Borgo Casa al Vento are old friends - and they have some special offers with direct to the United States shipping for Christmas (Natale).

Tuscany has been hard hit by COVID-19, as has all of Italy, Europe, and the world - but this is a chance to help support a great producer, family, friends, and bring a little Tuscan cheer into your home for this holiday season.

The offers - contact them directly to place your order:

HOTEL +39 0577.749068 | [email protected]
CANTINA +39 0577.749485 | [email protected]
whatsapp +39 3312897359

Offerta Natale Selezione

Offerta Natale Olio

Offerta Natale Fata (Merlot)

Our friend at Tuscan Trails started a wine club earlier this year. Todd is a great guy who lives in Florence and has been running wine tours in Tuscany for over 15 years.

He just released his 2020 fall offering, and I have to say that not only are the wines top shelf, the pricing is competitive, and they are delivered to your door! This is a really unique deal - I don't think you can wrong here. I was a buyer of his earlier Brunello offer earlier this year, and I will be snapping up this one also.

There's only one catch - you have to get your orders in by October 14th!

Always a favorite event - all the best producers, all the best wine:

Preparati a conoscere i nostri produttori, uno a uno.

 

Firenze, mercoledì 18 febbraio 2015

10.00 - 19.00 (ultimo ingresso ore ore 18.00)

 

Stazione Leopolda V.le F.lli Rosselli, 5 (Porta al Prato).

Degustazione in anteprima delle annate 2014, 2013, della Riserva e Gran Selezione 2012 con la presenza di oltre 140 produttori

Assaggio oli DOP Chianti Classico raccolto 2014

This event seems to be changing direction a bit this year - two new locations and a little different spin on things. It is also wrapped up into the larger DILADDARNO in Festa (PDF).

One of the locations is the Barthel showroom on via Serragli:

Here is the full schedule in Italian:

Interesting, refreshing article about "post modern" wine making:

"Almost everybody uses [modern] technology, but they want to be seen as on the artisanal side," Smith says. "That's why we all 'do the minimum,' whatever the hell that is. It's an illusion, and we've worked very hard to create it. I'm offering an alternative that we just be straight with people."

Smith's new book, "Postmodern Winemaking," is an occasionally dense text studded with moments of poetry. He can go deeply into the molecular changes in wine and the methods that cause them. And his embrace of wines is inclusive; on the phone, he bristles at the idea that wines with less oak flavor could be considered "better."

Coming up soon - 43rd Edition, September 5th to 8th, 2013!

Expò del Chianti Classico from 20inchianti.com on Vimeo.

At a great little Italian restaurant run by Francesco Buitoni (yes, sono buoni!) in Red Hook (Dutchess Co.) we were surprised to see the Stefano Amerighi Syrah from Cortona on the wine list!

A little pricey at $70 a bottle, but good to know it is there if we need it.

This 4 day wine event starts this Friday, June 7th. More info on their website: http://www.divinoetrusco.it

Chianti Classico E is a several weekend event celebrating the Chianti Classico zone: wine & food events, seminars, tastings, excursions and games to get acquainted with Chianti Classico producers and their beautiful territory! Visit their website for details and reservations.

There is a new edition of Wine Town Firenze happening this May 17th and 18th. We have written about this event before, but this edition seems very organized, and their website is up to date, with maps and information (unfortunately, it seems to be only in Italian at the moment however).

This event works with a charged card (you buy an initial card for 15 euro that has 5 points on it) and you can refill the card as needed. Some wineries charge several points for their wines, but there are plenty that are a single point or two. It is also usually more than just a taste - it is a small glass of wine to enjoy at the various events and "palazzi" - where there is usually music and some other types of performances going on.

And of course, there is always some kind of food to be found! Here are some photos from past editions: