All Things Wine — sgwines
What is up with Tuscany?
Tuscan wine (Italian Toscana) is Italian wine from the Tuscany region. Situated in central Italy, located in central Italy along the Tyrrhenian coast. Tuscany's neighbors are Liguria and Emilia-Romagna to the north, Umbria and Marche to the east and Lazio to the south.Tuscany is home to some of the world's most notable wine regions. The majority of Tuscany’s DOCGs are comprised of wines made of Sangiovese. Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano are primarily made with Sangiovese grape. The Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG produces a white wine called Vernaccia. This has long been considered one of...
An afternoon with the legendary Telmo Rodriguez
In November we got to meet the legendary winemaker Telmo Rodriguez! We had a taste of range of wines and was blown away by the Gazur 2017 series. However, our biggest surprise of the afternoon was something else completely unexpected.. find out what it is below! As to the bottle we were completely blown away by - It is the Sierras De Malaga Mountain Blanco 2014. We were surprised by the uniqueness of Mountain Blanco. Notes of pineapple and a burst of fruity and complex flavours (hints of bay leaf). Telmo Rodriguez himself explained to us that it was never...
