by GrapeGuy | Feb 16, 2018 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
(February 15, 2018) … MONTEPULCIANO – I would be continuing my usual rules of not scoring unfinished wines (aka: barrel samples), but this year only two wines fit that bill – the rest of the 69 wines were all finished and ready for presentation. 2015...
by GrapeGuy | Mar 28, 2017 | Podcasts
Podcasting from Italy can be a real pain in the ass, Wi-Fi is spotty and phone service via cell can be choppy; but Andre and I figured it out long enough to talk Chianti, Brunello, Vino Nobile, etc and have a special guest – take a listen:...
by GrapeGuy | Mar 16, 2017 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
Dinner and a tasting of four vintages of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Riserva – Vigneto Santa Pia … all wines are aged in barrel for 18 months and 18 more in bottle: Arrival at the estate … The Tasting Set-up … The Wines and How...
by GrapeGuy | Feb 22, 2017 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
(February 16, 2017) … MONTEPULCIANO – Continuing on with my “rule” of not scoring unfinished wines (aka: barrel samples), I present to you my impression of the Anteprima del Vino Nobile de Montepulciano: At a tasting where almost half of...
by GrapeGuy | Feb 19, 2016 | On the Road with the Grape Guy
(February 18, 2016) … 79 wines in total tasted all broken down into 4 categories: Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2013Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2013 “selezione”Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2012Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – annate precedent...
