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Consorzio Montefalco

Sagrantino’s technical tamers

07/11/2017 by Ellen Wallace 2 Comments

Third in a 4-part series How to make great wine despite astringent tannins If a wine has strong tannins, you cellar it until it becomes drinkable, right? That’s one step, but there is quite a lot more to getting a good wine from grapes with very strong tannins. Sicily’s Nero d’Avola is the grape I’ve […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: Antonelli, Caprai, Còlpetrone, Consorzio Montefalco, DOCG, Perticaia, polyphenols, Sagrantino, tannins

Umbrian good karma: rebirth of Sagrantino

01/11/2017 by Ellen Wallace 3 Comments

First of a 4-part series Montefalco is a relatively new Umbrian magnet for winelovers, thanks in no small part to its intriguing contrasts. Start with the town itself, all hardness cushioned by softness: built on and surrounded by pink-tinged monastic era stone, perched above green rolling hillsides. Shop after shop boasts foods for grandmothers’ recipes and […]

Filed Under: Travels, Wineries Tagged With: amphores, Antonelli, Caprai, Consorzio Montefalco, DOC, DOCG, Italy, Montefalco, rosso, Sagrantino, tannins, Umbria

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