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3 August 2023

Calici di Stelle 2023 with 4-legged friends

A di-vine August in Donatella Cinelli’s Montalcino and Trequanda wineries, two different appointments to celebrate the 2023 edition of a Dog-Friendly Calici di stelle

Gli appuntamenti di Calici di stelle 2023 in compagnia dei vostri amici a 4 zampe

The events Calici di stelle 2023 with 4-legged friends

The traditional August appointment with great wine, this year is specifically dedicated to wine lovers with dogs.

At Casato Prime Donne di Montalcino, a winery celebrated for the excellence of its bottles but also for being the first in Italy with a staff of only women, the tourist’s welcoming is different from any other.

There are two Calici di Stelle appointments, always on Saturday. They will be on the 5^th and 12th August starting at 4.30 pm on the theme “Wine and Music with 4-legged friends”

COST: €34.5, booking required at 0577 849421 -3455495154, casato@cinellicolombini.it – minimum 6 participants

WINE AND MUSIC IN THE BRUNELLO VINEYARDS WITH 4-LEGGED FRIENDS

The program lasts a couple of hours and includes an itinerant tasting of 4 wines paired with 4 pieces of music specially selected by Igor Vazzaz, musician and sommelier. Welcoming also for dogs with bowl and kibble.

Exceptionally, the 4 wines – Chianti Superiore, Rosso di Montalcino, Brunello di Montalcino and Vin Santo – will be accompanied by small pairings with typical foods such as dried sausage, pecorino cheese and Sienese dry biscuits.

20 July 2023

CENERENTOLA DOC ORCIA 2019

13 July 2023

FARM HOLIDAYS IN TUSCANY

6 July 2023

AT THE TABLE UNDER THE TUSCAN STARS

30 June 2023

OFFER: LEONE ROSSO AND ROSA DI TETTO FOR PICNICS AND BBQs

Summer is coming and so is the desire to have lunch and dinner outdoors. We propose two “limited edition” and “farmhouse” wines.

Rosa di Tetto, Leone Rosso, customized mini shopper bag, vacuum wine saver

Two very special wines from Fattoria del Colle: the Leone Rosso Orcia DOC 2020 and the Rosato IGT Toscana, which is a trendy type. Both in preview and both wines to drink fresh, giving a special touch to your aperitif, your picnic or your brunch. Together with the bottles you will find a personalized mini shopper bag and a wine saver closure.

SMALL EXCLUSIVE PRODUCTIONS FROM FATTORIA DEL COLLE

These two gems are “family wines”, produced in small series to make your lunches and dinners exceptional, and they are not so easy to find!

For those who don’t know yet, Fattoria del Colle is located in southern Chianti, it is a sixteenth-century farm with an ancient history and a cellar projected into the future.

The buildings form a small hamlet, now transformed into holiday homes, surrounded by olive groves, vineyards and parks. Fattoria del Colle is a farmhouse in Tuscany with restaurant and wellness area with spa, a place miraculously preserved over time that offers guests a weekend in Tuscany with the emotion of reliving a thousand-year history

OFFER FOR MEMBERS OF DONATELLA’S CLUB

6 bott Leone Rosso Doc Orcia 2020 bio

and

6 bott Rosa di Tetto IGT Toscana bio

1 customized mini shopper bag

1 vacuum wine saver

Price 159,00 Euro (instead of 191,00 Euro)

15 Euro discount on shipping cost

For those who wish to double by buying 12 Leone Rosso and 12 Rosa di Tetto the price is even more convenient

Euro 297,00 (instead of Euro 382,00)

Always with the 15 Euro discount on shipping cost

23 June 2023

THE WORL’S MOST DESIRED WINES

WHICH WINES MOST ATTRACT THE INTEREST OF WINE LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD? MOUTON, LAFITE AND DOM PERIGNON

Sassicaia San Guido sixth most desired wine in the world

Don Kavanagh delights us on Wine Searcher with always very “appetizing” news for wine enthusiasts. In this case it is the list of bottles that attract the most attention, the ones that lovers of the nectar of Bacchus look for the most online

The proof that it is a reliable source comes from the numbers: Wine Searcher has 240 million searches a year on a repertoire of 15.9 million wine, beer and spirit labels. Mind-boggling numbers where any bottle ends up disappearing in the multitude … except for some that for fame, qualitative excellence and prestige emerge like the tip of a huge iceberg. And they are more or less always the same ones: French (with some exceptions) and celebrated for dozens and dozens of years

15 June 2023

NEW LOOK FOR THE CASATO PRIME DONNE WINE SHOP

The Casato Prime Donne winery in Montalcino has renovated its Tuscan-style store, made by Tuscan artisans and designed by Tuscan Lorella Salvi

The wine shop changes look

Faithful to her principles, Donatella Cinelli Colombini wanted the Casato Prime Donne to speak the area in which it is located. She hates “non-places”, i.e. environments that could be anywhere in the world and do not tell their own story. So, when she realized that her cellar store needed a restoration, she called Lorella Salvi from the OMIF company in Siena and asked her to <<reorganize this space for me using the style of the place, the local materials and the craftsmen of this area>>.

THE CASATO PRIME DONNE STORE

Lorella smiled but understood. She has been collaborating with Donatella for many years and designed the 3 stores for her: Tuscany Lovers in Siena, Bagno Vignoni and Cortona. For the Casato Prime Donne she therefore designed an environment of very Tuscan austere elegance: wooden shelves with pilasters and frames that recall the old pharmacies of the region, Carrara marble top as in the taverns and three ancient terracotta jars (obviously Tuscan) to support the counter and the glass surface on which to prepare the tastings. Some choices have been controversial such as those regarding the marble, which <<gets stained but when stained it becomes more seasoned and more real>>.

The overall effect is that of furniture “that has always been there” perfectly integrated with a stone farmhouse built over four hundred years ago. Above the wine shelves there are some ancient agricultural tools interspersed with ceramic panels that explain the origin of the name Montalcino from the Latin words Mons and Ilex which

wooden shelf, Casato Prime Donne

became Mons ilicini that is mount of holm oaks (cuercus ilex). The holm oak is the dominant essence in the woods of the Brunello area and was the main economic resource of the inhabitants until the eighteenth century. It was used to produce ceramics and to tan leather thanks to its tannin-rich bark.

8 June 2023

NEW MENUS AT THE FATTORIA DEL COLLE RESTAURANT

New and old protagonists, new and old recipes for the Fattoria del Colle restaurant which will now serve its banquets also under a starry sky

vegetarian starter restaurant Fattoria del Colle

The characters are all local to give a touch of identity to a restaurant where everything speaks Tuscan: panorama of the Orcia vineyards and the medieval village of Trequanda, the wines of the two cellars belonging to Donatella Cinelli Colombini, the collection of ancient copper objects, the traditional dishes …

ALFREDO BIAGI, DORIANA MARCHI AND PATRIZIA GUERRI

The AIS Sommelier Alfredo Biagi is the director of the restaurant hall and above all of the wine service, these he presents with great narrative ability. In fact, they are Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino, Orcia, Chianti Supertuscan, classic Spumante …. products from the cellars of Casato Prime Donne and Fattoria del Colle, the absolute protagonists of the restaurant.

Alfredo Biagi is from Chianciano Terme where his family arrived at the end of the 19th century and experienced the golden age of the thermal spa. His grandfather opened the first wine shop in Chianciano and his family managed hotels and restaurants. He himself directed, for many years, Villa Nottola in Montepulciano. Next to him the young Giulia Finetti.

In the kitchen chef Doriana Marchi who was born and lived in Arezzo but descended from a family from Sinalunga. After the catering school she became a sommelier in 2013. In her professional past there are the 1st ONAF course on cheeses and the activity at Villa Petrischio together with the starred chef Valter Passeri.

1 June 2023

By Donatella Cinelli Colombini

NEWS FROM FATTORIA DEL COLLE

Camera dei Vignaioli, restoration of the panoramic swimming pool, starry sky for wedding dinners … many small things to add charm to Fattoria del Colle

Piscina panoramica prima del restauro Fattoria del Colle

Panoramic swimming pool before the restoration Fattoria del Colle

In truth, the Fattoria del Colle in Trequanda, in the most beautiful Tuscan countryside, is loved because it hasn’t changed, because those who come back after twenty years find their memories …. However, updates are essential to keep alive a small hamlet with four hundred years of history. And here is the news for 2023.

CAMERA DEI VIGNAIOLI

The Vignaioli room is located on the ground floor in the building formerly called Podere Ginestreto and built over two hundred years ago. Externally it has two large brick arches over the lane which crosses the Fattoria del Colle and is now used for outdoor seating. Presumably in the past it was a stable or a warehouse for carts, plows and other agricultural implements. More recently it has been used as a canteen for the winemakers who cultivate the most precious things on the farm: the Sangiovese vines. This is why it is called the Grape growers’ room. It is furnished with a small sofa, a chest of drawers and an authentic antique wardrobe that give a lived-in feel to this room, restored in 2023 and equipped with air conditioning and Wi-Fi.

As is well known, Tuscany protects historic buildings and landscapes. For this reason, the restoration of the Camera Vignaioli was a real puzzle and only after many attempts did the definitive project arrive. One of the arches was reduced (the other had already been closed in the past) using ancient bricks and this made it possible to create an entrance to the bedroom and bathroom. The result seems very trendy with the shower cubicle separated from the bathroom, but, in reality, it derives from the need to respect the existing volumes.

26 May 2023

OFFER: THREE EXCLUSIVE, PREMIUM, LARGE SIZES

A Magnum of Leone Rosso 2019 to celebrate with friends, a Brunello Prime Donne 2018 and Riserva 2015 to celebrate an important event at home

Magnum di Brunello, Brunello Riserva e DOC Orcia Leone Rosso Offerta

Offer: three exclusive Magnum of Brunello, Brunello Riserva and DOC Orcia Leone Rosso

Happiness lies in sharing good things with friends, lots of friends. Let’s celebrate together by sharing important moments with three TOP wines in Magnum formats, all very exclusive because they are produced in very small series.

THREE PRESTIGIOUS MAGNUMS: LEONE ROSSO ORCIA DOC 2019, BRUNELLO DI MONTALCINO PRIME DONNE 2018 AND BRUNELLO RISERVA 2015

Serving wine from a Magnum at a banquet is a sign of distinction and a touch of the exceptional that underscores the importance of the moment. In fact, the cellar produces very few magnums that are purchased by true connoisseurs.

The Magnum Leone Rosso Orcia DOC 2019 (5 stars) is perfect for a party with friends or for a lunch with young wine lovers.

The Magnum Brunello di Montalcino Prime Donne 2018 (4 stars) is a great wine that can remain in your cellar for many years or be opened now to celebrate a truly important occasion.

The Magnum Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2015 (5 stars) is a premium red apt for long aging, it can be kept for decades for a big event. Its velvety, powerful and refined character transforms lunches into special occasions to remember forever.

18 May 2023

SANCHIMENTO IGT TOSCANA BIANCO 2022 BIO

12 May 2023

WHAT DO YOUNG WINE LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD DRINK?

Big changes in wine consumption. Emanuele Fiorio lets us discover young US wine lovers and Agivi demonstrates that the trends are more or less the same everywhere

i giovani consumatori di vino in USA e in Italia e le nuove tendenze

young wine lovers in USA and in Italy and new trends

By Donatella Cinelli Colombini

<<In 2022 wine consumption in the USA decreased but consumers have grown significantly>> a statement that starts from IWSR data and refers to a consumer audience that grew by 14 million in 2022 alone against a drop in 2% of consumption. Numbers that require further study and, with the help of Emanuele Fiorio, on Wine Meridian, reveal some really interesting backgrounds.

YOUNG U.S. CONSUMERS DRINK LESS BUT BETTER

The US wine market is 45% made up of young people. Even if, for now, they are in the minority, they are the future. Furthermore, these wine lovers should also be kept an eye on for another reason: very often, they anticipate global trends. This is as true in music as it is in clothing and, as far as wine is concerned, they have two mottos in mind: moderation and premiumisation. That is, drink less but better. Concepts that are connected to the growth in the consumption of no alcohol or low alcohol drinks but also to an overall health trend. The reduction in volumes makes it possible to focus on premium or prestige bottles which in fact have had good and excellent commercial performance.

4 May 2023