Sangiovese wine tasting Tuscany Sangiovese is the most grown grape in Italy, it ripes late and so suitable for a warm climate. Sangiovese gives wines with medium to high tannins, high acidity and flavours of violet and ripe red cherries. It can undergoes through a period of time in oak to soften the tannins and […]
BEST DOCG WINES ITALY When the Greek conquered south Italy, they found many vine plants and called the peninsula Enotria, the land of Wine (from oinos=wine). The history of Wine in the world is linked with the Roman Empire. Nowadays in Italy there are at least 600 different varieties of grapes, 35 DOCG and about 350 […]
Siena was an Etruscan Hilltown and then became a Roman colony. The legend tells it was founded by Senio and Ascanio, sons of Remus. For this reason the shewolf and the two twin brothers remind that of the founding of Rome with Romolus and Remus. It reached its flourishing Time on the 13th and 14th […]
THE MOST FAMOUS WINES FROM TUSCANY Bolgheri Sassicaia The Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido 2015 was considered the best wine of the year by Wine Spectator in 2018. It is produced using 85% French grapes, specifically Cabernet Sauvignon, and 15% Cabernet Franc, in a region where Sangiovese is the main grape variety. This wine is the […]
