Montalcino, an Etruscan town, findings and history
“It is truly impressive to note that … ancient Etruria and modern Tuscany have been the beginnings and the base of Italian civilization”, said Jacques Heurgon, one of the most astute scholars of Etruscan civilization, defining the population of ancient …
(Italiano) Tim Atkin “classifica” il 2008 e la Riserva 2007
C’è anche il Brunello di Montalcino by Marchesi De’ Frescobaldi tra le eccellenze dell’enogastronomia italiana presenti a “Taste of Italy”, iniziativa che si inaugura proprio oggi a New York, inserita nel programma dell’Anno della Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti – (Italiano) “Taste of Italy”, la Cultura Italiana negli Stati Uniti con Frescobaldi
Dionysus: between art and wine
“There is an unbreakable bond between cinema and wine & food, which are both under the protection of Dionysus, the god of recklessness and imagination”. This is how Lina Wertmuller defines art and Dionysus, in whose honor Montalcino, in …2012: a 5-star year!
We will only be able to buy it in 5 years’ time, but it is certain: Brunello 2012 will occupy a place of honor in the cellars of wine lovers around the world. It was an unusual, atypical, fluctuating vintage, …The Brunello “must haves”
Luca Caprai, head of the Cruciani brand, signed the ceramic tile for Benvenuto Brunello 2013. And he could not resist adding to the five stars awarded, the famous “must have” Made in Italy bracelets, an idea he created and had …Brunello, luckily there’s exports…
Brunello 2012? The Italian domestic market is in the doldrums, but exports are on the rise. Giacomo Neri (Casanova di Neri) says, “markets stable in the USA, Canada and Europe, with an increase in Asia (India, China and Taiwan)”. Stefano …A “Winter in Tuscany” with Mr.Brunello
“The desire for Brunello never wanes. The desire to return to it is at the same rate with which it fills the glass”, wrote Saul Bellow, Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992, in his report on Montalcino entitled “Winter in …The dinner of dinners at #bdm2013
For two hours, the Cloister Museum in Montalcino will be transformed into an elegant banquet hall worthy of Brunello. It will be the task of the “directors” to stage the gala dinner among wooden statues, frescoes and paintings of the …