Monteriggioni

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1. Undiscovered Fine Italian Wine

   
   Producing Brunello means the bar will always be high and this estate manages to rise above it every time. In a land of giants they proudly hold their heads high

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2. Near the Italian wine city of Alba lies....

   Andrew, thank you very much for your advice on where to visit near Alba and which wine estates to visit. I took your advice and everywhere was superb.

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3. Monteriggioni

   
   We love to stay at Il Colombaio outside the walls of Monteriggioni. Beautiful vineyards next to the pool and beyond. Great rooms in an old stone house,

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4. Coffee, Selling Italian Wine, Manners & Turin Wine Show

   Hello Andrew it is Salvo here. I don't think you remember me but I met you at the Torino Wine Show when you were a guest of Torino and an official wine

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5. Looking for the Best Beach in Sicily? We've Found it!

   
   Off an ancient island in the Mediterranean sea is a beach of powder white sand and turquoise seas. A beach of indescribable beauty. This then is the best beach in Sicily...

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6. Frascati Wines

   
   Who has never heard of Frascati wine? It became famous (again) with the Dolce Vita, when Richard Burton and Liz would drink it whilst escaping to the Castelli

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7. Discover the Best Italian Wine Online

   I feature a small number of estates discovered during my ten years in Italy. These are mostly estates that have never sold outside of Italy.

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8. An Inside Guide to Wineries near Venice Italy

   
   Want to spend a day visiting wineries near Venice? Read our insider guide to discovering some of the finest Italian wineries right on the doorstep of Venice.

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9. Wineries near Rome Italy

   
   Rome is an amazing city with so much to see. Take an afternoon though to explore the gorgeous vineyards and taste the wonderful wines at these wineries near Rome.

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10. Wineries near Florence

    
    Visiting Florence and interested in visiting some great wineries near Florence? We have some of the best ways to do that.

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11. A Wine Tour in Piedmont Italy

    
    Looking for a wine tour in Piedmont Italy? Don't bother you can do your own wine tour just as easily and it will be much more fun. Here is how...

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12. Great wine tour (and great wines) in Venice

    It all started with a Prosecco... we arrived in Venice in the middle of May, and we found a splendid, superb Venice. The sunny and cool Italian spring

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13. Italian Wine Merchants in New York

    
    I am an Australian by birth but a New Yorker by work. What I mean is I'm now living in the greatest city on earth -New York thanks to the company I work

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14. Cefalu

    
    On our trip to Sicily we rented a car in Palermo and the first stop was Cefalu. It's a town on the northeast coast of Sicily by the sea. The small town

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15. Sicily: 50 Shades of Blue

    
    Good morning from CharmingSicily! You – like us – love Sicily. And we – like you – want to make sure that the beauty of this island is well-known,

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16. Pertinace Wine - The Finest in Piedmont

    The Langhe region is a beautiful part of Italy. Home to some really good Italian wines and the Pertinace wine is one of my favorites.

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17. The Best Books about Italian Wine

    Do you love Italian wine? Then there are three books about Italian wine that you really must read.

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18. A Magical Winery Stay in Piedmont Italy

    This is exactly what my dreams of Italy have always been. A winery stay in Piedmont Italy turned out to be a memory I'll always treasure. We stayed at...

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