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Buyers Guide to Vintages March 7th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Review March 7, 2026: There’s No Such Thing as Rioja and Women in Wine By John Szabo MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Sara d’Amato, and Megha Jandhyala There’s no such thing as Rioja. Spain’s oldest and most recognized denomination of origin has evolved well beyond what we think we know about […] More
If I Could Buy Only One – February 21st Vintages Release
We asked our writers,“If you could buy only one wine from the February 21st release, which one would it be and why?” Schild Estate Ben Schild Reserve Shiraz 2021, South Australia$29.95, Nicholas Pearce Wines Inc.Sara d’Amato – A pick from the Southern Hemisphere in keeping with this week’s theme—I find it hard to pass up […] More
Buyers Guide to Vintages February 21st Release
The Emerging Hemisphere by David Lawrason with notes from Sara d’Amato, Michael Godel and Megha Jandhyala Vintages features the Southern Hemisphere in this release. To broach such an expansive subject with a handful of wines — albeit well-chosen — somehow signals the lack of regard that the much larger Northern Hemisphere-dominated wine world holds for […] More
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Brunello di Montalcino is one of the most prestigious appellations in Italy, born in the 19th Century in its present form thanks to the efforts of the Biondi-Santi family, who defined its rules and have largely guided it to the present day. The wines are made from 100% Sangiovese grape, in particular from a clone called Sangiovese Grosso, or also as Brunello - hence the appellation's name. Traditionally, the wine goes through an extended maceration period where color, tannins and flavour are extracted from the skins. Following fermentation the wine is then aged in oak. Traditionally, the wines are aged 3 years or more in "botti" - large Slovenian oak casks that impart little oak flavour and generally produce more austere wines. Some winemakers will use small French barrels which impart a more pronounced vanilla oak flavour and add a certain fruitiness to the wine. Whatever the approach, wines must be aged for for years (with a minimum of two years in barrel) before being released, according to appellation rules.
