This video was shot during a recent visit to Tenuta di Biserno in Bibbona. Lodovico Antinori recently founded the estate after finding some striking similarities between the land of Tenuta di Biserno and that of Masseto. He met with James to taste some of the recent vintages of Tenuta di

This is another video I shot during our recent visit to Tenuta dell’Ornellaia, the famous wine estate on the Tuscany coast in the region of Bolgheri. In this video, Leonardo Raspini managing director and agronomist at Ornellaia, met with James to taste the 2009 vintage as well as the 2010.

Just bordering the Bolgheri DOC among the hills of Bibbona lies the estate of Tenuta di Biserno in western Tuscany along the coast. Lodovico Antinori (in the video), one of the founding partners of Biserno, discovered some striking similarities between the terroir of Biserno and that of Masseto but instead

A few weeks ago James visited the Tenuta dell’Ornellaia estate in Bolgheri, where he met with Leonardo Raspini, agronomist and managing director at Orneallia, to taste its wines wines. James was particularly impressed by the Ornellaia 2009. Ornellaia 2009 vintage is made up of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 21%

This archival video was shot in 2010 but I just edited it today. James visited the iconic Tenuta San Guido in Bolgheri. Sassicaia, one of Italy’s most celebrated wines, was first produced commercially in 1968 and it was throughout the 1970’s in a number of international tastings when the wine

Tuscany’s great coastal wine region, Bolgheri, released some excellent wines this year. Most were from the 2009 vintage, which is a slight surprise because most people think 2006, 2007, and 2008 are much better in quality. In fact, some wines were better in 2009 than the last three vintages. Sassicaia

Bolgheri is a small region located in the southern extension of the coast of Tuscany in the province of Livorno. It is an internationally known wine region and one of the most notable ones in Tuscany.  The type of climate, the proximity to the sea and the quality of the

In Case You Missed It: Originally posted November 29th, 2010 This estate is one of the benchmarks for Italian wine, with its great Bordeaux blend of Ornellaia and pure Merlot Masseto. It first started making wine on the coast of Tuscany about an hour’s drive south of Pisa in 1985.

The Brunello di Montalcino wine estate of Castel Giocondo is one of the largest in the region, producing thousands of cases of top Castelgiocondo Brunello as well as a pure Merlot called Lamaione, among others. It is part of the impressive wine estate stable of the Frescobaldi family. About a