Valdicava
Tuscany, in Italy

Above: The vineyard of Valdicava. Credits: Yahoo Photos.
The history of the Valdicava estate goes back 1953 when Vincenzo’s grandfather, Bramante Abruzzese, acquired 10 hectares of gently sloping land in the middle of the valley for which the estate was named, Valdicava. It is situated on a high plain lying to the north in […]

Amarone

Wine Style:
Amarone is a very special, powerful northern Italian red wine made from shriveled grapes that have dried for several months. In short this is a full-bodied wine weighing in at about 15% or 16% alcohol, and when in best condition, tastes of chocolate, mocha, and dried figs. Suggested food pairings include Steak au Poivre […]

Brunello di Montalcino

Wine Style:
This is a full-bodied classic, aged Red with a good perfumed nose of intensity and fragrance.
Flavors:

Origin:
Montalcino in Tuscany, Italy
Found:
Italy only
Until the mid-1800s, the red wines of Montalcino were produced primarily from the traditional Tuscan Sangiovese variety. In 1842, the name “Brunello” was first mentioned by the priest Vincenzo Chiarini, supposedly […]

Chianti & Chianti Classico

Wine Style:
Medium in body, the grape typically carries strong tannin, high acidity and flavors of herbs and cherries. Chiantis are usually fruitier, light ruby to garnet colored.
Flavors:

Origin:
Tuscany in Italy
Found:
Italy only
Chianti: A blend of Italian red and white grapes, produced in Tuscany in northeastern Italy. The major component is […]

Rosé

Wine Style:
It’s also sometimes called blush. Any light pink wine, dry to sweet, made by removing the skins of red grapes early in the fermentation process or by mixing red and white.
Flavors:

Origin:
Nil
Found:
Southern France, Spain, Italy, California
Technically, a rose is an “unfinished red wine,” but the term seems so- secondary. Rose is a different sort […]

Castello di Cacchiano
Tuscany in Italy

Above: Winery Images courtesy of wine lover Jeremie Valdez.

Above: Mr. Michael Quick, export manager, posing for us us at FHA 2008 in Singapore. Above: the wines of Castello di Cacchiano, lined up in front of our lens.
This ancient 12th century estate is located in the south of Chianti Classico, in […]

Agricoltori del Geografico
Tuscany in Italy

Above: The entrance and vineyard of Geografico.
The Italian word, Montegiachi is named after an ancient agricultural estate, owned for more than six centuries by the noble family Cinughi de Pazzi from Siena. Today, Carlo Salvadori, assisted by Marco Toti, Lorenzo Landi, and Lorenzo Lelli, oversees the estate.
Covering some 571 hectares with […]