Sucking Grapes

RENZO COTARELLA EXPLAINS WHY, AFTER MORE THAN 73 VINTAGES, HE TURNED A HISTORICAL CHIANTI CLASSICO INTO A MODEST IGT

A wine of which more than 3 million bottles are produced annually and which Sainsbury’s has stocked since the mid 1980s you wouldn’t expect to be the centre of attention of a vertical tasting going back to 1974 presented in the sumptuous surroundings of the posh Lanesborough Hotel in Knightsbridge. (more…)

THE CHIANTI CLASSICO ESTATE IS FRANK GRACE’S FAVOURITE PET

That is “Grace”, like in “saying Grace”, or, rather, Frank Grace, the American proprietor of the eponymous estate in the heart of Chianti Classico, Panzano, who apparently merely stumbled upon the winery on his search for a little pied-a-terre for his retirement. (more…)