UMBRIA – TOSCANA (5) … PERTICAIA – CESARINI SARTORI – ANTONELLI SAN MARCO
We left Còlpetrone for a visit and lunch at Azienda Agricola PERTICAIA. Considering the few wines we tasted the evening before, our expectation was high. Our host and guide for the visit was the founder of this company, Guido Guardigli.
Guido Guardigli (very relaxed after the great lunch)
This charismatic and passionate man had a long experience [...]
UMBRIA-TOSCANA (4) … CÒLPETRONE – PRESS-TRIP JULY 2010
On the second day of this press-trip organized by Thompson Wine Marketing Agency, not less than 4 wineries were scheduled. A long day of travel, visit and tasting under tropical temperatures above 37°C in the shade… The extreme changes of temperatures and light between the vineyards (>37-38°C in the shade) and the cellars (10-14°C) and [...]
UMBRIA: MONTEFALCO… L’ALCHIMISTA
After the nice introduction tasting, it was time for a meal, of course with Montefalco wines.
The enoteca (annex wine & oil bar and restaurant) L’ALCHIMISTA is located on the same piazza as the Palazzo Bontadosi. Despite the freaky threatening dark clouds and quite stressing thunder noises above our heads, we decided to stay outside for [...]
UMBRIA – TOSCANA (3) … PRESS-TRIP JULY 2010
Montefalco DOC-DOCG in a nutshell
Montefalco rosso / Riserva rosso DOC
Must contain 60-70% sangiovese, 10-15% sagrantino, with a possible addition of maximum 30% ‘non aromatic’ (sic) red grapes like merlot, cabernet sauvignon or colorino, barbera etc. I am not quite agreeing with that ‘non aromatic’… It can be only produced within the administrative territory of Montefalco, [...]
UMBRIA – TOSCANA (2) … PRESS-TRIP JULY 2010
The first part of this press-trip was focused on the DOC MONTEFALCO and DOCG SAGRANTINO DI MONTEFALCO (a.k.a. Montefalco Sagrantino). After a long bus trip from Rome, we reached at least our hotel for 3 nights, Palazzo Bontadosi, in the very heart of the beautiful city of Montefalco.
In the middle, PALAZZO BONTADOSI in the center [...]
