Writing about the wines of Piemonte, Italy and France
Two new challenges for the unwary wine taster: The Overton blind tasting group has decided to meet a second time in the month and this time on a theme. As the group is known as the BBC (bring a bottle club, of course), the new evening has to be known as BBC2. And the first
The launch of the 2006 vintage of Brunello has been mildly controversial. This special wine is made from the particular type of Sangiovese grape variety grown on the Montalcino plateau in southern Tuscany; the resulting wine is released for sale after five years, at least two of which have to be in oak. The launch
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