Many questions of the MW (now) paper 4 on business are focused on topics along the lines of: "what can be done to revitalize this or that segment of the wine industry". As the wine industry is sooo conservative, surely, one of the key answer must be: INNOVATE.
Here is what Grappa Nonino did with their Grappa.
Read MoreActually for me, the real beauty of this wine is in its spirit, it is a wine about a family, about a land, and about the circle of life. When he created “Dino”, Giovanni Manetti did not only create a new wine for Fontondi, he created a tribute. Named in honor of his father who passed away in the early 2000, it links the winery back to its roots. where it all began.
Read MoreI am always puzzled when I hear "wine experts" say that the newly created quality classification of Chianti Classico, the "Gran Selezione" can only confuse wine lovers.
"Gran Selezione" means exactly what it means: "best selection", the "cream of the crop", the best of the best, the top. I doubt one needs a university degree in rocket science to understand that...
Read MoreI was fortunate last week to taste the newly released Rosso Venissa 2011 during a stunning sunset cruise before it was even introduced to the italian press on last Sunday.
Read MoreIn un tranquillo pomeriggio di Settembre e’ stato piacevole incontrare per alcune ore ed in via informale Giovanni Manetti titolare dell’Azienda Agricola Fontodi. Passeggiando per le vigne abbiamo raggiunto la stalla dove, con un progetto nato nell’anno 2000, si sono raggiunti gli obbiettivi di reintrodurre l’allevamento delle mucche di razza Chianina in Panzano in Chianti (Conca d’oro) e produrre il compost necessario alla coltivazione organica dei vigneti in maniera autonoma. In passato tali bovini usati principalmente per lavori agricoli venivano macellati solo alla fine della carriera di lavoro sviluppando gli arti anteriori, la parte meno pregiata.
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