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Drinking history – Biondi Santi back to 1955
Jancis Robinson
Saturday 9 May 2015
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7 Sep - The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...
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7 Sep – The Montalcino producers voted in the end to keep Rosso di Montalcino 100% Sangiovese. See more on...
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Montalcino resident, biodynamics consultant, author and broadcaster Monty Waldin offers this report on Montalcino's current organic and biodynamic releases, a...
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16 Mar – See here for news that imports of 2006 Brunellos have been officially sanctioned by authorities in its...
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The annual en primeur presentation of the 2006 vintage of Brunello di Montalcino last Friday and Saturday has already caused...
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Later that same day, Monty added the following: During today (Thursday) a number of people connected with Brunello have contacted...
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After dramatic last-minute machinations, it has just been revealed that the secret ballot to elect the new president of the...
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Since publishing the statement from Jane Kettlewell of Banfi US as a 'clarification' of Six indicted over Brunellogate, I have...
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Angelo Gaja, whose estate hasn’t even got a website, recently seized the opportunity to reflect online with the help of...
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From €24.29, £19,99, $38.99, 45 Swiss francs and Can$57.95 a bottle. Find the Poggione Ooh, ah – fancy recommending a...
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28 Oct - In yesterday's vote in Montalcino, 96% of Brunello producers voted to maintain the status quo in terms...
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Friday just past saw a bitter confrontation between some of the principal protagonists in the Brunellogate affair in a Face...
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Those who have read our coverage of Brunellopoli/Brunellogate with particular care will have seen that Conte Francesco Marone Cinzano, who...
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Wine writer Monty Waldin, quite coincidentally producer of this week’s wine of the week , has been visiting the troubled...
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Thus Brunello di Montalcino is in a unique position, comments the newspaper. On the one hand, the Consorzio of Brunello...
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