Wine

Cabernet Franc?is a black-skinned French?wine grape variety grown in most wine producing nations. The variety is most famously known as the third grape of?Bordeaux?and can be found in many of...

This farm, purchased by the Folonari family in 1971, dates back to 1300 and has 385 hectares of land, 90 of which are used for specialised vineyard cultivation and 15...

Over 80 years ago, Count Gaetano Marzotto led the revitalization of an abandoned portion of the Venetian countryside. Here, where rivers from the alps cut through the sun-drenched hills on...

Agricola San Felice is steeped in local lore and history. Named after a local early Christian Saint from the 18th century, the property was bought by the Grisaldi Del Taja...

Agricola San Felice is steeped in local lore and history. Named after a local early Christian Saint from the 18th century, the property was bought by the Grisaldi Del Taja...

Luminous ruby red. Scents of cherry, raspberry, and sweet violets. Dry on the palate, showing subtle tannins and a fresh, crisp acidity.

To add a new page to nine centuries of history, during which commerce, finance, politics, religion, diplomacy and agriculture have offered, from time to time and often at the same...

To add a new page to nine centuries of history, during which commerce, finance, politics, religion, diplomacy and agriculture have offered, from time to time and often at the same...

It only takes a moment to be seduced by the charms of the Podere Ciona estate and vineyards, perched high on a Tuscan hilltop overlooking the lush rolling hills of...

My father, Albert W. Rossini, is the grandson of our namesake Severino Albertoni. The name Severino means ?servant of the vine.? Three generations of grape-growing experience have gone into selecting...

Winery Overview With a history dating back to the 9th century AD, the Castello di Bossi estate has evolved with the times. A dynamic team leads the estate and never...

Winery Overview With a history dating back to the 9th century AD, the Castello di Bossi estate has evolved with the times. A dynamic team leads the estate and never...

Belonged to noble Tuscan families, the Acciaioli to Samminiati, the Pazzi to Ginori Conti, since 1979 is owned by the Zonin family , who for more than thirty years the...

Italy is famous for its powerful, sleek, and elegant reds wines from ancient growing areas with legendary names such as Chianti, Barolo, Barbaresco, Montepulciano. Italian white wines are also gaining...

The?Chianti Blend?is a classic, long-established blend of wine grapes used in the wines of?Tuscany, most obviously those from?Chianti. The blend?s primary constituent is Tuscany's favorite grape variety,?Sangiovese. This is accompanied...

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian...

Chianti is Italy's best known wine. Chianti is also?Italy's oldest defined area. The region was created by Medici decree over five centuries ago. That region later became the "Classico" as...

Production Area: Historic Tuscan hills of the delimited Chianti D.O.C.G. zone. Grape Varieties: Predominantly Sangiovese with small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Canaiolo Nero. Description: Ruby red with an intense...

Summary Chianti re-imagined. A re-interpretation of a modern classic. Re-invigoration of over three hundred years of values that are still relevant today. Melini Chianti Riserva brings together the old and...

Montenidoli, the mountain of the little nests: 24 hectares of vineyards surrounded by 200 hectares of woodlands. The Etruscans were the first to discover this treasure and plant vines, then...

Located in the Gaiole district of Chianti, Badia a?Coltibuono, which translates to ?Abbey of the Good Harvest?, was founded in the 11th century by Vallombrosan monks. The Stucchi Prinetti family...

The just-completed J. Christopher winery is located in Oregon?s Northern Willamette Valley, in the Chehalem Mountains AVA. It is a small winery that specializes in Pinot Noir made using the...

Southern Rhone?Red?Blendrefers to a wide range of grape varieties often blended together to make wines in the southern reaches of the?Rhone Valley?in the south of France. While the blend could...

As proprietors of Chateau de Beaucastel in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, and producers of La Vieille Ferme from the Cotes du Ventoux and Luberon, the Perrin family has demonstrated exceptionally high standards for...

The wines of Anne Pichon were "discovered" by our own Pietro at a local restaurant, where her Grenache rouge was the only French wine on an all-Spanish list. It turns...

Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rh?ne blends originate from France?s?Rh?ne?Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions, proving most successful in?Spain,?Australia?and?California. Typically some combination of?Grenache blanc,?Marsanne,?Roussanne?and?Viognier?form the basis...

One cannot think of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, the most celebrated cru of the Southern Rh?ne, without thinking of Domaine du Vieux T?l?graphe. The Brunier family is legendary in its own right, having...

Over the last quarter century, Domaine de la Janasse has become one of the most highly-regarded estates in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Led by siblings Christophe and Isabelle Sabon, the estate combines the...

For many years Jerome Mathieu worked alongside his brother, Andre, at Domaine Mathieu managing the estate passed down from their parents. In 2015 Andre`s eldest son came of age and...

Critical AcclaimRP95 - Robert Parker's Wine AdvocateDestined to become Nalys's new flagship (unless the white version steals the show), the 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape Grand Vin is a blend of...

According to law, eighteen grape varieties are allowed in Chateauneuf-du-Pape and most wines are blends of some mix of these. For reds,?Grenache?is the star player with?Mourvedre?and?Syrah?coming typically second. Others used...

The French did not invent winemaking. They simply perfected it. For centuries, France has been producing wines that inspire poetry, awe, and wonder; wines that blur the lines between nature,...

Associated with luxury, celebration, and romance, the region, Champagne, is home to the world?s most prized sparkling wine. In order to bear the label, ?Champagne?, a sparkling wine must originate...

The beautiful north-easterly region of Champagne in France is famous around the world for the production of the exquisite sparkling white wines which characterize the region. All over the globe,...

With nearly negligible exceptions, three varieties are permitted for use in Champagne:?Chardonnay,?Pinot Noir, and?Pinot Meunier. These can be blended together or bottled as individual varietal Champagnes, depending on the final...

Year in, year out, France enjoys its prestigious reputation as the producer of the finest wines in the world. With a wine making history which spans several thousand years and...

"Lilbert makes classic C?te des Blancs champagnes of great purity, finesse and expression. The only problem with these wines is finding them, as the tiny production is eagerly snapped up...

Leclerc Briant is a trailblazing Champagne house producing wines of singular energy and nerve. Lucien Leclerc founded the winery with four hectares of vineyards in Cumieres in 1872. The business...

A country viewed by many as the home of fine wine, it is almost unique in terms of how embedded food and wine is in the nations culture. Given the...

A large part of the reason for this trend is that because of climatic conditions in the Champagne region (about an hour drive northeast of Paris), only about half of...