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Vinitaly 3: a towering Vernaccia
A second wine which suffers at the hands of its reputation is the Tuscan indigenous white, Vernaccia di San Gimignano. If I had a pound for every average bottle sold to tourists in this spectacular town under its medieval towers, … Continue reading
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Wine, people, place: Nicholas Belfrage’s and Jon Wyand’s Tuscany
Nicholas Belfrage MW, The Finest Wines of Tuscany and Central Italy. A regional and village guide to the best wines and their producers, Fine Wine Editions, Aurum Press, London, 2009 Nicholas Belfrage is a well-known figure on the English wine … Continue reading
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Serraiola – picture essay
These few pictures are some highlights from a visit in August 2007 with the British Institute’s Tuscan summer school. It was a great day out! Thank you to Margaret Leon, an American living in Umbria, for the photos. More … Continue reading
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Castello Banfi – a modern Brunello
As you drive from the south towards the high plateau on which the hill town of Montalcino sits in Southern Tuscany, you can’t really miss the presence of Banfi. In a mixed landscape of farming, woods, hunting land and of … Continue reading
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