Joel | March 1, 2010
Azienda Agricola Edi Kante Vitovska 2006
Azienda Agricola Edi Kante Malvasia 2006
Azienda Agricola Edi Kante KK Spumante Brut NV
Close your eyes and imagine a windswept, limestone plateau, a place of natural caves and grottos where the stone can feel alive. At this great table of rock, Veneto, Slavic, and German-Austrian traditions come together to [...]
Joel | February 24, 2010
In an area that is one of Italy’s least productive wine zones, to improve margins with a few shortcuts could prove a seductive temptation.
But, at the small, family-run wine estate of Frères Grosjean in Italy’s Valle d’Aosta, it is quality, tradition, authenticity and sustainability which prevail.
Amen.
Perched in the higher altitudes of Italy’s extreme northwest [...]
Joel | January 27, 2010
Podere Sapaio Volpolo, Bolgheri Rosso DOC
The words “experimentation” and “innovation” are a lot like guns: get the wrong people involved and things can go terribly wrong.
But, at Podere Sapaio, where experimentation and innovation in seeking new expressions of Bordolese (Bordeaux) vines in Bolgheri is the ruling philosophy, we need not worry: owner Massimo [...]
Joel | January 20, 2010
Tenuta Vitanza Brunello di Montalcino Le Paturnie 2003
A small preparation will be helpful:
Before reading further, I suggest you clear your schedule for three minutes and entrust yourself to the graceful power that is dancer Polina Semionova.
Warning: This Video Contains Scenes of Graphic Beauty.
Thank you, Polina. OK, it’s time for our topic, Tenuta Vitanza’s Brunello [...]
