DOCSLIB.ORG

As the Head of a 700-Year-Old Winemaking Dynasty, Lamberto

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
As the Head of a 700-Year-Old Winemaking Dynasty, Lamberto Nick Madigan | August 14, 2018 As the head of a 700-year-old winemaking dynasty, Lamberto Frescobaldi is overseeing a construction project in one of his Tuscany vineyards using technology that would have seemed otherworldly to his ancestors: high-flying drones. Ubiquitous as toys for the gadget-minded — and sometimes for purposes like spying and dropping explosives — drones have become indispensable tools in construction and real estate. Their relatively low cost and ease of handling have made work more efficient for architects, landscape designers, surveyors, builders, structural engineers and brokers. By launching a drone over the Perano vineyard in the Chianti region south of Florence, Mr. Frescobaldi can examine the progress of a 25,000-square-foot garden being built atop one of his wine cellars. The rooftop garden is intended for wine tastings, a crucial marketing strategy for the vintner’s business, Marchesi Frescobaldi. The company, which has a half-dozen vineyards that produce 11 million bottles of wine each year, reported revenue of $120 million in 2017. Richard Shelbourne, a British landscape architect who designed the garden, said the drone images helped refine the project. “The garden design, which started in my head and was then calculated and set out on paper, could now be seen in full scale from the air, and all the lines and curves were in the right place,” he said. The drone allowed the men to observe the work of excavators and motorized barrows, and the construction of pergolas, fountains and terra-cotta walkways. After looking at the drone footage during construction, they decided to modify an entrance to the garden. “I asked my son to fly over a number of times, so I could imagine how it would be planted, to give it attention from a perspective that you usually do not have,” Mr. Frescobaldi said. “These modern devices, these videos — it’s progress.” Small, swift and agile, drones have all but replaced the more costly and less nimble helicopter for tasks that involve inspections, measurements and marketing images. Interest in drones is rising for both consumer and commercial use. Sales of drones increased 33 percent in 2017 over the prior year, according to the market research firm NPD Group. In 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration allowed commercial drone use for a broad range of businesses, but with restrictions: Pilots must be at least 16 years old and pass a written test. On building sites, drones are saving money and time by providing digital images, maps and other files that can be shared in a matter of minutes, said Mike Winn, the chief executive of DroneDeploy, a company founded five years ago in San Francisco that creates software for, among other uses, operating drones with mobile apps. Drones are reducing the travel time for busy executives, Mr. Winn said. “The head office can see what’s going on, and the safety team, the costing team, the designers — all of them can contribute to the project, share data and comment on it, without actually going to the job.” They could also improve safety, too. In the days before drones, Mr. Winn said, measuring the roof of a house for solar panels would require “a guy with a tape measure to climb up there,” which often produced inaccurate results and, like anything involving heights, was dangerous. Such peril is magnified in the construction of skyscrapers, said John Murphy Jr., a contractor on the Paramount Miami Worldcenter, a 58-story condominium tower being built in downtown Miami. Before drones, Mr. Murphy said, workers seeking access to the exterior of a high-rise were “dropped over the side” in so-called swing stages, small platforms that hang from cables. Often used by window cleaners, swing stages are precarious in high winds. “No one wants to go out there,” he said. “It’s scary.” Falls accounted for 384 of the 991 deaths in the construction industry in 2016, according to the latest figures from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. That number could be reduced over time by increasing the use of drones for quality-control inspections and similar missions. “We’re definitely limiting the exposure to workers,” said Mr. Murphy, who on a recent afternoon was at the Paramount site to supervise a drone inspection of window glazing on the tower. The drone’s camera was looking for possible leaks, water intrusion and “other things that you can’t see from the interior of the building.” Earlier, the drone was used to check the quality of steel connections in a bridge, 72 feet above the ground, that links the main tower to a parking structure. The utility of drones often begins long before the foundation is poured. They help planners decide where to place new buildings. And at the 87-room Foundry Hotel in downtown Asheville, N.C., the developer sent a drone to the precise height and location of a proposed fourth-floor balcony to help him decide how best to take advantage of the view. “A drone really helps us to conceptualize what a development is going to be, because sometimes it’s hard to do that just from a set of plans,” said Alexandros D. Papapieris, the development manager at McCall Capital, which is converting a 1925 office building in Bristol, Va., into the 65-room Bristol Hotel, set to open this fall. “Everyone loves a good aerial. Drones allowed us to paint a picture for the investors about why this was a good idea.” Careers are being transformed with the new technology. Pedro Domecq, a videographer in San Sebastián, Spain, bought his first drone in 2011. “It cost $6,000,” he said. “Now, they cost $1,000 and they’re much better.” Initially, Mr. Domecq used the drone to capture aerial videos of his picturesque Basque Country surroundings and share them on social media. Now, under the banner of his company, Heliworx, Mr. Domecq spends much of his time fulfilling contracts with builders. “It’s all much easier with a drone,” said Mr. Domecq, who has lately been producing high-definition aerial surveys for the construction conglomerate Acciona, which is building a high-speed railroad that will connect the Basque Country with Madrid. Mr. Domecq’s drone flights are aided by photogrammetry, in which three-dimensional digital models are created from overlapping photographs of a structure, landscape or object. Some of the flights involve mapping the paths to be taken underground by the many tunnels required for the railroad in the region’s mountainous terrain. Younger business owners see drones as a moneymaking tool. After graduating from college four years ago and starting a small video marketing company in Charleston, S.C., Matt Coda found himself being asked to produce industrial videos with a drone. His biggest coup was a contract for his company, Vive Media, to document the first phase of construction of a 280-acre container terminal for the South Carolina Ports Authority. For more than a year, said Mr. Coda, 26, he provided monthly progress reports to his client, the S.J. Hamill Construction Company, in the form of video updates. He flew the drone along the same two routes on the development site to show Hamill Construction the entire property as the project progressed. In May, Mr. Coda began working on the building site of the South Carolina Aeronautical Training Center, an $80-million, 224,000-square-foot structure at Trident Technical College in North Charleston. “It’s fascinating to see a project evolve,” said Mr. Coda, a certified drone operator. “But I’m grateful to be the one flying the drone and not doing the actual construction.” New York Times EDITORIAL PROFILE/BACKGROUND Aims to educate and entertain its weekly readers, this notable section carries a range https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/ of general-interest themes that appeal to the masses. The magazine offers top feature writing on an endless array of topics. The front of book features columns 14/business/drones-real-estate- such as Talk and The Ethicist. The back section features Look, a three-page photo essay; a food column; and Riff, a two-page feature which covers critical writing, construction.html reading and language. Other features throughout the magazine include Versus, a column comparing two items or ideas; Nine of a Kind, a graphic column on current events; Domains, a celebrity shelter column; You Are Here, a look at life in various part of the world; and What They Were Thinking, a photographer Q&A. UVPM: 323,526 .
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Anno 2020', to Frescobaldi
    Award ‘Cantina dell’anno 2020’, to Frescobaldi ”for its success in combining tradition with strategic vision and innovation, for its constant striving for excellence and uncompromising attention to detail. The family’s commitment to developing the unique qualities of each terroir and the professionalism of the Frescobaldi staff represent the best of Italy and its values to the world.” Gambero Rosso More info on www.frescobaldi.com 1000 years of history, 700 years of winemaking, The Frescobaldi family has been narrating the history of Tuscany for over one thousand years. Their wines were welcomed into the prestigious Renaissance and Papal Courts and the English court of Henry VIII. The Frescobaldi estates are situated in some of the best DOC and DOCG appellations. From Castello Pomino situated North-East of Florence along the slopes of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines, to Castello Nipozzano in the heart of Chianti Rufina and Tenuta Castiglioni in Montespertoli. From the uniqueness of Tenuta Perano in the heart of Chianti Classico, Tenuta CastelGiocondo and Tenuta Luce in Montalcino to Tenuta Ammiraglia in the Maremma region and the icons Ornellaia and Masseto in Bolgheri. In addition, Attems in the Collio region of Friuli. Passion, commitment, and perseverance are just some of the qualities treasured and handed down along the thirty generations of the Frescobaldi Family. F l ig h ts Flight A new way to taste three different wines. Flights represent a new and original way to experience the magical world of our wines. They are an easy and fun way to taste three wines, each and aged in a different way, and all from different estates or regions.
    [Show full text]
  • Top of Tuscany
    SPECIAL 2021 TOP OF TUSCANY BIG WINE GUIDE: THE TOP 400 TUSCAN WINES BRUNELLO, CHIANTI CLASSICO, BOLGHERI AND MORE COOL TIPS FOR WHERE TO EAT, DRINK AND STAY Contents 05 Trends & facts 2020/2021 08 The three tenors Legends that have made history 14 The magnificent seven Talents of the year 19 Top 5 white wines The best white wines of the year 20 Top 10 red wines Editorial The best red wines of the year 22 Best buys 2020 10 wines offering top value for money ow that our lives are centred primarily on our own gardens and our own wine cellars (where time and finances allow), we have much more leisure 24 Vernaccia San Gimignano to do what we wish. COVID-19 has affected many things, including our N 28 Maremma view of ourselves as wine connoisseurs and quasi-globetrotters. The majority of our tours of Italy and Tuscany planned for spring and summer 32 Morellino die Scansano DOCG 2020 were limited to the works of Fruttero & Lucentini (especially their ’The Pal- io of Dead Riders’, the best Siena book of all) and to exploring the depths of var- 35 Montecucco ious bottles of mature Brunello, Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile or Bolgheri Supe- 38 Brunello di Montalcino riore. However, things will eventually change, and if you should find the time to flick through this edition of Top of Tuscany as you rekindle your wanderlust with 46 Vino Nobile die Montepulciano a glass of Tignanello or Masseto, we would be delighted. The following pages offer a colourful mix of wine stories, and above all a wealth 50 Chianti Classico DOCG of bottles tasted: we have selected more than 400 from all over Tuscany, with 145 granted the ’Top of Tuscany’ accolade.
    [Show full text]
  • A Florentine Diary
    THE LIBRARIES A FLORENTINE DIARY A nderson SAVONAROLA From the portrait by Fra Bartolomeo. A FLORENTINE DIARY FROM 1450 TO 1516 BY LUCA LANDUCCI CONTINUED BY AN ANONYMOUS WRITER TILL 1542 WITH NOTES BY IODOCO DEL B A D I A 0^ TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY ALICE DE ROSEN JERVIS & PUBLISHED IN LONDON IN 1927 By J. M. DENT & SONS LTD. •8 *« AND IN NEW YORK BY « « E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE ALTHOUGH Del Badia's ample and learned notes are sufficient for an Italian, it seemed to me that many allu­ sions might be puzzling to an English reader, especially to one who did not know Florence well; therefore I have added short notes on city-gates, churches and other buildings which now no longer exist; on some of the festivals and customs; on those streets which have changed their nomenclature since Landucci's, day; and also on the old money. His old-fashioned spelling of names and places has been retained (amongst other peculiarities the Florentine was in the habit of replacing an I by an r) ; also the old calendar; and the old Florentine method of reckoning the hours of the day (see notes to 12 January, 1465, and to 27 April, 1468). As for the changes in the Government, they were so frequent and so complex, that it is necessary to have recourse to a consecutive history in order to under­ stand them. A. DE R. J. Florence 1926. The books to which I am indebted are as follows: Storia della Repubblica di Firenze (2 vols.), Gino Capponi.
    [Show full text]
  • Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva 2017
    Castello Nipozzano Nipozzano Riserva 2017 Formati 0.375 l, Bordolese (0.75 l), Magnum (1.5 l), Double Magnum (3l) Nipozzano Riserva 2017 Chianti Rufina Riserva DOCG The emblematic wine of Castello Nipozzano, the historic Frescobaldi estate located a few miles north-east of Florence, Nipozzano Riserva is symbolic of the Tuscan wine-making tradition and the continuing link with the terroir. Climatic trend Winter 2017 was mild and dry. In spring, the early sprouting of the vines brought the growing season forward. During spring, the arrival of sporadic rains restored the vineyards' water table, guaranteeing a good blooming, still ahead of time with respect to the previous season. The 2017 harvest began at the end of August, after a hot, dry summer that led to the harvesting of well -ripened grapes, qualitatively rich in body and colour. Technical notes Wine Variety: Sangiovese and complementary varieties Alcohol content: 13,50% Vinification and ageing Harvest took place in the first few days of September. As soon as the grapes were harvested, they were taken to the cellar. Once de-stemmed, the natural fermentation process began in thermo-regulated stainless steel vats. The wine remained in the vats to complete maceration. After racking, malolactic fermentation took place in steel as well. At the end of the year, the wine was transferred into barriques, where it was aged for further months. A further period in the bottle brought Nipozzano 2017 to its full expression as a wine with exceptional balance. Tasting notes Nipozzano 2017 conveys the intense, harmonious character of the vintage with personality, translating the heat of the season into the glass.
    [Show full text]
  • Political Conspiracy in Florence, 1340-1382 A
    POLITICAL CONSPIRACY IN FLORENCE, 1340-1382 A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Cornell University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Robert A. Fredona February 2010 © 2010 Robert A. Fredona POLITICAL CONSPIRACY IN FLORENCE, 1340-82 Robert A. Fredona, Ph. D. Cornell University 2010 This dissertation examines the role of secret practices of opposition in the urban politics of Florence between 1340 and 1382. It is based on a wide variety of printed and archival sources, including chronicles, judicial records, government enactments, the records of consultative assemblies, statutes, chancery letters, tax records, private diaries and account books, and the ad hoc opinions (consilia) of jurists. Over the course of four chapters, it presents three major arguments: (1) Conspiracy, a central mechanism of political change and the predominant expression of political dissent in the city, remained primarily a function of the factionalism that had shattered the medieval commune, although it was now practiced not as open warfare but secret resistance. (2) Conspiracies were especially common when the city was ruled by popular governments, which faced almost constant conspiratorial resistance from elite factions that been expelled from the city or had had their political power restricted, while also inspiring increased worker unrest and secret labor organization. (3) Although historians have often located the origins of the “state” in the late medieval and early Renaissance cities of northern and central Italy, the prevalence of secret political opposition, the strength of conspirators and their allies, and the ability of conspiratorial networks, large worker congregations, and even powerful families to vie with weak regimes for power and legitimacy seriously calls this into question.
    [Show full text]
  • Collezione Ornellaia Ornellaia, Tuscany, Italy
    Collezione Ornellaia Ornellaia, Tuscany, Italy Product details Vintage: Drinking: Now Now Producer: Ornellaia Alcohol: Region: Tuscany Variety: Country: Italy About the producer ORNELLAIA WINES When the Ornellaia winery’s founder Marchese Lodovico Antinori planned to start his own wine estate, he had an impressive example to follow within his own family. His brother Piero had helped their cousin Nicolò Incisa della Rocchetta to transform Tenuta San Guido from a limited producer of Bordeaux-style red wine into the winemaker behind the first great Super-Tuscan, Sassicaia. From the start, the plan was based on not deviating too far from a winning formula. The Marchese acquired property adjoining the San Guido estate to the south, in the coastal hills of Bolgeri, west of Siena. Like his familial neighbours, he eschewed Tuscany’s favourite grape, Sangiovese, in favour of planting Cabernets Sauvignon and Franc, and Merlot. However, he did stray from the recipe a little by planting Sauvignon Blanc too. At the turn of the century, the reigns were taken by the combined expertise of the Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi and Robert Mondavi Winery (and later Tenute di Toscana under the control of the Frescobaldi, with Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja at the helm), which provided fresh impetus and serious investment to ensure the growing reputation of Ornellaia would meet its full potential. Armit Wines has been proud to be the exclusive UK importer of Ornellaia wine for over 20 years, through the various changes of ownership, and has extended that relationship to the estate’s other great wines, including Le Serre Nuove dell’Ornellaia and Le Volte dell’Ornellaia.
    [Show full text]
  • Poltical Crimes and Punishments in Renaissance Florence Marvin E
    Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Volume 44 | Issue 5 Article 1 1954 Poltical Crimes and Punishments in Renaissance Florence Marvin E. Wolfgang Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc Part of the Criminal Law Commons, Criminology Commons, and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons Recommended Citation Marvin E. Wolfgang, Poltical Crimes and Punishments in Renaissance Florence, 44 J. Crim. L. Criminology & Police Sci. 555 (1953-1954) This Article is brought to you for free and open access by Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology by an authorized editor of Northwestern University School of Law Scholarly Commons. JOURNAL OF CRIMINAL LAW, CRIMINOLOGY, AND POLICE SCIENCE January-February, 1954 Vol. 44, No. 5 POLITICAL CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS IN RENAISSANCE FLORENCE Marvin E. Wolfgang The author is former chairman of the Department of Sociology and Political Science, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania, and is now a member of the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania. He recently returned from Italy where he visited fourteen penal institutions. This article is a portion of a larger study on which he is working, entitled Crime and Punishment in Renaissance Florence ErroR. History, from early Egyptian and Mesopotamian times to the twen- tieth century, abounds in accounts of political crimes and punishments. From Amenhotep IV, Socrates, and Caesar to Aaron Burr, John Booth, and
    [Show full text]
  • The Evolution of Ornellaia
    The Evolution of Ornellaia An Interview with Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja (left); Casa Ornellaia Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja, Chief Executive Offi cer, Ornellaia in Bolgheri, Italy (above); a bottle of 2011 Ornellaia (below) EDITORS’ NOTE Giovanni Geddes da Filicaja over fully. This was completed by the end of decide on the character. Then we search for the studied Economics at the University of Florence 2001 and we had a 50/50 joint venture between artist who can best project that character. We and entered the wine business in Italy in the Mondavi and Frescobaldi. prepare a presentation and bring the artists to early 1970s, eventually becoming CEO of Rémy I stayed on as CEO with a share of 5 per- our estate to get a feeling about them – then Cointreau’s Italian company. After 12 years as cent, and Mondavi was sold in 2004 to we choose one. The artist has to do one site- CEO of Antinori, he took on the challenge of re- Constellation. Since the beginning of 1997, specifi c work of art, which stays at the es- organizing the worldwide distribution for the I had been CEO of Frescobaldi and we had tate – we now have seven. We then usually Remy Cointreau Group. At the same time, he the option to buy it back from Constellation, produce 111 large format bottles, 100 Double started consulting for Frescobaldi on their joint so we bought back Luce and Ornellaia at Magnums, 10 six-liter bottles, and only one venture project called “Luce della Vite,” with the the beginning of 2005.
    [Show full text]
  • Catalogue of the Medici Archives, Consisting of Rare Autograph Letters, Records and Documents, 1084-1770
    ru im ! m MEDICI ARCHIVES THE PROPERTY OF THE MARQUIS COSIMO DE' MEDICI AND THE MARQUIS AVERARDO DE' MEDICI On MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 4, 1918 AND THREE FOLLOWING DAYS t df tfakntnt.,. t^ ^rM'perlnJLf^ df^- J ' * J^ fl J f f J* / Jf / A '' ' ~ Frontispiece 239 OF THE MEDICI ARCHIVES Consisting of RARE AUTOGRAPH LETTERS Records and Documents 1084-1770 Including ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY-SIX HOLOGRAPH LETTERS OF LORENZO THE MAGNIFICENT The Property of THE MARQUIS COSIMO DE' MEDICI and THE MARQUIS AVERARDO DE' MEDICI WHICH Mill be Sotfc b Huction by MESSRS. CHRISTIE, MANSON & WOODS (L, HANNEN, W. B. ANDERSON, AND V. C. W. AGNEW) AT THEIR GREAT ROOMS 8 KING STREET, ST. JAMES'S SQUARE LONDON On MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1918 AND THREE FOLLOWING DAYS AT ONE O'CLOCK PRECISELY May be viewed Thursday and Friday preceding, and Cata- logues had, at Messrs. CHRISTIE, MANSON AND WOODS' Offices, 8 Kiny Street. St. James s Square, London, S. W. 1 CONDITIONS OF SALE. I. Bidder to be the and if arise THE highest Buyer ; any dispute between two or more Bidders, the Lot so in dispute shall be immediately put up again and re-sold. less than Is. above Five 5s. and II. No person to advance ; Pounds, ; so on in proportion. III. In the case of Lots upon which there is a reserve, the Auctioneer shall have the right to bid on behalf of the Seller. IV. The Purchasers to give in their Names and Places of Abode, and to pay down 5s. in the Pound, or more, in part of payment, of in default or the whole the Purchase-Money, if required ; of which, the Lot or Lots so purchased to be immediately put up again and re-sold.
    [Show full text]
  • Our Red Marchesi Dè Frescobaldi
    Our Red Marchesi dè Frescobaldi Luce 2013 For the production the families Frescobaldi and Mondavi have chosen to purchase an estate in the more prestigious Italian wine zone the hills of Montalcino. So it is created an unforgettable wine, the colour is intense ruby with light notes of purple It comes from a mix of big Sangiovese and Merlot. Lucente 2014 It is composed of 85% Sangiovese and 15% Merlot it is dark red ruby coloured.It has a perfume of fruits of forest as currants and blackberry pleasantly coffee spiced It is combines with dishes as the fillet, the lamb to the oven and the half mature cheeses. Mormoreto 2013 This is also a great wine!! It is composed of Cabernet Sauvignon for 85% and Cabernet Franc for 15%.. It has a perfume with fruit signs of plum and fruits of the forest perfectly mature and well amalgamate. An almost creamy taste with perfectly integrated tannins. Refined in French barriques, it combines very well with mixed grill of meat. Lamaione 2011 - 12 Merlot 100% very intense ruby, red coloured with a very vivacious perfume that gives feelings of currant blueberry and blackberry, the attack to the palate it strikes for the concentration and wealth of taste. It combines very well with the lamb, and tasty red meats. Campo ai Sassi 2015 It is a " Red of Montalcino " vinificated in purity with grapes Sangiovese. Harvested toward halt October, it has started fermenting in steel inox for 15 days and subsequently decanted in oak strokes of Slavonia for a 7 month- refinement.
    [Show full text]
  • To Download a PDF of an Interview with Livia Le Divelec, Brand Ambassador
    Cultivating Toscana Diversity An Interview with Livia le Divelec, Brand Ambassador and Winemaker, Frescobaldi Toscana The Piero Sartogo designed wine cellar at Tenuta Ammiraglia in Magliano, Toscana (left); the aging room at Castello Pomino in Pomino, Tuscany (above) use for a particular sort of terroir because, in the end, it is the wine that will be telling the story and sharing the culture of that specifi c piece of land. Given all of the variations in regard to cli- mate and the terroir, are you able to accurately predict how a new release will turn out or are you at every single estate. Each estate has its own still surprised at the end of the process? team of experts and its own cellar where we We have to be able to read the harvest in process grapes. This is part of a long tradition advance because we get totally different cli- but, of course, we are becoming even more matic conditions every single year. What makes contemporary year after year. While it’s impor- the difference is checking your vineyards and Livia le Divelec with a bottle of Alìe wine tant to remain loyal to tradition, we also have your single vines day after day. We actually run to look beyond our current horizons. Alìe is an in between the wires checking our grapes and EDITORS’ NOTE Livia le Divelec has been a wine- example of this philosophy. our production. If we work this way, we can maker for Frescobaldi Toscana since September Does Frescobaldi Toscana distribute its produce quality grapes and quality wine can be 2014 and its Brand Ambassador since January wines globally or is it customized based on extracted and processed in the cellar.
    [Show full text]
  • The World of Frescobaldi
    WINE & SPIRITS The World of Frescobaldi A WHIRLWIND TASTING TOUR OF FIVE TUSCAN WINE ESTATES archesi de’ Frescobaldi, the venerable wine On a tour of the Frescobaldi’s five wine estates in Tuscany, I started at empire owned by one of the top noble families the newest property, Ammiraglia estate in Maremma with views to the of Florence, has been making headlines Tyrrhenian Sea. It is a self-contained sustainable world with Angus cows in Italy for 700 years. The winery’s legacy and Cinta Senese pigs. I tasted the new vintage of Ammiraglia Syrah, Mnow includes a program producing the world’s first prisoner- which has notes of black currant, fig, clay and earth, with velvety tannins. made wine. Early this year, company vice president Lamberto Next, I was off to CastelGiocondo located about an hour away from Frescobaldi joined forces with Italy’s penitentiary department Ammiraglia near the historic village of Montalcino. The winery bottles in devising a plan for rehabilitation through grape cultivation. both pure Sangiovese and pure Merlot. I sampled 2012 Brunello straight The first cuvée, a white blend dubbed Gorgona, from the barrel, picking up raspberry and blood orange on the nose. debuted this summer in a limited-edition The following day took me to the Castello di Pomino in a nearby 2,700-bottle release. The wine, made on the DOC—a cool-climate white wine producing alpine appellation at 2,000 isle of Gorgona off the Tuscan coast—Italy’s feet. The property produces a lovely barrel-aged Chardonnay, Benefizio. answer to Alcatraz—is the first step.
    [Show full text]