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Opera Wine invitees announced…
Today the journalist Luciano Ferraro announced in Italy’s major national newspaper “Corriere della Sera” the wineries that have been selected by Wine Spectator to take part to Opera Wine. And Il...
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95+ pts. for Brunello Di Montalcino 2012 from Wine Advocate
We are exciting and honored to be awarded 95+ points from Wine Advocate for the 2012 Brunello Di Montalcino. “Il Poggione is a Brunello superstar and a vintage like this reveals every reason why that...
View Article92 points for Riserva Vigna Paganelli
Our Brunello di Montalcino 2010 Riserva Vigna Paganelli has just been scored by the British magazine “The World of Fine Wine” by Nicolas Belfrage MW, Stephen Brook and Andrew Jefford. Our Riserva...
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In Verona? Visit Il Poggione in Vinitaly
Every year, Il Poggione participates in Vinitaly, in Verona, from Sunday April 9 to Wednesday April 12. Come to visit us and taste the new vintages, we are in Hall 9 Booth A3. For more information and...
View ArticleRain is increasing the water reserves for summer
Yesterday in Montalcino we had a little bit of rain as the vines continued growing. Last night at around 6 p.m., it started to rain. The rain kept falling lightly for a couple of hours; we had 12...
View Article50 Years of Consorzio del Brunello
Tomorrow we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Consorzio del Brunello. In 1967, 25 young producers, including Leopoldo Franceschi, owner of Il Poggione at the time, gathered and founded the...
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50th Anniversary of Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino
This morning we were in Teatro degli Astrusi in Montalcino for the first part of the celebrations for the 50th Anniversary of Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. The President of the Consorzio...
View ArticleVineyard in Bloom for the 2017 Vintage
In the last days the weather has been sunny, with highs around 25-27°C (77-81°F) and lows around 11-12°C (52-54°F). According to the forecast, the next few days will be sunny and warm, although some...
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Excellent quality grapes but low yields in 2017
Last Sunday we all were expecting big thunderstorm, with abundant rainfall. Instead, the Montalcino and Sant’Angelo in Colle areas fortunately did not suffer from too much rain. We got approximately...
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Last day of the 2017 Harvest
We finally arrived at the last day of this 2017 harvest: these are the last grapes that were picked this morning . The whole harvest took exactly one month to complete. It was certainly a difficult...
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