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The State Of Tuscany’s Brunello Di Montalcino And The 2016 Vintage
The State Of Tuscany’s Brunello Di Montalcino And The 2016 Vintage
John Mariani Contributor Dining I cover the world’s best hotels, restaurants and wine. A few weeks ago I wrote that Italian wine laws, which began in 1966 to make sense of all the grapes and regions of the country, had become so suspiciously generous in awarding the highest appellation of DOCG (denominazione di origine controllata garantita), guaranteeing the wine in the bottle was among the finest in its region, that it has become almost meaningless as a guide. I noted that DOCG started out with only five wines, among which was Tuscany’s Brunello di Montalcino, at a time when there...
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Behind the Bottle: Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino
Behind the Bottle: Biondi-Santi Brunello di Montalcino
Brunello di Montalcino was created by Tuscan estate Biondi-Santi. We take a look at what goes into making the cult wine, and how it's stayed true to its origins throughout the years WORDS BY ADAM LECHMERE For a certain type of wine lover there are few more recognisable labels than the Brunello di Montalcino of Biondi-Santi. The story of this great dynasty is the story of a handful of men, charismatic and powerful characters succeeding one another (and ultimately falling out), each looking to the future not only of their family, but of the whole of Montalcino. Biondi-Santi created Brunello, and it...
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Daytime Drinking
Daytime Drinking
Brunch cocktails bring the fun. Brunch, the meal typically enjoyed on weekends in the late morning or early afternoon, has become a staple throughout the hospitality industry, notes Danny Park, food and beverage director at Café Robey, located within the Robey Hotel in Chicago. “Brunch has obviously taken off, with some businesses even operating solely within the typical brunch hours,” he says. “When I’m working the floor during brunch, or enjoying brunch myself, the energy is completely different than breakfast and lunch. A typical breakfast is usually quick in-and-out and lunch is a combination of business and diners in a small social setting....
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30 Bottles of Rosé to Try This Summer
30 Bottles of Rosé to Try This Summer
Time to stop and drink the rosé. BY LAUREN HUBBARD MAY 4, 2021 It's officially the most magical time of the year: rosé season. All summer long, we'll be sipping our favorite pink wines to celebrate the warmer weather from day to night. And, since we know you're constantly on the hunt for the most delicious, all-day rosé for your summer, we decided to round up our favorite blushing bottles to add to your must-drink list in honor of the season (and National Rosé Day, June 12, 2021.) From France to California and everywhere in between, these are the best rosé wines...
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Prosecco Rosé: The Bottles Actually Worth Buying This Summer
Prosecco Rosé: The Bottles Actually Worth Buying This Summer
The newly official Prosecco rosé designation may be a marketing coup, but does the winemaking live up to the hype? Yes and no, says our wine columnist. Here, her top 5 picks. By Lettie Teague April 29, 2021 3:13 pm ET SOME WINES are triumphs of winemaking talent applied to terroir, and some wines are masterpieces of marketing and sales. In the second category, there may be no more perfect paradigm than Prosecco rosé. It’s hard to believe that Prosecco and rosé—two incredibly popular wines—weren’t officially joined until October 2020, when the Prosecco rosé category was approved by the EU. Some...
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Biondi-Santi and the test of time
Biondi-Santi and the test of time
Walter Speller 30 Apr 2021 At Biondi-Santi everything changes so everything can stay the same. Walter grills the new team there. There is no estate in Italy more closely identified with its owners than Biondi-Santi, rooted in Montalcino for more than six generations. In the mid 19th century Ferruccio Biondi Santi (for some reason, the wine has a hyphen, the family name not) isolated several superior vines of Sangiovese on his Il Greppo estate which he subsequently propagated and from which he made a varietal wine he labelled Brunello di Montalcino. He was the first to do so. Through time...
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Green Teams
Green Teams
Winegrowers band together to address environmental challenges and ensure long-term success The existential and economic threats of 2020 didn’t stop wineries from pressing ahead with critical environmental and social initiatives. On the contrary, even throughout the pandemic shutdowns, the wine community found opportunities to collaborate across borders and make remarkable strides—all while coping with complex health and safety restrictions, new approaches to selling wine with restaurants and tasting rooms closed, trade wars that wrenched global distribution and massive wildfires in the U.S. and Australia. “The best premium companies must stand up and lead by example in the fight to prevent...
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Wilson Daniels Welcomes Famille Joly to Loire Valley Portfolio
Wilson Daniels Welcomes Famille Joly to Loire Valley Portfolio
NEW YORK, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Luxury wine importer Wilson Daniels is pleased to announce a new partnership with Loire Valley producer Famille Joly. Owned and operated by the Joly family, the 12th century estate is comprised of three biodynamic Chenin Blanc vineyards anchored around the family monopole, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant. Nicolas Joly is renowned as a leader of biodynamic viticulture, and his wines strive to reflect the harmony of nature, expressing the differences inherent in each of the single vineyard sites. “With their terroir-focused approach, multi-generational family oversight, and commitment to the highest standards of biodynamic production, the Famille Joly wines could...
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What Wholesalers’ Inventory Depletions Reveal About Industry Recovery
What Wholesalers’ Inventory Depletions Reveal About Industry Recovery
11 wine and spirits distributor executives share the purchasing trends they are seeing—and how they predict the rebound will play out across the U.S. Vaccinations are here, weather is warming, and restaurants in every state are now open at some capacity. ... Rocco Lombardo, the president of Wilson Daniels, which has wholesale operations in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Oregon, echoes the mixed-bag sentiment: “Markets like New York and California are still seeing difficult conditions, but places like Texas and Florida are thriving.” ... In spite of restaurants’ new alcohol-to-go sales privileges and the return of in-person dining, on-premise sales...
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Fresh, Crisp and Savory: The Indigenous White Wine Grapes of Northern Italy
Fresh, Crisp and Savory: The Indigenous White Wine Grapes of Northern Italy
BY KERIN O’KEEFE Tenuta-Roveglia vineyard in Brescia, Italy / Photo by Stefano Casati Ubiquitous and often uninspiring, Pinot Grigio is the best-known Italian white wine. And while there are some good, and even great, bottlings, Italy has so much more to offer. Producers create excellent wines from non-native Italian grapes like Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Kerner, mainly from select areas in northern Italy. However, some of the most exciting white wines from up and down the peninsula come from Italy’s native grapes. To explore the expanse of Italian white wines made with indigenous grapes, we start in the north of the...
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