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Discovering Tenuta del Buonamico in the Hills of Tuscany Some of the best wine discoveries happen when you're not necessarily looking for them. And sometimes, having family in Italy makes those discoveries even better. During our travels through Tuscany, our cousin Grazia Lorenzetti took us to Tenuta del Buonamico, a winery in the small hilltop town of Montecarlo, not far from Lucca. Now, when most people hear Montecarlo, they immediately think of Monaco, the famous Mediterra

A 2024 Ciliegiolo from Maremma Toscana Everyone knows Chianti. Most Italian wine lovers have heard of Brunello di Montalcino. And if you've spent much time exploring Tuscany, you've probably come across Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. But what about Ciliegiolo? This time, Società del Vino takes us to the southern coast of Tuscany, where a lesser-known red grape is beginning to get some well-deserved attention. Our bottle is a 2024 Ciliegiolo Maremma Toscana DOC, produced by Can

Castello di Oliveto Chianti Riserva 2022 — A Taste of Tuscany's Past Some bottles have an interesting grape. Others have an interesting winemaker. And then there are bottles that come with nearly 600 years of history. This time, Società del Vino takes us back to Tuscany, to a hilltop castle just outside Castelfiorentino, southwest of Florence. The wine is a 2022 Castello di Oliveto Chianti Riserva DOCG, produced by Fattoria Oliveto. It's a traditional Tuscan red built around

Grecanico and Grillo — Two Whites from Menfi Two bottles from the same winery, the same vintage, and the same stretch of Sicily's southwestern coast. But two different grapes with two very different stories to tell. This time, Società del Vino takes us to Menfi, a coastal town in southwestern Sicily, where Cantine Settesoli produces wines that reflect the island's Mediterranean climate and long winemaking history. We have a 2025 Grecanico Terre Siciliane IGT and a 2025 Grillo

Sometimes the best bottle from a trip isn’t the biggest, oldest, or most expensive. It’s simply the one you can’t stop thinking about. Of all the wines I tasted and brought home from Italy, one stood out more than I expected: Cà Maiol Prestige Lugana 2025. It stood out enough that I didn’t bring home two or three bottles.I bought twelve. There was something about this wine that captured exactly what I like in an Italian white—bright, clean and refreshing, but with enough char

Montepulciano to San Gimignano Three bottles that show how much can change when you travel just a little farther down the road in Tuscany. The third shipment of Italian wines has arrived, and this time we're staying entirely in Tuscany. But we're narrowing the map.Two of these wines come from Montepulciano in southeastern Tuscany. The third comes from San Gimignano, about 60 miles to the northwest. And while that isn't a huge distance, the wines couldn't be more different. We

A Different Taste of Tuscany From Montecarlo in the hills outside Lucca to Empoli west of Florence, four bottles that show how much variety you can find without ever leaving Tuscany. One of the things I'm beginning to appreciate about Italian wine is just how local it can be. You don't have to travel from Tuscany to Piedmont or Sicily to find completely different wines. Sometimes you only have to drive an hour. These four bottles are a perfect example. Two come from the area

Four Wines, Four Sides of Tuscany From the hills of Lucca to the Maremma, four bottles that show there is much more to Tuscan wine than Chianti and Brunello. When most people think about Tuscan wine, the first names that come to mind are Chianti and Brunello. But one of the things I love about Italy is how quickly wine changes as you travel from one small area to another. These four bottles are a perfect example. All four come from Tuscany, yet they represent very different p

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