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Episode 96: Working our Way up the Boot Into Central Italy
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
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Moving up the boot, we wander into the vineyards of Central Italy, which contains Tuscany, which is world famous for its delicious Sangiovese; Chianti, Brunelo di Montalcino, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, and lets not forget those rogues, the super- Tuscans. With the judicial addition of select international grape varieties we get the big dogs like Sassicaia, In this episode we check out some lesser- known wines from Montecucco.
The we slide over to Abruzzo ( next door) for a little sip of everyone's favorite, affordable, pizza wine; Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. Not to be confused with the Vino Nobile mentioned above. Don't worry. We sort it all out.
Released:
Jun 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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