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Vangone
Napa Valley’s founding myths tend to follow a familiar script—a pioneer, a vision, a dusty pickup truck, and a vineyard hacked out of the scrub. Vangone’s story begins with a van and the kind of phone call no landowner wants.
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Brunello di Montalcino: 2012-2021 — A Decade in Context
In advance of our annual Brunello tastings of the 2022 vintage, I visited the region in October to participate in Brunello Forma. Gabriele Gorelli MW and Andrea Lonardi MW recently launched Brunello Forma, in conjunction with the Consorzio Brunello, to provide an accurate perspective on the style and quality of the Brunello vintage about to be released. The initiative brings together eight Masters of Wine from around the world for a blind tasting of 54 Brunellos from the 2022 vintage. I’ll be publishing more about…...