The Bachelorette brought her suitors to Italy's Villa Mosconi Bertani, the 18th century family estate owned by the winemaking Bertani family of Tenuta Santa Maria alla Pieve. A Boston-area Wegman has been hit repeatedly by the same …
Gaia Gaja says that the harvest at Pieve Santa Restituta, in Tuscany's Montalcino district, began Sept. 20 and ended Oct. 12--all in all a very fast harvest that resulted in optimal-quality grapes despite some weather concerns leading up …
Gaia Gaja kicks off her blog about the 2009 vintage in Piedmont and Tuscany, reporting on the harvests at her family’s three properties: Gaja Winery in Barbaresco, Ca’ Marcanda in Bolgheri and Pieve Santa Restituta in Montalcino.
At Le Ragnaie, Riccardo Campinoti demonstrated the merits of high-altitude Brunello. Now more producers in Tuscany are moving up, seeking fresher wines as the climate changes.
Get scores for more than 150 Tuscan Sangioveses reviewed in Wine Spectator blind tastings over the past year, including top Brunello performers from the 2017 vintage like Col d’Orcia, Castello Banfi and Caparzo—plus 2016 riservas and a …
Get Wine Spectator blind-tasting scores for nearly 150 Brunellos, most from the star 2016 vintage, along with riservas from the excellent 2015 vintage.
For 45 years, first vintner Dino Manetti and then his son Giovanni labored to restore the Tenuta di Fontodi property. Today, Giovanni produces an average of 26,000 cases a year divided among seven wines, everything from Chianti Classico to …
Italy draws millions of visitors each year, while many more aspire to the Italian lifestyle at home. Wine Spectator editors guide you to the wines, foods, art, people and places that they love across the country.
Profiles of seven pathbreaking women at the helm of some of the world's iconic wine estates: Antinori, Wente, Domaine Bousquet, Rudd Estate, Léoville Poyferre, PIo Cesare and Gaja.
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Famous for their authentic, terroir-driven wines, the Gaja family is also known for its easy warmth and humor. Enjoy Angelo and his daughter Gaia as they share the stories behind Gaja's Tuscan wines, Ca'Marcanda and Pieve Santa Restituta Sugarille.
At just after 9:30 a.m. on the third day of the Wine Spectator Wine Experience, attendees could have been excused if they had chosen to sleep in after two nights of Grand Tastings and a Friday filled with seminars. But the ballroom was …
Wine Spectator's Bruce Sanderson speaks with Italy's Gaia and Angelo Gaja at the 2013 Wine Experience in New York City. Associate editor Mitch Frank reports.
Wine Spectator reviews, including scores and tasting notes, of 16 bright whites and ripe reds from northern Italy.
Though Italian wine stars Angelo and Gaia Gaja are masters of innovation in Piedmont and Tuscany, climate change poses a new test to their resilience and ingenuity. The father-daughter team shared how they are adapting in their vineyards …
Continuing on with my Brunello trip : According to the Consorzio del Brunello, the territory of the appellation is roughly circular, with a diameter of 16 kilometers. This is a pretty big area, and after walking and driving all over its …
In the world of wine, bottles of the latest Gaja Langhe Sperss and Sorì San Lorenzo sometimes seem as hard to come by as tickets to the Super Bowl or an aisle seat at the Oscars. The chance to taste some of those Italian legends, produced …
March 31, 1995 New Rules Will Recognize Chianti Vino da Tavola The wine world can expect to see even higher quality wines from Chianti Classico if the Italian Ministry of Agriculture passes a new regulation for the region later this year.
