"Brother-and-sister team Paolo and Lucia Bianchini continue to make excellent Brunellos in the tradition of their father, Giuseppe, who died in 2004. They are better employing their new modern cellars, which were completed last year, and continue to maintain their …

Pictured above: Andrea Cortonesi of Uccelliera [caption id="attachment_334913" align="alignright" width="300"] Podere Uccelliera, 1986.[/caption] The first vintage of Uccelliera Brunello may have been 1991, but the roots of Andrea Cortonesi run much deeper into both time and terroir in Montalcino. His family, as …

Pictured above: Andrea Cortonesi of Uccelliera [caption id="attachment_334913" align="alignright" width="300"] Podere Uccelliera, 1986.[/caption] The first vintage of Uccelliera Brunello may have been 1991, but the roots of Andrea Cortonesi in Montalcino run much deeper into both time and terroir. For as long …

In 2006, Andrea Cortonesi put a lot of miles on his car. Already the founder, proprietor, vigneron and winemaker for the Uccelliera estate, he was also running his own restaurant in Siena called Il Casato. It was in his capacity …

“Podere Scopetone has come a long way since Loredana Tanganelli and Antonio Brandi took over the property a few years ago and began the process of untangling the effects of several years of neglect. With the help of consulting winemaker …

The vineyards of Casanuova delle Cerbaie are located just north of Montalcino between 280 and 370 meters above sea level on soil dating back to the Eocene period of calcareous clays, marl and galestro. The prevailing south-west exposition of the …