Giuseppe Verdi and Chianti Wine
Giuseppina Strepponi, Verdi’s devout lifetime companion and muse had sacrificed her own career at the peak of her success as a soprano for the genius of Busseto. In a few lines written to a friend, she revealed an unusual and unexpected side of her famous companion’s character. That great man [more]

Pure Chianti Classico
I’ve always been Passionately interested in wine, to the point of feeling I have absorbed into my sense of smell and taste, the memories which are commonly known today as ‘information’, necessary to understand if a wine is well made or has suffered, if it has been ’stripped’ too much or if it has been served slightly [more]

Adjectives to Describe Chianti Wine
The adjectives worthy of the best of D’Annunzio are those used, or better, conceived to describe wine. Cultured, elegant, literary adjectives which go beyond the limits of an objective description, suggesting a ‘creative’ key which further ennobles an already noble drink. It is here [more]

Chianti Classico Wine in Short
The regulations state that the ‘Chianti Classico’ must contain 75-100% of Sangiovese, an autochthonous ruby red grape which gives strength and aroma and with age, “tends to turn a garnet red, with an aroma of spices and berries having a fine elegant, round, velvety texture”. The remaining 25% [more]

A ‘Saint’ Wine of Tuscany – Vinsanto
It is a Rich, popular and noble wine. It is rustic, refined mild and full-bodied. It is a sweet wine which is now produced all over Tuscany with advanced technology and drunk at the end of the meal to accompany home-made cakes or refined pastries. It is also above all [more]

History of The Fiasco
It seems presumptuous to consider the flask, the typical blown glass container with a full, round belly, lined with straw, as an object which should be given a Tuscan DOC (a brand denoting the purity of origin). It has been the a sign of festivity on dining tables for centuries. And yet this rustic glass container [more]

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