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A Traditional Recipe from Montalcino – Pinci Pasta
Pinci pasta is probably the most traditional Montalcino dish. One of the most delicious versions of it is made with fried bread crumbs, Pinci con le Briciole. Here is the recipe my family uses: Serves...
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Introducing Brunello di Montalcino 2010!
A new year, a new vintage of our Brunello di Montalcino! It’s 2015 and it’s time for the 2010 Brunello, a five star vintage that is highly anticipated by Brunello lovers all over the world. The year...
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Il Poggione 2010 Brunello di Montalcino Arrives in the US!
The 2010 Brunello di Montalcino has officially arrived in the US! Today, January 20th, and tomorrow, January 21st, Il Poggione will be participating in the Brunello Consortium events in New York...
View Article2010 Brunello di Montalcino: “An Elegant Vintage”
Another rating for the 2010 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino! Following an outstanding vintage rating from Jancis Robinson, Il Poggione received another great score for its 2010 Brunello from Walter...
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Amazing Il Poggione Reviews from Vinous Media
Antonio Galloni at Vinous Media released his review of the new vintages of Il Poggione today and confirmed what we already knew to be true: Il Poggione makes high quality, age-worthy red wines that...
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98 Points for the “Striking” Il Poggione 2010 Brunello di Montalcino!
Another phenomenal review was published this week for the Il Poggione 2010 Brunello di Montalcino. Monica Larner of Wine Advocate granted this vintage 98 points. Here is the full and glowing review in...
View ArticleWine Spectator Awards Il Poggione 2010 Brunello di Montalcino 95 points
Wine Spectator contributed a 95 point score to the flood of 90+ scores for Il Poggione’s 2010 Brunello di Montalcino in today’s Wine Spectator Insider. Bruce Sanderson wrote the following review:...
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Crazy Weather in Montalcino
The weather seems to have gone crazy lately! We moved from low temperatures close to 0° to lows of 10°C (50°F) and highs around 20°C (68°F) in one week. As crazy as they are, these temperatures are...
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Pop that cork, rock star!
We are thrilled to share that Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 2010 is featured in both Fortune and TIME as one of the “25 Absolute Best Wines for Summer 2015!” Here is the review by Daryna Tobey,...
View ArticleBloomberg Recommends Il Poggione!
During a recent interview on Bloomberg, wine critic Antonio Galloni of Vinous Media talked about investing in wine. Of course, his recommendation was to invest in 2010 Brunello di Montalcino, the great...
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Harvest 2015: Brunello di Montalcino Update
Again today we are moving forward with the harvest, picking the grapes for the Brunello di Montalcino in the central part of the winery. The weather is still perfect, warm and well ventilated....
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The 2015 Harvest Will Certainly Be Great
We are continuing to harvest and the temperatures have declined a bit, both the lowest and the highest. There is a small chance of rain this afternoon, but even if it does actually rain, it will not...
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Harvest 2015: The Paganelli Vineyard
Today we are harvesting the Sangiovese from the Paganelli vineyard. When we harvest the grapes from this vineyard it means that the harvest is almost over, and in fact, we expect to finish in about a...
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2015 is a Great Vintage!
Today is the last day of harvest. We have finished picking the grapes. In the photo below, our winemaker Fabrizio Bindocci cuts the last bunch of Sangiovese for our Brunello. 2015 was a great vintage!...
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Sangiovese Through the Years
A few days ago we had a special guest come visit us and we took the chance to taste some old and new vintages of Brunello together: – Rosso di Montalcino 1990 – Rosso di Montalcino 1995 – Brunello di...
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Wine Spectator Names 2010 Brunello Number 4 Wine of 2015!!!
We are thrilled to share that Wine Spectator has named Il Poggione’s 2010 Brunello di Montalcino in its Top 100 Wines of 2015. Our 2010 Brunello secured the number 4 spot of wines rated in 2015! Here...
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Celebrating our 2010 Brunello
After yesterday’s news that Il Poggione 2010 Brunello has been ranked #4 of Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2015, we are still celebrating. This is a great honor and we are really happy for such a...
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Quattro Viti Award for Brunello 2010!
Last Friday our 2010 Brunello received another important award from the Italian Sommelier Association (AIS). Fabrizio went to Milan to receive the Quattro Viti (Four vines) award from Antonello...
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93 Points for Il Poggione 2011 Brunello di Montalcino!
We have received our first rating for the soon to be released 2011 Brunello di Montalcino! James Suckling awarded the 2011 Il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino 93 points! Here is the full review: “A red...
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2010 Il Poggione Brunello is Epic
We are thrilled by the newest post regarding 2010 Brunello di Montalcino on the Tuscan Vines blog. We are, of course, glad to hear John enjoyed our 2010 Brunello and are excited to share his highly...
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