This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, August 29, 2013 will feature Piemonte winery Azienda Azelia.  They are now 5th generation producing wines and as they say, “Excellent drinkability and impeccable balance are for Luigi, owner and winemaker, two fundamental goals.” These are the wines they will be pouring at the free tasting from 4 -8 p.m. in front of Molesini Wine Shop in Piazza Repubblica: BARBERA...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, August 1, 2013 featured Castello Monsanto from the Chianti region. The free tasting started at 4:00 p.m. at the Molesini Wine Shop in a very, very crowded Piazza Repubblica. The featured winery of the evening, Castello Monsanto, has been making Chianti wines from their estate since the 1960’s. The wines they were pouring in the Piazza for the free tasting were:...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, August 8, 2013 will feature Montepulciano winery Talosa. These are the wines they will be pouring at the free tasting from 4 -8 p.m. in front of Molesini Wine Shop in Piazza Repubblica: Rosso di Montepulciano DOC 2011 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG 2009 Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG Riserva 2008 Vino Nobile di MontepulcianoDOCG Filai Lunghi 2009 The evening will continue...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona will feature Tuscan winery Castello di Monsanto,considered to be one of the top producers of traditional Chianti Classico Riserva. There will be a free tasting in front of the Molesini Wine Shop in Piazza Repubblica from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  The wines that will be featured are: Fabrizio Bianchi Chardonnay 2011 IGT Toscana Fabrizio Bianchi Rosato 2011 IGT Toscana Chianti Classico 2010 DOCG...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, July 25, 2013 featured Friuli/Veneto Winery La Tunella. Cortona was absolutely packed with people, the Cortona Mix Festival is currently going on and there was a group of egyptian dressed people singing on the steps of the town hall. Everyone was desperately trying to beat the 90+ degree weather and the cool wines being poured were a welcome refreshing relief. I even spotted one...