The Growing Season
Today it’s sunny, windy and cold, and although we need rain at this time of year, the weather is perfect for pruning. I only own
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Viticulture
Age Is Irrelevant
“Age is irrelevant,” tweeted a fellow wine professional yesterday, in the context of a discussion of vineyard soil quality. While I applaud her lack of
Grape harvest
How We Can Become Better Wine Tasters without Tasting 10,000 Bottles
Whereas for the past year or two, we have been delighted to find a glass of almost any wine in our hand come evening, these
The Wine That Isn’t
Early in 2021, after a protracted search for a piece of land with old Sangiovese vines and the right kind of sub-soils, I bought a
Grape harvest
Lush
One of the best aspects of our move to Villa Pera, which will become home to the Fanciulle Vini winery as well as to me
Taste What Terroir Means
Tuscany has some glorious terrains, with the potential to make wines on par with great Burgundies. We’re also blessed with an indigenous varietal—Sangiovese—that can make
Buying an Old Vineyard
It was Franco, Podere Leccio’s cellar hand, who eventually gave voice to his and Sig. Bernardi’s opinion of the Fiorentino, when I pointed out, a
The Fiorentino
I first heard the Fiorentino mentioned by Sig. Bernardi, the foreman at Podere Leccio, where, in the fall of 2019, I was borrowing some space
How to Choose Wine Like A Pro
Wine is enigmatic: the translucent bottle glints appealingly to the eye, while its smooth, hard glass caches the perfumes and tastes within. Even music seems