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Brunello di Montalcino is a red DOCG Italian wine produced in the vineyards surrounding the town of Montalcino, in the province of Siena, located about 80 km south of Florence, in the Tuscan wine region. Brunello, a diminutive of bruno (lit.'brown'), is the name that was given locally to what was believed to be an individual grape variety grown ...
From a rustic Tuscan-style castle to a luxe veranda with sweeping vistas, the best Napa Valley wineries are just as beautiful as their wines are delicious.
Tenuta San Guido was established by marchese Mario Incisa della Rocchetta, who was also co-owner of the race horse Ribot.Considered the seminal "Super Tuscan", the name Sassicaia (Italian sasso meaning "stone", indicating a stony field) [1] originated in 1948 when first produced by Incisa della Rocchetta using Cabernet Sauvignon vines and for years only used for family consumption. [1]
43°12′41″N10°36′34″E / 43.2115227°N 10.6094568°E. A bottle of Ornellaia of the 1997 vintage. Ornellaia is an Italian wine producer in the DOC Bolgheri in Toscana, known as a producer of Super Tuscan wine. Ornellaia is considered one of Italy's leading Bordeaux -style red wines. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The estate also produces a second wine ...
A vineyard acquired by the Gaja family in 1967, first produced as a single-vineyard wine in 1970. "Sorì" is a Piedmontese word for "hilltop with southern exposure" and "Tildìn" was a nickname of Clotilde Rey, Angelo Gaja's grandmother. Its grape variety distribution from vintage 1996 to 2011 was c. 95% Nebbiolo and 5% Barbera, with 12 months ...
A bottle and glass of Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Vernaccia di San Gimignano is a white Italian wine, made from the Vernaccia grape, produced in and around the Italian hill town of San Gimignano, in Tuscany. It was the first Italian wine to be awarded denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) status in 1966; on July 9, 1993, it was upgraded to ...
The 5 US states with the best wineries, according to a sommelier. California isn't the only place to visit wineries in the US. Bob Pool/Shutterstock. As a certified sommelier, I love visiting ...
Visiting villages throughout Italy, the servant would scrawl Est (Latin for "There is", "it is", or "is") on the door of the places he found to have good wine for the bishop's party to later visit. The legend has it that the servant was so impressed with the wine being served at a Montefiascone inn that he enthusiastically scrawled Est! Est!!