Brunello di Montalcino
Understanding and Appreciating One of Italy's Greatest Wines
Kerin O'Keefe
University of California Press
£27.95/$45
If you weren't fully up to speed on Brunello di Montalcino, the last few
weeks have been salutory. It was reported (as in Soldera loses six vintages) that vandals had broken into the cellar of Gianfranco Soldera, and undid the taps on virtually his entire production of 2007 to 2012 vintages of Brunello di Montalcino. A disgruntled former employee and his wine-soaked trousers are now the centre of a...
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