April 2, 2013 | History of Wine
The following translation is taken from an article which appeared in the Corriere della Sera on Saturday 30 March 2013 with the title "And the Scientists Said: The Brunello is pure". Five years after Brunellopoli, the vice president of the Consorzio [del... Read more >
March 27, 2013 | History of Wine
The following text was published on the website of the Consorzio del Vino Brunello di Montalcino. The Consorzio del Brunello di Montalcino considers the statements made by Gianfranco Soldera in the Corriere della Sera today, extremely detrimental to producers and to... Read more >
March 15, 2013 | History of Wine
In 1985, we had the "Great Freeze" with 50 cm of snow and for us polar temperatures, arrving at -15/-20° C. The grape vines saved themselves but the olive trees, a plant more sensitive to cold, didn't fare as well and roughly the 70% of our olive tree... Read more >
January 15, 2013 | History of Wine
Herewith our third post in a series of translations from a 1937 catalog of the wines of Italy. You will find the previous post here including informations on the catalog itself. We hope that these informations will be useful for those who wish to understand the... Read more >
January 7, 2013 | History of Wine
Herewith our second post in a series of translations from a 1937 catalog of the wines of Italy. You will find the previous post here including informations on the catalog itself. We hope that these informations will be useful for those who wish to understand the... Read more >
January 4, 2013 | History of Wine
Happy New Year to everyone, from the family at the Tenuta Il Poggione! Last year, we have posted an entry from a 1937 catalog of wines on Brunello di Montalcino. This year, we have decided to translate the entries for all of the eleven Tuscan wines that appear in the... Read more >
