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[caption id="attachment_338084" align="alignright" width="275"] Dr Tiezzi as President of the Consortium of Brunello producers convinced the Italian government to accept the Rosso di Montalcino DOC. Here he is with the Vice Minister of Agriculture Mariotto Segni (L) and Senator Riccardo …

Each winter, the Italian portfolio has the great pleasure of offering our customers the new releases from Montalcino. This year, we are thrilled to bring you our lineup of 2011 Brunello and 2010 Brunello Riserva!  All of the great classic Skurnik imports are …

Before the town of Montalcino achieved the fame by which we now know it, a small group of 25 vignerons banded together to form a consortium that would eventually become an international symbol of the high quality of Tuscan (and …

  Ferruccio Biondi Santi is widely credited for having “invented” Brunello, but very few people are aware that his first vineyard dedicated exclusively to “Sangioveto e Brunello,” planted in 1877, was not at his renown Il Greppo estate on the slopes …

Cousins Carlo Baldi Lisini & Ludovica Lisini “Lisini is one of Montalcino’s historic, reference-point estates.”—Antonio Galloni, February 2015 “Boutique winery Lisini makes quintessential Brunellos that perfectly demonstrate their exclusively Sangiovese origins. Given the cult status and high demand of Lisini Brunellos, these …

“Proprietor Andrea Mantengoli can be counted on for rich, powerful wines full of character at La Serena.” – Antonio Galloni “His wines meet that illusive sweet point between power and elegance that is so difficult to achieve.” – Wine Advocate The La …

  [caption id="attachment_301897" align="alignleft" width="300"] Viola, Sofia & Gigliola Gorelli.[/caption] There is no person more Montalcino than Gigliola Giannetti. Born and raised in Montalcino, her first full time job was working for Franco Biondi Santi, owner of one of the town’s most …

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 …

"Beautifully crafted Brunello... Love it!" - Wine Spectator “The estate’s Brunello is a big, powerful wine.” – Antonio Galloni  After working with some of Montalcino’s most renowned estates for decades as the director of agronomy and winemaking, in 1989 Enzo Tiezzi decided …