This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event featured the Vino Libero Progetto, an enterprising project by Farinetti, also of the infamous Eataly. The project is composed of 12 wine producers fromall over Italy who have embraced Vino Libero’s objectives which are to not use pesticides, chemicals, or excess sulfites in their wine. Vino Libero is pretty serious about their objectives, they even have a “manifesto” on their...

Sunday evening Il Falconiere hosted a “Sparkling Cocktail Party & Live Dj Set” at their gorgeous Relais & Chateaux property nestled in the hills just below Cortona.  I had been invited by my good friend Sebastian of Del Brenna Jewellery who was also there with his beautiful artisan jewelry helping sponsor the event. It was a perfect evening for an outdoor event and the Falconiere property is an amazing place to watch the sun...

This week’s Wine, Dine & Shine featured Montalcino winery Castiglion del Bosco along with very special guest, owner Massimo Ferragamo, also quite famous for being in the fashion industry and the son of Salvatore Ferragamo. The evening started off with the free tasting event in front of the Molesini Wine Shop and apparently quite a few other people had heard about it and were there to taste the wines! I’ve been a big fan of...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, June 27th, will feature Vino Libero, an association that brings together 12 wine producers  committed  to each other,  one towards the other,  to apply a model of  sustainable agriculture  that is both economically viable, environmentally responsible and socially just. These are the wines they will be pouring at the free tasting from 4 -8 p.m. in front of Molesini Wine Shop in...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, June 20th, will feature Montalcino winery Castiglion del Bosco at Il Ristorante Tonino on their outside panoramic terrace (weather permitting). For those of you who have never tried Castiglion del Bosco, I highly suggest you either come for the free tasting in front of the Molesini Wine Shop that starts at 4:00 p.m. or reserve for the dinner, these are not wines to be taken...