In this video Gioia Cresti, co-owner and winemaker at Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino comments on her 2010 Chianti Classico and 2009 Chianti Classico Riserva. Particularly about the distinct qualities that make the wine unique. Watch the video for Gioia’s full commentary on the different wines.  If you enjoyed this, don’t miss

The Fattoria Carpineta Fontalpino estate is located in central Tuscany in the surrounding area of the historical town of Castelnuovo Berardenga, in the heart of the Chianti Classico region. It is a beautiful estate surrounded by rolling hills covered in forrest as well as cultivated ground. At Carpineta Fontalpino the

Plenty of outstanding Chianti riservas were released this year, from Chianti Classico to Chianti Rufina. Granted, many of the top ones are priced very near or at the same level as Brunello di Montalcinos, but the majority are a fraction of the cost of the most famous Sangiovese-based red from

In this video, Luca D’Attoma, leading winemaker and owner of Duemani along with owner Elena Celli comment on their Suissasi 2009. Suissasi is a 100% Syrah from their vineyard in the area of Riparbella located in the Tuscan coast. Here Luca describes some of their methods and how these affect

Luca D’Attoma is well known for his work as consulting oenologist for prestigious wineries such as Le Macchiole in Bolgheri and Tua Rita in Suvereto. In this video, however, Luca D’Attoma and his partner Elena Celli speak about their own vineyard, which they purchased in 2000. The vineyard is located

In this video, Luca Sanjust, owner of Petrolo, speaks about Petrolo Boggina 2010. This wine is produced from the best barrels of Sangiovese produced each year from old vines in the Boggina hill (watch video on Boggina hill here). Here, Luca comments on the climatic conditions of the 2010 vintage

In this video, Beatrice Landini leading winemaker at Fattoria Viticcio, comments on the Fattoria Viticcio Chianti Classico Riserva 2009. The assemblage of this superb wine consists of 95% Sangiovese and 5% Merlot of the best grapes in the vineyard. In this video, Beatrice speaks about the way oak is used

The Fattoria Viticcio estate sits in the heart of the astonishing Tuscan Chianti Classico region, just above the town of Greve. It was founded in the early 1960s by Lucio Landini, an engineer with great passion for the Tuscan region. In this video, Fattoria Viticcio’s winemaker Beatrice Landini comments on

The Maremma in Tuscany continues to have mainstay wine producers such as Le Pupille, Mazzei, and Brancaia who year in and year out produce excellent wines, and they released some outstanding wines this year. Check out the photo of a bottle of the first vintage of Le Pupille’s legendary Saffredi