Sunday, October 27, 2013

GREAT VINTAGE SASSICAIA


The 2009 SASSICAIA IS PHENOMINAL
I LOVE IT
WENT CRAZY WHEN I TASTED IT at The 2013
TRE BICCHIERE TASTING THIS YEAR
The 1997 1998 1985 and 2007 Where Among My Favorite
SASSICAIA VINTAGES EVER
WHEN I TATSED THE 2009 ?
WELL, ONE of MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES
The 2009 SASSICAIA Is in PERFECT BALANCE
That's ALL I REALLY NEED To SAY
If a WINE Is In PERFECT BALANCE
That Pretty Much Tells The WHOLE STORY
GREAT JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT of ACID
TANNIN AROMA AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING
YOU LOOK For In A GREAT WINE
The 2009 SASSICAIA Has IT
IT's a 94 Point WINE In MY BOOK
Again, LOVE IT !!!!



SASSICAIA WINEMAKER SEBASTIANO ROSA
And I TOAST HIS OTHER GREAT WINE
BARRUA
WE TALK ABOUT BARRUA
And The SASICAIA 2009
"And YES"
WE DRANK The SASSICAIA Too !!!
The 2009




















ITALIAN WINE MASTERS CHIANTI BRUNELLO TASTING


Emanuela Stucchi 
Badia Coltobono
And Me


The Italian Wine Masters met at the New York Hilton for their Annual Chianti Brunello Tasting on Tuesday, February 8th. Many fine wines where on hand, including a Prosecco Tasting with many producers on hand including from Conegliano Valdobbiadene Consorzio along with numerous Vino Nobile, Chianti, and Brunello estates on hand. The stars of the show were of course the wines of Brunello di Montalcino. Not to take anything away from the zones of Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano, Chianti, or Prosecco that wonderful refreshingly light bubbly from the Veneto and the Wine Bars of Venice, Prosecco.
I must say, as being a great lover of Chianti and one of its Biggest Advocates in all the United States as well as being one of the country's top authorities on the subject, I was a bit disappointed with the Chianti offerings on hand. Two of my favorites in Fontodi and Vignamaggio from Panzano and Greve respectively were present, such notables and top producers as : Villa Calcainaia, Monsanto, Badia Coltobuono, and Castello Verrazzno were not where in sight. Si La Vie.
Let's get to Brunello. The tasting was of the latest vintage on release. This being the 2006 vintage Brunello and 2004 and 2005 Brunello Riserva. There were some solid offerings with favorites of the tasting going to Fattoria Barbi, Ffrescobaldi, Col d'Orcia, Livio Sassetti, and Tenuta Greppone Mazzi.
Favorite of all were the normale Brunello 2006 by both Fattoria Barbi and Brunello Castel Giocondo from Marchese Frescobaldi of whom my good friend the Marchese Ferdinado Frescobaldi was on hand, and as always great to see. 



My BUD
The MARCHESE FERDINANDO FRESCOBALDI
And ME
"I LIKE To CALL HIM The MICKEY MANTLE of ITALIAN WINE"


The Rosso di Montalcino's of which the 2009 vintage were shown at the tasting were a wonderful surprise. Most were drinking beautifully, medium in body, full of flavor, and just pleasantly enjoyable drinking wines. I particularlly loved the Barbi Rosso and Frescobaldi Rosso di Montalcino Campo ai Sasso 2009, of which I could have sat there drinking and chatting all day with the Marchese Frescobaldi. Quite a wonderful experience.
My favorite Brunello of the day was the Brunello Riserva 2005 from Fattoria Barbi. A awesome wine that was absolute perfection. And for overall the best table that just edged out Barbi by a hair was the table of the Noble Frescobaldi Family, with the lovely Rosso Campo ai Sasso, the Brunello 2006, and the Brunello Riserva 2005. The only dissapointment on the table was the Brunello Luce della Vite 2006 Of Castelgiocondo of which was quite tannic and lacking in overall balance.
I pleasant surprise was from Castello Romitorio, who was showing a wonderful wine in the San'Antimo Ross 2006.
This wine was a real winner and a joy to drink. Made up
made up of 60% Sangiovese, 20% Canaiolo, and 20% Cabernetof Sauvignon, perfectly balance and a joy to drink.

by Daniel Bellino Zwicke




KEVIN ZRALY TALKS BRUNELLO


KEVIN ZRALY
"I WANT TAHT JACKET KEVIN" !!!


The Great Kevin Zraly held a Brunello Seminar at The New York Brunello Tasting 2013 ...And for the few lucky enough to attend, it was quite a great event. Great, yes great, and Mr. Keven Zraly in my book is quite great when it comes to knowledge of wine, his Love and approach to it, drinking, tasting for his own pleasure and knowledge as well as the Drinking, Tasting, and Education Kevin imparts on those in his classes, readers and owners of his famed Windows On The World Wine Course (Book), and anyone as I've Just said "Lucky Enough to Attend One of Mr. Zraly's Wine Seminars," in this case for one of Italy's and The World's most esteemed wines and one of Kevin's 3 Favorite Wines (Kevin's words) Brunello di Montalcino.

   "Don't Touch It! Don't touch it !!!" shouts Kevin Zraly, near the beginning of his seminar. He know there are always people on every level of experience at any one of the many wine seminars he has conducted over the years, including the most experienced and at least one or maybe several people who have never ever been to a Seminar Wine Tasting like this in their lives. This maybe their first one, "Don't Touch Don't touch!!!" It's quite funny and a bit shocking the way Kevin does these as he sets the tone for his style of wine seminar, which is "No Muss No Fuss No BS," and as Mr. Zraly says no English Poetry, in an effort to say there will be none of that overdone pontification, just straight normal talk, and talk even a beginner could grasp about wine, and with Kevin his approach will make you love the object and the subject of "Wine" even more. That's what a great wine educator does. There are not many better than Kevin Zraly, "if any?"
   Yes, the seminar was quite wonderful. If being at the most important Brunello Tasting of the year wasn't enough, and being the first in the World to taste the 2008 Vintage and 07 Riservas, in a beautiful setting like Gotham Hall, in The Greatest City in The World, and as the Head of The Brunello Consorzio stated this glorious day, "New York Is The Greatest and Most Important Market in The World For The Producers of Brunello di Montalcino." Yes Sir "It Is." Yes those at The New York Brunello Tasting were among-st the first in the World to taste these fine wines, and Mr.s Zraly made that point, as well as stating how wonderful the Wines were, that we were very fortunate to be drinking them, and that Brunello was along with Bordeaux, one of his 3 Favorite wines in the World to drink. Myself and Michael Colameco (Who is The fine host of "Real Food" one of TV's Best Cooking Shows on PBS) sitting next to me at the seminar, we both surmised the third  of Kevin's 3 Favorite Wines of The World had to be Burgundy. This we need to find out.
    "Smell it 3 times. Cover the glass with your hand. Sniff! Toast the person sitting next to you and drink. Think about it for 1 minute at 15 second intervals. Do you still taste it? What do you taste?" Well, we tasted 8 very fine offerings of this fabulous wine, Brunello di Montalcino. The wines were all wonderful, and being at Benvenuto Brunello in such a gorgeous setting as Gotham Hall and being led in a Tasting of Great Brunello by one of the World's Greatest Authorities on Wine, this was a combination that was unbeatable. Being in the Italian Wine and Restaurant Business for more than 25 and writing for another 8, I can tell your that I've been to many a incredible wine event, like: a Vertical Wine tasting and Luncheon with the Marchese Piero Antinori, Dinner at Spark's Steak-House with Jacopo Biondi Santi and his wines, as well as lunches and dinners on many great wine estates in Italy. The kind of events people would kill to be able to attend, I've been to many, and this Brunello Seminar tasting with kevin Zraly shall be filed in my head with some of those other great wine moments. It was most enjoyable, and I'm so glad I made it (almost din't go).
   So Bravo Brunello! And Bravo Kevin for your passion, love of the wine, and the way you lead others, in your very Zraly Direction.



Daniel Bellino Zwicke


BRUNELLO SEMINAR with KEVEN ZRALY .. January 31, 2013 .... Afternoon Seminar

WINES: BRUNELLO di MONTALCINO

1.   Palazzo - 2008
2.   Fanti -2008
3.   Tenute Sivio Nardi - 2008
4.   Donatella Cinelli Colombini - 2008
5.   Uccelliera - 2008
6.   Palazzo - Riserva 2004
7.   Col D'Orcia 2001
8.   IL Poggione Riserva 1999


An overall assessment and thoughts on the 8 Brunello's we tasted. First off, they were all very good to wonderful to remarkable. A great line-up including some excellent producers and very fine vintages of recent years. It seemed an overall consensus that pretty much everyone (Writers, Restaurant People, Wine Professionals,and Hobbyists) in the room liked each and every wine we drank, all wonderful wines, and with Kevin "Cheer-Leading" us with his love of wine and Brunello, I believe everyone enjoyed these wines even more than if they had tasted all 8 in another manner than this great tasting-seminar.
   As all wines were wonderful, I must admit that there were 3 wines that we all got a bit more excited and super-charged over. These wines were; the Brunello Uccelliera 2008, the Brunello Col D'Orcia 2001, and the Brunello IL Poggione 1999 ... Without going into any, as Kevin Zraly would say "English Poetry" these 3 wines were just wonderful. The kind of wines you light up over and just saying "Wow," is enough to say that they had everything you want in a great Brunello or any great wine, great aroma, Wonderful Taste combined with "Perfect Balance," and simply greatness.
   Again, a great tasting, overall Benvenuto Brunello, lots of great wines, wonderful people, and a fine Seminar-Tasting of Brunello conducted by Mr. Kevin Zraly. Again, Bravo!






It's BRUNELLO TIME in NEW YORK



Brunello Time in New York! Hey I think i just coined a new phrase for our great city New York.   Yes I know it can never catch on like the poetic "Autumn in New York" ... Autumn in New York, the phrase started as a song in 1937, a song that became quite famous and sung by many musical greats like Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitgerald to name just two. The phrase has been made into a movie, and tough it has been a hugely successful song, it's greatest popularity and famed comes as a "Saying" and Slogan of The Great City of New York, "Autumn in New York." Brunello Time in New York. No it will never be as famed as the Autumn of New York, but if you're as big as an Italian Wine Geek and Lover like me, this phrase Brunello Time in New York will sound quite wonderful to you.
    Yes, yesterday, January 31, 2013 was Brunello Time in New York with for all us Italian Wine Guys (Girls too), one of our biggest and most cherished days of the year, The New York Italian Wine Year anyway. It is the Brunello Tasting, as we New York Wine Guys call it. The official named used by The Consorzio Del Vino Brunello Di Montalcino, the governing body of the famed Italian Wine Brunello, these are the people who organize this great show and tasting of the release of the latest vintage of Brunello, the tasting officially known as Benvenuto Brunello.
  As I said, this tasting (event) is one of the most dear of the year to me. That is along with the 
Tri Bicchieri Tasting, the biggest of the year. The Brunello Tasting is quite dear to me, as Sangiovese is my favorite of all grapes, as are the great wines made of it, especially Chianti and Brunello, my favorites, along with Morellino de Scansano, Vino Nobile, and some Super Tuscans that are based on this noble grape Sangiovese. And speaking of Sngiovese and Brunello, the wine Brunello is made of 100% Sangiovese, and of Snagiovese Grosso, also known as Brunello. And Brunello can only be made in Montalcino, and no-where else in the World, and it must be made to the exacting standards of The Consorzio del Brunello Di Montalcino, of whose President was on hand for the event.
    The event "The Brunello Tasting" consist of 52 of the more than 200 producers of Brunello. The main reason for this Brunello Tasting is the "Release of The Newest Vintage of Brunello di Montalcino," in this case The 2013 Brunello Tasting is for the Release of The 2008 Brunello's and The 2007 Brunello Riservas. These are the two main wines of the tasting, but other wines are shown and offered, along with Moscadello the famed Dessert Wine of Montalcino based on Moscato. All producers will have on hand their Rosso di Montalcino made with the same grapes (100% Sangiovese Grosso "Brunello") as the Brunello. The Rosso's are not aged as long, and the grape yeild is slighly higher. The 2010 Rosso di Montalcino where on hand, and one of the nice things about drinking these Rossos is that you can get an advanced glimpse of what the 2010 Brunello's will be like when they are released in 2016.

     Well, some Big Guns of Italian Wine were out at the Brunello Tasting. Big Guns from Italy along with some Big New York Italian Wine Guys like; Renzo Raspiacolli (Wine Director Barolo), Phillipo Debarladino, and Charles Scicolone, one of America's Greatest Authorities of Italian Wine "If Not Thee # 1 Top Guy." And speaking of Big Guns, as far as Italian Wine goes, The Biggest Gun of Them All, "The Marchese Piero Antinori" was on hand at this, one, along with The Count Cinzano of Col d'Orcia and other Italian Wine luminaries.


Daniel Bellino-Zwicke





"ME And THE MARCHESE"
MARCHESE PIERO ANTINORI
BRUNELLO TASTING 
NEW YORK 2013




MARCHESE FERDINANDO FRESCOBALDI
With ITALIAN FOOD & WINE WRITER
DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE









Saturday, October 26, 2013

ITALIAN WINE GUYS FAVORITE WINES






NOT IN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER
LOVED ALL THESE WINES

I SODI SAN NICCOLO  2008
BAROLO RENATO RATTI "ROCCHE" 2008

GAJA BARBARESCO 2009

CHATEAU CHEVAL BLANC 2006

OPUS ONE

"MORMORETO" MARCHESI de' FRESCOBALDI 2009
IL PARETO Tenuta Nozzole 2009


CHIANTI CLASSICO "RANCIA" FELSINA 2009

CHATEAU FAUGERES Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2009
Chateau Ducru-Beucaillou 2006

DOW'S Vintage Porto 2011

CHATEAU COS D' ESTROURNEL 2006

BRUNELLO Ciacci Piccolomini d' Aragona 2008

BRUNELLO CASANOVA di NERI 2008

CHAMPAGNE BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVEE

BRUNELLO Biondi-Santi Tenuta Greppo 2008

Cabernet Sauvignon Beringer Private Reserve 2010

Beaulieu Vineyards BV Cabernet Sauvignon George Latour 2010

OPUS ONE

SOLAIA Marchese Antinori  2004

BRUNELLO "MONtoSOLI" ALTESINO  2008

BAROLO RUNCOT ELEIO GRASSO  2006

CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHCHILD  2003

AMARONE CLASSICO "MANZZANO" MASI 2006

TAURASI "Radici" MASTROBERARDINO 2008

CHATEAU PICHON-LONGUEVILLE Comtese de Lalande 2003

CHAMPAGNE SALON BRUT BLANCS de BLANCS 1999

SASSICAIA Tenuta San Guido  2009

CHAMPAGNE TATTINGER "COMTES De CHAMPAGNE"  2004

BAROLO "LAZZARITO" VIETTI 2009

"VEGA-SICILIA" Bodegas Vega Sicilia  2003

CHIANTI CLASSICO "CASANOVA" Castello Volpaia 2006

SAUTERNES "CAHTEAU d' YGUEM"  2007

AMARONE ZENATO 2009









NY ITALIAN WINE GUY
DANIEL BELLINO-ZWICKE
with Famed Winemaker ALESSANDRO  CELLAI
of Castellare
Holding His Famed I SODI SAN NICCOLO 2008
One of The ITALIAN WINE GUYS FAVORITES
Of the MANY GREAT WINES
at THE WINE SPECTATOR NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE
GRAND TASTING
NEW YORK









Italian Wine Guy Meets With GAJA & ROSA



SEBASTIANO ROSA 
Winemaker For SASSICAIA
And BURAU
With
NEW YORK ITALIAN WINE-GUY
DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE
at NEW YORK WINE EXPERIENCE GRAND TASTING
NEW YORK



Daniel Bellino Z
Chatted With ANGELO GAJA
Tatsed The GAJA BARBARESCO 2009
Loved It
Then Moved On
Italian WIne Guy Rates It a 93


Friday, October 25, 2013

NEW YORK ITALIAN WINE-GUY & FRESCOBALDI


NEW YORK ITALIAN WINE-GUY DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE
FLANKED by LAMBERTO FRESCOBALDI
And HIS UNCLE MARCHES LEONARDO FRESCOBALDI
At GRANDE TASTING NEW YORK

Alessandro Cellai Castellare Daniel Bellino NY

I SODI SAN di NICCOLA 
2008



ALESSANDRO CELLAI
WINEMAKER CASTELLARE
And FAMED I SODI SAN NICOLA
With New York Italian Wine Guy Author Daniel Bellino-Zwicke
At DeGrezia Restorante, NEW YORK

Wine Spectator Grand Tasting Top 10 Wines




TOP10 WINES WINE SPECTATOR GRAND TASTING NEW YORK

  1. Shafer Relentless Napa Valley 2008
  2. Château de St.-Cosme Gigondas 2010
  3. Two Hands Shiraz Barossa Valley Bella’s Garden 2010
  4. Clos des Papes Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2010
  5. Château Guiraud Sauternes 2009
  6. Château Léoville Barton St.-Julien 2009
  7. Shea Pinot Noir Willamette Valley Shea Vineyard Estate 2009
  8. Beringer Cabernet Sauvignon Knights Valley Reserve 2009
  9. Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona Brunello di Montalcino 2007
  10. Achával-Ferrer Malbec Mendoza Finca Bella Vista 2010

BIG GUNS of ITALIAN WINE / GAJA And ?











BIG GUNS of ITALIAN WINE
GAIA GAJA
RENZO RASPIACOLLI
and
DANIEL BELLINO ZWICKE




At TERLATO TASTING
HARLOW
NEW YORK



 The Biog Guns of New York Italian Wine were out and about yesterday. Two of New York's Top Italian Wine Guys, Renzo Raspiacolli (Wine Director Barbetta) and author Daniel Bellino Zwicke (Wine Director DeGrezia / Writer) were spotted at The Terlato Tasting at Harlow in New York tasting and smoozing with non other than Gaia Gaja (daughter of Angelo Gaja) and other wine luminaries. The good friends and two of America's top Italian Wine Authorities hung out and tasted from table-to-table: Chapoutier, great Bollinger Vintage Chamagne, Nino Franco Prosecco from good friend Primo Franco, IL Poggione Brunello and other wines. The highlight of course being the Gaja Barbaresco Brunello and Barolo offerings of which Gaia Gaja poured for the 2 Bug Wine Dogs personally. Daniel said he especially loved the Gaja Coste Russi 2009 .. Daniel also loved the Bollinger Vintage Champagnes, but was quite disappointed with the Brunello's from Il Poggone of which he said were extremely dissapointing. He said the Il Poggione Brunello's at the tasting were flat, and lacked flavor and overall balance. He stated that he has always loved this producer, and for this reason he was so surprised at the showing of these wines.
Daniel and Renzo then moved on to The Palm Bay tasting at Quality Meats a few blocks away on 58th Street. The two Italian Wine Guys were greated by some great sparklers from Italy's Premier Sparkling Wine Produce Ferrari. They tasted  Giulio Ferrari Brut 2001,  Perle Brut 1999,  and Perle Nero Brut  2006 .. The two agreed that these wines were all spectacular and quite a treat as they were only expecting to taste the Non-Vintage Wines of Ferrari and not the special vintages.
Daniel and Renzo then moved on to taste with Francesco Mazzie of Mazzei. ThEY tatsed Mix 36 (100 % Sangiovese) and "Philip" 2008  100% Cabernet Sauvignon and then moved on to the special treat of the table a vertical of Mazzei's famed Super Tuscan "Siepi" 2003  2005  2006 and 2007 vintages. All were oustanding and Daniel said he liked them all, but the 2003 vintage with its concentrated exotic flavors was his fave.
Daniel tatsed the wines of Santa Rita (Chile) with owner Cecilia. They chatted about mutual friend Alvaro Espinosa. Daniel liked all the wines from Cecilia and Santa Rita, his favorite being th Carmenere "Pehuen" 2005, but thought the wines were a bit expensive at mid 30's 40's and $50 the bottle for wines from Chile, Daniel said, "They're a hard sell."



Tuesday, October 22, 2013

GATTINARA TRAVAGLINI In NEW YORK





La PIZZA  e  GATTINARA






DINNER PRIVATE WINE TATSING With CINZIA TRAVAGLINI at GUGINO


We drank, we ate, whe talked we enjoyed .. A private tasting dinner with Cinzia Travaglini. Actually I thought there were going to be more people. Basically it was just me and Cinzia Travaglini tasting me on Travaglini's current vintages of fine wines. We were joined by ANtonio from Palm Bay, Travaglini's Importer, and then when we were finished eating, Chef Luigi joined our table as well. Cinzia started us out with her Nebbiolo Coste Della Sesia .. Travaglini is the unquestionable King of Gattinara, a small zone in northern Peidmonte .. The zone is only about 200 acres of which Travaglini comprises have of the entire zone. Gattinara is made mostly of Nebbiolo at 90 to 100% .. Gattinara may have up to 10% of Bonarda and Vespolina grapes, but all of the Travaglini Gattinara wines are made of 100% Nebbiolo ... Travaglini are Kings of Nebbiolo of which about 97% of their entire vineyards are planted to the grape, along with a very small amount of Uva Rara, Bonarda, and Vespolina .. Yes they are masters of Nebbiolo of which they have been growing since the 1920's ...
So Nenniolo and Gattinara are the thing of Travaglini .. They are the biggest as well as the most famous Gattinara with their signature Trademarked Gattinara Bottle .. OK, so we started out with the Nebbiolo Coste della Sesia which blew my mind. I absolutely loved the wine. It was in perfect balance, full of flavor, yet light in weight, the perfect combination in an Italian Wine which are among the most food friendly wines in the world. And that's what we were doing, food and wine, and yes friendliness too. This wine Coste della Sesia was an absolute marvel of a wine, that is very reasonably price and half to a third the price of the Travaglini Gattinara's which are at their price points quite reasonable for wines of the highest of quality. This is thought of as an entry level wine, but it is anything but. Yes I loved this wine that was perfectly in balance in flavor, tannic and acidic elements along with the correct weight and wonderful flavor of ripe berry fruits with a nice twinge of licorice, just lovely. Cinzia poured me just a little, but it was so good I had to ask for a little more, and then more a thrid and forth time. That's when you know a wine is good.
After the lovely Nebbiolo we moved on to the Gattinara's, thee wine of Travaglini .. We ordered some grilled Clamari and a Pizza Margherita and Chef Luigi sent us some special bread and a platter of Salumi. We all flipped for the Pizza which we all thought was the equal of the finest Pizza from Napoli "The Pizza Capital of The World." Well after all Chef Luigi is from Positano in the area near Naples on the gorgeous Amalfi Coast. We drank the Gattinara 2007 which as well as the Nebbiolo before was absolutely wonderful and a wine in perfect balance. Just delisous. It was then on to the Gattinara Riserva 2006, another winner, and then a very special and rare wine.
The special rare wine in question was il Sogno, which was a special project created by Cinzia's father Giancarlo Travaglini in 2004 ... Giancarlo wanted to make a dry table wine using the appassimento method of drying grapes before the fermentation process as with the famed wines of Amarone and the lesser known Sforvato of Lombardia. Giancarlo picked some of his best Nebbiolo Grapes and set them out to dry on matts. Unfortunately Giancarlo passed away in November of 20024 when the grapes had only been drying for 1 month. Cinzia and her winemaker husband continued the project.  They finished drying thr Nebbiolo grapes, fermented them and made the wine that tey called il Sogno "The Dream." 
So Cinzia poured me a glass of il Sogno, and again my mind was blown. The wine an absolute gem had all sorts of wonderful flavors running through my mouth. It was delisious, it had power, but not too much as some big AMarone sometimes do. The wine was a delight and I'm looking forward to putting it on my own list.
We also drank the Gattinara "Tre Vigna," The Three Vineyards .. The fruit for Tre Vigna comes from 3 very special small vineyards on the Travaglini Estate. These 3 different vineyards have different geographical vineyards on the estate and bring different characteristics to the wine to make up one complete and wonderful structure of a wine, 
Travaglini Gattinara "Tre Vigne"
 So we drank the fine wines from Cinzia Travaglini, we had perfect Pizza, Antipasti, followed by some wonderful Tagiatelle con Tartufo and Brasato di Manzo (Braised Beef), and finished up with some tasty desserts. It was a fine night and a dinner that along with the many wonderful private luncheons and dinners I have had over the years with some of Italy's most prestigious winemakers, like Cinzia, I remeber them all, and I will always remember this one, absolutely Wonderful!



Daniel Bellino-Zwicke






CINZIA TRAVAGLINI
of TRAVAGLINI








Wednesday, October 16, 2013

CHIANTI COMES TO TOWN




CASTELLO VERRAZZANO
GREVE in CHIANTI CLASSICO






Wine Director
Daniel Bellino-Zwicke
DeGrezia Restorante
New York
with
Cavalier Luigi Cappellini
Owner
CASTELLO VERRAZZANO
GREVE in CHIANTI





CELLARS at CASTELLO VERRAZZANO





Verrazzano Rosso
Chianti Classico
Chianti Classico Riserva
The Wines I Tasted 
with Luigi Cappellini
at
DeGrezia Restorante
NEW YORK





Luigi and I Drank
The SASELLO
2004
"One of The Greatest Wines of The Year"
AMAZING !






Verrazzano Cellars






GRAPES DRYING
For VIN SANTO
CASTELLO VERRAZZANO






Vino Santo