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...

Chianti, the area of rolling hills stretching between Florence and Siena, Arezzo and the hills of Pisa, has long been considered the “heart of Tuscany”. 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 perfect recipe was developed by Baron Ricasoli in the 19th century, with the...

Vignavecchia Estate is one of the most traditional producers of Chianti Classico. It has been in the Beccari family since 1840. It was received as a dowry when Antonietta Minucci – whose family owned the vineyards since 17th century – married Giuseppe Beccari. Back from his journeys, Odoardo Beccari, the man on the label, retired himself to his family’s properties; he...

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 1986 Chianti Il...

Burgundy wine (French: Bourgogne) is wine made in the Burgundy region in eastern France. The most famous wines produced here - those commonly referred to as Burgundies - are red wines made from Pinot Noir grapes or white wines made from Chardonnay grapes. With the 1983 Moulin a Vent Chateau Portier Michel Gaidon, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very...

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 1982 Chianti Colli...

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...

In the early 20th century, the fame of Chianti was so increased that the production in the territory of Chianti delimited in 1716 was no more able to to meet the demand of this famous wine. So winemakers began to made Chianti outside the territory. The makers of the original Chianti founded the Consortium for the protection of typical chianti wine and its mark of origin and...

The name "Chianti", synonymous of excellent wine all around the world, is currently used to identify several different areas of the territory. 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...

The Haut-Médoc is a Bordeaux sub-region, consisting of the area in the département of Gironde, on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Ist name comes from (Pagus) Medullicus, or "country of the Medulli", the local Celtic tribe. Red Bordeaux from Médoc is generally made from a blend of grapes from Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot...

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...

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 1980 Chianti...

Calabria’s viticulture is dominated by two grape varieties, the red Gaglioppo and the white Greco. The best known of Calabria’s DOC wines is Cirò. Grown on the foothills of the Ionian coast, this historic wine could not be further removed from its famous ancestor. Modern methods of vine training and improved vinification techniques have produced a fresh, deeply aromatic...

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 1981 Chianti Classico...

The Monferrato zone lays claim to being Barbera's birthplace, and records of it growing there as far back as the 13th century. But the hills around Alba and Monforte d'Alba have proved they are capable of growing some particularly fine Barbera, as are parts of the Asti province. Century-old vines still exist in many regional vineyards and allow for the production of...

In the early 20th century, the fame of Chianti was so increased that the production in the territory of Chianti delimited in 1716 was no more able to to meet the demand of this famous wine. So winemakers began to made Chianti outside the territory.The makers of the original Chianti founded the Consortium for the protection of typical chianti wine and its mark of origin and...

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 1982 Chianti Classico...

Historically the name should be given only to the municipalities of Gaiole, Radda and Castellina, that were part of the ancient "Florentine Military League of Chianti" whose symbol was a black rooster. More recently, due to the regulation of the wine's designation, "Chianti" is the area within the three old municipalities of the Chianti League and the area to San Casciano...

The name "Chianti", synonymous of excellent wine all around the world, is currently used to identify several different areas of the territory. The first notarial document in which the name Chianti appeared in reference to the wine produced in the zone dates to 1398. With the 1985 Chianti Novoli Di Mezzo, comes a personal present meant for a person who is very special to you....