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On tour in Tuscany

It has been 20 years since I last visited Tuscany with our wine buyer Sebastian Payne MW, then last year I was lucky enough to go back, not once, but twice!

Tuscany's rich heritage is a joy to discover, its vineyards among the most stunning, the food to die for…but the fascination for we oenophiles and story chasers is what's been going on in the vineyards and cellars...

Joanna Goodman

Joanna Goodman
News & Content Editor

  • date March & October 2016
  • location Tuscany
  • people Joanna Goodman & Sebastian Payne MW
Tuscany then and now

Tuscany then and now

During an office clear-out we discovered Sebastian Payne's trip report from 1997 in which he talked about being 'in at the birth' of something really exciting going on in the vineyards of Tuscany, how thrilling to return to see the results

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Would the real sangiovese please stand up!

Would the real sangiovese please stand up!

Italy's most widely planted premium grape is a little hard to pin down. It's a sensitive soul needing lots of love and attention and liable to change its character and even its name

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Take two Chiantis

Take two Chiantis

We visit relative new comers to The Society, Frascole in Chianti Rufina and Poggiopiano in the heart of Chianti Classico, suppliers of our Exhibition wine

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Montalcino: a Tuscan treasure

Montalcino: a Tuscan treasure

It's important to have vineyards 'on the right side of town' if you're a Brunello di Montalcino producer, but having vines on all sides is even better!

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Magnificent Castello di Brolio birthplace of the Chianti formula Red sky at night - Poggiopiano's Rosso di Sera Andrea Lonardi winemaker extraordinare at Val di Suga which is the Montalcino home of Bertani Domains On tour in Tuscany – the winning group of members from last year's 'trip of a lifetime' Isole e Olena villa Husband and wife team Enrico and Elisa Lippi of Azienda agricola Frascole The Canalicchio di Sopra label depicts the bell tower in Montalcino – once the label designated for all the wines of the denominazione – the family applied for special dispensation to be able to use it as they were founding members of the consorzio Laura Brunelli chose to have the doors in her new cellar handmade out of similar oak that is used in for the barrels A charming spot at Enrico and Elisa's organic farm, named Frascole after the hill on which it sits at the far north of Chianti Rufina

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Canalicchio di Sopra >

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Azienda Frascole >
Poggiopiano >
Gianni Brunelli >
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Experience trips to other countries with our buying team

Spain 2016

Spain 2016

Buyer Pierre Mansour makes a pilgrimage to Spain, to visit one of the country's oldest but least known wine regions, before returning with Trainee Buyer Freddy Bulmer to try some exclusive and very special blends.

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The Glories of the Loire

Loire 2016

The Glories of the Loire

Cheryl Lee joins Joanna Locke MW on a trip to the Loire to get an early taste of the 2015 Muscadet vintage, before heading to Saumur to blend our latest Crémant.

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Austria 2016

Discovering Austria

The Society’s digital copywriter Martin Brown joins buyer Sarah Knowles MW on a tour of Austria, where they enjoy the fruits of the excellent 2015 vintage and blend a new Society wine.

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Bordeaux En Primeur 2016

A First Taste of Bordeaux En Primeur

Assessing wine when it is still in barrel and making a judgement, not just about its quality, but also its potential keeping quality, is a challenging task which David Marsh was intrigued to witness first hand.

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