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All Chianti wine is classified as DOCG (i.e., Guarantee of the Origin and Quality of Selected Wines); however, each Chianti is different and its characteristics vary according to its territory of origin and winemaking tradition.The blend of grapes is always the same, though the percentages vary: Sangiovese (75-90%), Canaiolo (5-10%), and Malvasia del Chianti (5-10%). The...

All Chianti wine is classified as DOCG (i.e., Guarantee of the Origin and Quality of Selected Wines); however, each Chianti is different and its characteristics vary according to its territory of origin and winemaking tradition.The blend of grapes is always the same, though the percentages vary: Sangiovese (75-90%), Canaiolo (5-10%), and Malvasia del Chianti (5-10%). The...

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. With the 1990 Chianti Classico...

The Conti Serristori brand takes its name from an ancient and well-known noble Florentine family. It has been making wine since the 15th century, when Antonio Serristori, a senator of the Republic of Florence, received the farm at Sant’Andrea in Percussina with its vineyards and olive groves as a dowry when he married Niccolò Machiavelli’s last heir. Today Conti Serristori...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being...

Gattinara is a red wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita status produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown in vineyards in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara, and westward toward the Alps with the town of Gattinara near its center. It is one of a few regions in Italy that have been awarded DOCG status and shares that...

Lalande de Pomerol is located just north of Pomerol not far from the city of Libourne. Lalande-de-Pomerol is a satellite commune of only 2,500 acres of vineyards. In Lalande de Pomerol the best terroir is the clay, gravel and sand soils, similar to that which is found in Pomerol.The appellation consists of two communes, Lalande de Pomerol and Neac. Close to 200 chateaux...

The wine house Lorenzo Bertolo e Figli has been for a long time a landmark for the production of refined Piedmont’s wines. Lorenzo Bertolo, founder and administrator has produced a company which started from the “Langhe” and from “Monferrato” and has selected the best plots of land of the typical areas of production, has taken care of the ageing in Slavonian oak barrels and...

Chateau Brillette is one of the most highly reputed vineyards of Moulis-en-Médoc. Chateau Brillette entered into the possession of the Flageul family in 1975 after belonging to the Comte du Perier de Larsan and his family for nearly a century. 40 hectares of vines planted on one of the highest points in Moulis, and share the same rocky soil as many of the grands crus classés...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being...

The Listrac-Médoc appellation is situated in the north-west of the Gironde County. This area, baptised The Roof of the Médoc, reaches a height of 43 metres above sea level. Château Clarke dates back to the 12th century, when Cistercian monks at the Vertheuil Abbey in Listrac planted the first grapevines. In the year 1771 the Irish knight Tobie Clarke bought the vineyards...

In 1610, the ancestors of the recent owner Meslin, the Gurchy family, were already winegrowers in Saint Emilion. In 1880 they founded the family estate of Laroze. Château Laroze is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé and its 27-hectare (67-acre) vineyard is located at the foot of the hill to the north-west of the medieval village of Saint-Emilion. The vines grow around the...

The history of Château de Ferrand dates back to 1702. In 300 years Château de Ferrand has belonged to just two families; that of Elie de Bétoulaud, who passed the estate down to his descendant the Marquis de Mons and his heirs, and that of Baron Bich, founder of the famous Bic company. Nowadays the estate is managed by Pauline Bich Chandon-Moët, with help from her husband...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Château Grand-Corbin-Despagne is still family owned and run and today is now run by François Despagne. The Despagne family has lived in or around St-Emilion since 1620 or earlier. The first plots of Grand-Corbin-Despagne were bought in 1812 and there are now 30 hectares of vineyards, which are...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Saint-Emilion in Bordeaux. Saint-Émilion is an Appellation d'origine contrôlée (AOC) for wine in the Bordeaux wine region of France, where it is situated in the Libourne subregion on the right bank of the Dordogne. The wines of Saint-Émilion are typically blended from different grape varieties, the three main ones being...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barbaresco DOC in Northern Italy, the important wine region of Piedmont. Founded 1878 Fontanafredda Estate & Winery, located in the heart of Piedmont’s Langhe region at Serralunga d'Alba, was always a benchmark for Barolo and Barbaresco wines. The 250-acre Fontanafredda cru property is the single largest contiguous wine estate in the...

The classical dry red wine comes from the Barbaresco DOC in Northern Italy, the important wine region of Piedmont. The Bersano winery was founded in the end of the 19th century in Nizza Monferrato. Bersano has today over 230 hectars in the best Cru areas in Barolo and Langhe, making the largest private wine grower company in Piedmont. The premium wines are from the Conti di...

Around 1870, Ferruccio Biondi-Santi began to set out in his vineyards a clone of the Sangiovese variety known as Brunello. Brunello began to be talked about after 1880. The first great vintage, officially, was the 1888 Brunello, of which five bottles still exist. With the 1990 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Fattoria dei Barbi, comes a personal present meant for a person who...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Margaux in Bordeaux. Château d`Issan is a 3éme Cru Classé Margaux estate. The beautiful château from the 18th century is surrounded by a moat and is frequently described as the most romantic in the Médoc. The winery has been owned by the Cruse family since 1945 and is presently owned and run by Emmanuel Cruse. The...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Margaux in Bordeaux. Château Cantenac-Brown is a 3ème Cru Classé winery, located on the west of the Margaux appellation. Cantenac Brown has 42 hectares of vineyards - 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Cantenac Brown is typically Margaux in character - fragrant and perfumed on the nose and medium...

The classical dry red wine comes from the appellation Pauillac in Médoc. Château Pichon-Longueville Lalande is one of the most important Super Seconds. Pichon-Longueville Lalande is a 75-hectare estate, located in the east of the Pauillac appellation. The vineyards with a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon 45%, Merlot 35%, Cabernet Franc 12% and Petit Verdot 8% lie on deep gravel...

The Château Mouton Rothschild vineyard is planted on very deep gravelly soil on the hillock Plateau de Mouton 27 m above sea-level. The Cabernet Sauvignon predominates with 80%, Merlot is planted withonly 16% the other vines are Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Mouton Rothschild store of his very long-live wine 3000 bottles as R.C. - Reserve of Château - from every year. The...