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Tuscan wines as precious fabrics

«Dantès commanded Jacopo that … some dried fruit and a bottle  of Tuscan wine had to complete the composition of the meal». This short sentence does not tell of any person, nor just a lover of upscale Italian wines, but…

Tuscany: the hills of Chianti

The farmers in this period of the year control the damage done by cold and rainy winter, one of the first of the vineyard maintenance work is the inspection and replacement of the poles that hold up the vines and…

Chianti and Tuscan wine tours with Angie

My tuscan wine and tours: a Chianti  spaceship You don’t need to be an astronaut. Imagine yourself in your living room, sitting comfortably, around you some dear friends and the person you love, together you are watching with great curiosity…

Italian wines: the vine is awakening

The vine is awakening, in all Italian wine regions, those of Chianti, Amarone, Bardolino, Barolo… you can see this spectacular phenomenon, for the moment only hinted. In fact the just awakened vines are, for the moment, very… naked! So they…

When was chianti wine created?

Did you know that Chianti region, as we know it, was born in the XIX century thanks to the genius and determination of some men of that time? The most important of all was Bettino Ricasoli, Baron of Brolio, also…

Is the snow good or bad for the vineyard?

Who had the good fortune to do, in these days, the tuscany wine tour, he discovered a new landscape and a new dimension of Tuscany, a region not very accustomed to the snow, it was enough for a splash and…

Wine Tours from Florence

In Italy we say “I see red!” to mean that we are angry, because red is the color of passion, here used in a lively and popular expression. But when we take part in wine tasting tours in the Chianti…

Tuscan wine Fairs

In February in Florence, Tuscany, there have been the most important wine events, 3 famous wine fairs: Buy wine Chianti Lovers Chianti Collection The first event on February 13, is called “Buy Wine” where the first vintage of Chianti 2015,…

What are Super Tuscan wines?

There is still a good degree of confusion behind the use of the term Super tuscan wine. Confusion that is well justified when we consider the variations of the theme that this term englobes in its use and, therefore, its…