Wine 1958

The Antinori family has been involved in the production of wine for over six centuries, ever since, in 1385, Giovanni di Piero Antinori entered as a member, the “Arte Fiorentina”, the Winemakers’ Guild of the city of Florence. During this entire long period, thorough twenty six generations, the family has always directly managed this work with courageous and, at times,...

In the year 1877, the cousins Leopoldo and Ilario Ruffino developing their own small winery in a town near Florence, Pontassieve. Ruffino become popular for their balanced and clean wines, embracing the motto “Here We Make Ideal Wine.” The status also of Ruffino family was also established firmly both internationally and nationally when its own Ruffino Chianti won the gold...

Chianti is that part of Tuscany that is bordered to the north by the suburbs of Florence, to the east by the Chianti Mountains, to the south by the city of Siena and to the west by the valleys of the Pesa and Elsa rivers. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. During the second half of the...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. The Barolo is defined as "the king of wines and the wine of kings'' because of its regal characteristics, this splendid Piedmontese red is one of the standard-bearers of Italian enology. With the 1958 Barolo Marchesi di Villadoria Serralunga d'Alba, comes a...

The name dates back to the late 1700's when Napoleon built a powder magazine on this plot. It subsequently fell into the hands of the Church, as was the case with all the land of this area. At the beginning of the 1900's the land became the property of the Fenocchio family, who for sixty-eight years produced wine from the grapes. Since 1998, it has been owned by the...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. Prior to the mid-19th century, Barolo was a sweet wine. The fact that the Nebbiolo grape ripens late in October meant that temperatures would be steadily dropping by harvest. By November and December, temperatures in the Piedmont region would be cold enough to...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barolo DOC in Northern Italy, the most important wine region of Piedmont. Prior to the mid-19th century, Barolo was a sweet wine. The fact that the Nebbiolo grape ripens late in October meant that temperatures would be steadily dropping by harvest. By November and December, temperatures in the Piedmont region would be cold enough to...

The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being Merlot (60% of the blend), Cabernet Franc (nearly 30%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (around 10%). Merlot usually dominates the blend (cuvée). Four other appellations situated immediately north and northeast of the Saint-Émilion AOC are collectively known as the "Saint-Émilion...

Amarone della Valpolicella is an intensely flavored dry red wine made from the Veneto and Lombardia regions of north Italy. Amarone wines are made from carefully selected bunches of the best grapes. These grapes are then dried between three and four months, before fermentation. Traditionally the grapes were dried on wooden racks at ambient temperatures. the wines are matured...

One of the grandest, most imposing buildings amongst the Médoc châteaux, Château Margaux in ist current form was built in the early 19th century, although viticulture had been practised on the estate for several centuries before. The estate has 82 hectares under vine, with Cabernet Sauvignon inevitably dominant (75%) with 20% Merlot making up most of the rest, along with a...