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...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine featured our very own Fabrizio Dionisio who makes one of my favorite Cortona Syrahs. I caught up with Fabrizio at the free tasting in front of the Molesini Wine Shop while sampling all of his newest vintages. Fabrizio is a very modest soft spoken lawyer turned winemaker who still divides his time between Rome and his family estate just outside of Cortona.  He makes only Syrah wines, about 25,000 bottles...

Cortona in the house!!!!!! This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, May 30th, will feature Cortona D.O.C. winery Fabrizio Dionisio at the Taverna Pane e Vino. Fabrizio Dionisio makes, in my opinion, simply one of the best Cortona Syrahs.  Besides being a just a really nice guy, Fabrizio has set the bar for Cortona’s Syrah D.O.C. making high quality and well-balanced big flavors a priority. From the light and...

Free Tasting in Piazza Repubblica 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. FELSINA Berardenga PRESSO ENOTECA MOLESINI Piazza della Repubblica,3 CORTONA ( AR ) TEL.0575 62544 WINE I Sistri Chardonnay 2011 IGT Toscana Chianti classico Felsina 2010 DOCG Chianti classico La Rancia Riserva 2009 DOCG Fontalloro 2008 IGT Toscana WINE PAIRED DINNER  at OSTERIA DEL TEATRO Via Maffei ,2 Cortona ( ar ) Tel.0575 – 630556 MENU APERITIVO Nidi di pasta kataifi con...

This week’s Wine, Shine & Dine event in Cortona on Thursday, May 30th, will feature Bolgheri winery Tenuta Argentiera at the Locanda del Loggiato. With blends of grapes such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot grown in the Maremma region of Tuscany which is close to the Mediterranean Sea, this looks to be a VERY interesting evening. Here’s a sneak peak at what you will be tasting at both the free tasting in...

  It was a beautiful Tuscan evening and perfect for tasting Altesino Brunello outside in Piazza Repubblica in front of the Molesini Wine Shop. The line up for the free tasting was pretty impressive. We began with a taste of the Rosso di Montalcino Altesino 2011 DOCG, pretty impressive for “just” a Rosso.  They use the same grapes as are used for the Brunello, they just come from younger vines and are aged for less time. The...