For readers new to this event, Chianti Classico Collection is part of Anteprime Toscana, the annual preview week in which Tuscan consortia present new vintages to the press and trade before the wines reach the global market.
Capezzana Wine Dinner Last night I had the enviable pleasure of sitting across the table from Filippo Contini Bonacossi, son of founder Count Ugo Contini Bonacossi. You can imagine what…
The lunch brought together six important producers: Boscarelli, Il Molinaccio, Montemercurio, Poliziano, Talosa, and Tiberini.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano comes from a small hill town in southern Tuscany, and is based on Sangiovese (locally called Prugnolo Gentile).
If the Gran Selezione shows architectural strength, the Riserva shows evolution. Edges smooth. Structure integrates.
Presentations by industry figures—from ISMEA’s market analysis to voices such as Donatella Cinelli Colombini of the Movimento del Turismo del Vino—reinforced a unified narrative: Tuscany intends to lead through quality, sustainability, and experience.
The 165th edition of the Hospices de Beaune wine auction raised over $21 million for local health charities.
The original Madeira barrels that traveled to the New World with Portuguese explorers were only fortified so the wine could survive the journey.
While much of Manhattan’s dining scene thrives on velocity and spectacle, ElCielo dares to move differently—softly, gracefully, like a breath of air above the noise. Its opening night made one thing clear: this isn’t just another luxury restaurant. It’s a destination.
The Loire Valley is one of the most diverse wine regions in France, extending from the Atlantic coast at Nantes to the heart of France near Sancerre, over 600 miles along the Loire River.