Uncork Italy 16: Into the Cellar (Harvest Part 2)
This week… “Balsamic aromas of camphor and cedar align with ripe plum, underbrush and new leather in this full-bodied red. On the concentrated, enveloping palate, tightly knit, fine-grained tannins accompany ripe Marasca cherry, blood orange, vanilla and licorice before a tobacco close. Fresh acidity lifts the dense richness.” Thus does Wine enthusiast describe the Collosorbo Brunello (2016) we currently have featured for sale on Uncork Italy and which was just awarded 100 points! It’s absolutely sensational. To read all our previous newsletters and…
Uncork Italy 15: The Harvest in Montalcino (Part 1)
This week… Hello all and welcome back to Uncork Italy! We’ve been away for a few weeks, doing tours in Florence, Chianti & Bolgheri but we’re finally ready to share with you the latest winery to join the Uncork Italy team. Since we started Uncork Italy, we have been tracing the life of the vine as we interview different winemakers in regions across Tuscany. We explored Chianti Classico, Super Tuscans in Bolgheri and now, with the harvest, we…
Uncork Italy 14: Celebrating 6 months of Uncork Italy!
Thank you to everyone who has been following us for the last six months! Our next video will be all about the harvest in the area of Montalcino and will conclude our first season of Uncork Italy’s deep dive into the life of the vine!
Uncork Italy 13: Tasting Imperiale
This week… We head to a farmhouse in the Tuscan countryside to try some incredible house made pasta al ragu, paired with a Bolgheri blend wine. But first, Luca and Lauren chat about Imperiale (and, indirectly, why cost and prestige shouldn’t necessarily be influencing your wine purchasing choices). Watch the Videos. Part 1… And Part 2… An easy way to catch up on all our videos One of you pointed out that the only way to see one video…
Uncork Italy 12: Adaptation
This week… Today is Ferragosto, the main summer holiday in Italy started in the first century bc to celebrate the harvest. 2,000 years later, the country still uses the day as a holiday but we’re one or two months away from harvesting the grapes (depending on the grape and the region). As we have seen over and over again this summer, changes to climate are forcing winemakers to adapt their methods and what Lauren & Luca learned in the…
Uncork Italy 11: Bolgheri’s Super Tuscans
This Week… This week we’re heading to a new wine region and leaving Sangiovese behind to bring you the Super Tuscans of Bolgheri and meet a young winemaker in the heart of this new wine territory. Watch the Video Luca chats with Matteo in the vineyard of Imperiale about the origins of Bolgheri and what makes the microclimate there so good for growing French-style wines in Tuscany. “Imperiale? That’s us? A few months ago, Luca and I set…
Uncork Italy 10: Tasting Tregole
This week… We’re taking a break from Sangiovese for Luca & Luca to try Tregole’s IGT Merlot along with a rooftop BBQ of two different meats: “Manzetta Prussiana” and a Tuscan Chianina. Click the link below to join us! Watch the Video Buy Tregole Wines Buy Tregole wines at exclusive Uncork Italy prices by clicking below! You’ll be buying direct from the wine producers in Italy themselves. Wine Word of the Week Braciata!A ferragosto si fa una braciata con Tregole!On…
Uncork Italy 9: So you want to be a Chianti Classico Winemaker?
This week… This week Lauren interviews Sophie of Tregole and we learn exactly what it takes (and how much it costs!) to become a producer of Chianti Classico wines. Watch the Video Sophie talks to Lauren about her personal journey to become a producer of Chianti Classico, the differences she saw between winemaking abroad (specifically Australia) vs. Italy and the steps you need to follow to get into the Chianti Classico Consortium and get that famous “black rooster”…
Uncork Italy 8: Introducing Tregole
This Week… We head to our third and final vineyard in the Chianti Classico! This one run entirely by a young winemaker named Sophie in Castellina in Chianti, near Siena. Her winery is called Tregole (named for the “tre gole” or three valleys) on which their Sangiovese and Merlot are planted. To read all our previous newsletters and see the videos connected to them, click here and use the password “TUSCANY” to gain access to both the blogs and the videos.…
Uncork Italy 7: Italian Wine Meets Italian Food
This Week… This week we’re celebrating why Italian wine goes best with Italian food as we pair a Solatione selection with Lauren’s favourite ever Italian pasta (watch the video and you’ll see what we mean!). Video In this week’s video we taste one of Solatione’s wines paired with a classic Italian dish (and Lauren loses her mind with happiness). Here’s what’s in the video: Tasting the wine with an Italian dish! Why 2015 is the most recent Solatione Vintage Chianti…