The Pristine Rosso Cònero

June 18, 2020

In Monte Cònero lies the scene; a nearly 2,000 foot promontory that sharply breaks the continuity of the Adriatic coast south of Ancona. These chalk and limestone cliffs, that were once part of the sea-floor, seem to elevate from, and tumble into the constantly changing emerald hues of the sea simultaneously; like a giant white bordered ember that smolders on the water. In a short distance, a multifarious array of astonishing landscapes unfolds cheek by jowl to the ocean. The salty, iodine scents of the sea battling with the musky scents of the land imbued with a particular Marche infused macchia Meditteranea.  

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New Native Varietal: Uva Francesca di Carmignano

June 8, 2020

In the Italian wine business, one of the most gratifying aspects is being able to delve into the immense diversity of the hyper-regional bounty of autochthonous varieties that has propelled Italian wine into new fame and commercial success. Whilst there was a vague recognition that Bordeaux grape based Super-Tuscans were once very important for originally gaining world recognition of Italian wines, these wines had been bypassed by this new awakening of the indigenous. The Tuscan original new wave in the 1970’s of Tiganello, Sassicaia and Ornellaia is seemingly now too expensive, too fogeyish and too inauthentic; more redolent of Mar a Lago than Babbo.

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