One of Tuscany’s greatest winemakers, Antinori’s head of winemaking Renzo Cotarella, calls the 2010 a fabulous vintage for wines from the region of Chianti Classico thanks to the long growing season for the grapes. And it certainly benefited Antinori’s legendary reds Solaia and Tignanello – the classic that created the

The other top vineyard referred to in Hilary’s blog on the Petrolo estate is Boggina, and that’s where I caught up with owner Luca Sanjust in this video. The Boggina vineyard is by contrast to Galatrona entirely sangiovese, and was planted much earlier in 1947 by Luca’s grandfather. The best

James just released the first of a series of tasting reports on brand new, outstanding (90 points +) Super Tuscans to drink this summer 2013. 100 of the best 2009s, 2010s, 2011s and 2012 are featured. In this video, we go back to meet one of the key players who

In this never-before-seen video from our archive, James visited Carpineta Fontalpino to taste a selection of wines from the 2008, 2007 and 2006 vintages with oenologist Gioia Cresti. Gioia is responsible for all the production phases at the estate, from winemaking to aging, and she literally picks the best grapes

In the first video Giampaolo motta winemaker and owner of La Massa, talked about the main features that make the winery unique; mainly the architectural distribution of space in relation with the winemaking process and how the result is incredibly functional. In this segment Giampaolo explains the technology behind the

This year I tasted close to 1,200 Tuscan wines from Brunello di Montalcino to Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and just about everything in between. I am not sure any other single wine critic tasted more wines from Italy’s most famous wine region this year. It was certainly a great year

In this video James met with Giampaolo Motta, owner and winemaker of Fattoria La Massa, to check out his incredible new winery. Fattoria La Massa is located in a beautiful spot in the locality of the town of Panzano in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. Giampaolo makes a

These are the remaining tasting notes of all the Tuscan wines I reviewed this summer in blind tastings at my office in Italy. There’s just over 300 tasting notes. A number of wines were left out of the first report and were really excellent quality including 2010 Sette Ponti Toscana

Terre di Talamo is located on the coast of southern Tuscany in Maremma, facing the Argentario gulf. The winery covers an extension of 52 hectares with 32 hectares of planted vineyards that hold varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot, Alicante, Vermentino and Viognier. In this