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16 Apr 2010 by Walter Speller
It's not just Bordeaux that presents its latest vintage for assessment, although the Tuscans take a little more time about it. While I went off to taste 2009s in Bordeaux on behalf of Purple...
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3 Oct 2009 by Jancis Robinson/FT
See my accompanying tasting notes on 19 top Tuscans and tasting notes on Umani Ronchi verticals. See also the Vino Fratelli Antinori video.
Like many wine importers in Germany,...
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5 Sep 2008 by Jancis Robinson
In a nutshell: Italy's dynamic wine powerhouse has attracted considerable investment.
Main grapes: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon (red); Malvasia; Trebbiano;...
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3 Sep 2008 by Jancis Robinson
2009 Record rainfall at winter followed by lots of heat in the summer, with cool nights to retain aromatic qualities. Some producers suffered dehydration but most were delighted with the...
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12 Jul 2007 by JR
See www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/yourturn0220 and www.jancisrobinson.com/forum/7/165
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19 Feb 2004 by JR
Travel tips for Tuscany?
Victoria Stevenson on a round-the-world trip:
Firstly I’d like to thank purple...
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4 Jan 2012 by Walter Speller
The New Year starts with the loss of one of Italy's most important consultants, Giulio Gambelli, who from the very beginning has been Sangiovese's main protagonist and staunch supporter....
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26 Sep 2011 by Walter Speller
A couple of weeks ago I received the first impressions of the 2011 vintage in Montalcino from Katia Nussbaum, who runs the tiny (2.5 ha) biodynamically tended San Polino estate with her husband...
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23 Sep 2011 by Jancis Robinson
After the acquisition of 16 new
hectares of vines in June, Virginie Saverys (ipictured left and profiled here by Walter) of
Avignonesi of Montepulciano has just announced that she has...
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6 Sep 2011 by Francesco Marone Cinzano
7 Sep - The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on the issue here . Francesco Marone Cinzano,
highly respected head of Col...
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31 Aug 2011 by Walter Speller
7 Sep - The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on the issue here . News from Montalcino almost always seems to be...
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13 Jun 2011 by Jancis Robinson
The new, Belgian owner of Montepulciano's most famous wine producer Avignonesi has just added to her previous holdings 16 more hectares of prime vineyard that were privately held by Antonio...
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25 Mar 2011 by Michael Schmelzer
The last of this week's reports on the 2010 vintage comes from Michael Schmelzer of Monte Bernardi, another usefully talented photographer who has captured Tuscany looking drearier than usual -...
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11 Mar 2011 by Walter Speller
Following the en primeur tasting in Montepulciano (see my long report, The discreet charm of Vino Nobile ), I had the chance to taste some older vintages of two of the region's best producers....
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8 Mar 2011 by Monty Waldin
Montalcino resident, biodynamics consultant, author and broadcaster Monty Waldin offers this report on Montalcino's current organic and biodynamic releases, a fine complement to Walter Speller's...
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