mouth-watering program features tasting tours, food [...]
Tenuta di Saragamp is located between Todi and Montefalco. This is the heart of Umbria’s olive oil area.. Also a great tourist region with the olive oil museum at the hilltop village of Trevi, the vineyards of Montefalco and the basilica of Assisi all within 30 minutes. The Counte Pongelli have owned the estate since [...]
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 [...]
Exciting news! Cantino Sobrano of Todi, have been awarded a prestigious award for their Grechetto di Todi 2007 Donna Sabina at the London International Wine Challenge 2010. The, London International Wine Challenge (IWC) is the largest and most prestigious challenge in the wine world. Every year, tens of thousands of wines from every corner of [...]
To compliment their top range, namely Bartolomeo and Donna Sabina, In their pursuit of excellentce Cantina Sobrano believe it isof paramount mportance to offer great choice, top quality and value across the range. For this reason they have invested time and energy to develop a new line of varietal wines . These new and exciting wines will [...]
