A chat with Barbara Widmer, Brancaia
Harvest time is already over in the Brancaia estates in Chianti and Maremma and Barbara Widmer, winemaker at the winery for the last 20 years, takes some time to answer some questions....
Highlights
Taxes on Italian Wine in Europe – What Are They And How Much Should You Expect to Pay
The great Benjamin Franklin once said that there is nothing certain in life but death and taxes. He was talking in reference to the United States Constitution....
The RSRV collection signed MUMM
The RSRV collection is the ultimate expression of Maison Mumm’s heritage, terroir and savoir faire. The name - acronym of réservé - evokes the ancient tradition, dating back to 200 years ago, to reserve the best cuvée to friends and fans: the Cellar Master noted them in the cellar records with the initials RSRV....
The Largest Italian Wine Companies
Italy has one of the largest and most varied wine industries in the world. With hundreds of producers creating volumes of wine that most countries could only d...
Italian Wine Tourism – The Reasons You Need to Visit Montepulciano
Nestled in the heart of Tuscany, Montepulciano is everything that you’ve imagined a quaint Italian village to be. Its medieval architecture hearkens back to a ...
I SODI DI S. NICCOLÒ CELEBRATES ITS 40 HARVESTS
Castellina in Chianti, May 2021. 40 harvests, 40 years of history. I Sodi di S. Niccolò, for the second timeranked first Italian Red Wine by adding the scores of the five Italian wine guides and the four most authoritative international wine critics, celebrates its 40 harvests....
The Podere Forte, the star of the Val d’Orcia
In an ancient Tuscan village an engineer-farmer runs a farm that covers 500 hectares, in the Val d'Orcia (UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004), in the hills of Siena. His name is Pasquale Forte and he defines himself as "conductor"....
Reading an Italian Wine Bottle Label – The Things to Look For
What’s in a wine bottle label?
As it happens, quite a lot of things. The label on a bottle of Italian wine is like a little window into what the wine has to...
Tinazzi: an Italian family that has always been closely linked to wine
In the ancient Veronese tradition, “tinazzi” were containers similar to barrels where pressed grapes were placed to ferment: the Tinazzi family is thus connect...
BRANCAIA IL BLU AND ITS FIRST 30 YEARS
From day one, Brancaia produces high quality wines, which tell the story of the territory in which they are born: the satisfaction in the company is great for the achieved results, but the team is always aware of how vital it is to continue investing in development and research....