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Donatella Cinelli Colombini receives the Premio Internazionale Vinitaly 2012

She, the paladin of wine tourism in Italy, is the winner of the Premio Internazionale Vinitaly for her commitment and contribution towards the promotion of wine.

Donatella Cinelli Colombini, Montalcino, Casato Prime Donne

This prize was created in 1996, and is awarded every year to an Italian or foreign personality or institution who have particularly distinguished themselves in the wine world. The awarding will take place during the Gala dinner at Vinitaly in the beautiful Palazzo della Ragione directly from the President Ettore Riello and the General Director of Veronafiere Giovanni Mantovani.

An award which signifies recognition for women in wine, this 2012 prize, which in its motivation emphasizes the contribution given by Donatella Cinelli Colombini in favour of women and wine tourism, sectors where she has held important roles.

2011 a surprising vintage! Sanchimento and Rosa di Tetto

Surprising and controversial harvest in 2011, with high peaks in quality and profound delusions: from Fattoria del Colle arrive Sanchimento and Rosa di Tetto

Sanchimento IGT 2011 - Rosa di tetto IGT 2011

This is a record vintage: the hottest August, the fewest grapes, the earliest harvest…..Other than this a new geography of the quality of areas usually more performing in great difficulty, and younger allotments at their productive peak. On the whole the vineyards at Fattoria del Colle have suffered because of their calcareous soil which has dried out in August, when the thermometer was around 40°C by day and night.

Cenerentola grows up: the little sister becomes a princess

Donatella Cinelli Colombini presents the 2008 vintage of the main wine from Fattoria del Colle, Doc Orcia Cenerentola, a new princess in red.

Cenerentola Doc Orcia - Donatella Cinelli Colombini

A great wine to be consumed straight away or to be kept for years. Cenerentola Orcia DOC has now become the Princess that Donatella Cinelli Colombini has dreamed of since 2001, when she decided to produce a new wine bringing back into use an old Tuscan grape variety called Foglia Tonda. That had been abandoned for nearly a century.

A dream that has taken for than 10 years of work, to understand the grape variety which tends to be over productive, and transfer her into the ideal companion for the Sangiovese, He is elegant and austere, she is very likeable. Ten years of work in the cellar to work out the most apt barrel and wood and to understand the duration of the ageing. And finally here she is, Cenerentola, sumptuous, elegant, modern and Tuscan.

The new label for our Brunello Riserva Docg 2006 arm in arm with its older sisters

As an exclusive offer for the Club members find the three bottles in a wooden case, this is the offer that Donatella Cinelli Colombini has chosen as the March offer before the presentation at Vinitaly 2012.

three vintages of Brunello di Montalcino Riserva DOCG

The Riserva variety is the one that is most congenial to Brunello, an important red wine especially because of it aptness for long ageing.
The selection destined to become Brunello Riserva reaches excellence and is the most apt to be kept for important moments in life such as weddings, births, degrees ….those happy days which are rendered more solemn with a toast.
We are living you the opportunity to compare three vintages of Brunello di Montalcino Riserva  DOCG 2004, 2005 e 2006.
Three great vintages, very different one from the other and for this reason making the comparison more interesting and curious.

March is the month of resumes: 2011 year of great successes and little income

6 wines with a rating superior to in “Wine Spectator” in 2011, is something exceptional, practically incredible for a small winery like ours.

by Donatella Cinelli Colombini

Excellent ratings

Something of which we are extremely proud and that pays back for the enormous work of replanting the vineyards done since 1998. A result which is especially due to the all female cellar staff . Valérie Lavigne’s conviction in emphasizing the local specificities is also beginning to reap in positive results.

In other words an extraordinary result which has had an immediate effect on the foreign markets. In 2011 the cellar concluded the year with an increase in sales turnover of 5,4% entirely due to the foreign markets who have marked a +44% able to fill the losses of the Italian market. The Brunello has literally taken off with a +19% to be connected with the excellent quality of the wines, the 5 star harvest and the excellent ratings on the most authoritative foreign press: Wine Spectator and Wine Advocate.

Violante Gardini Cinelli Colombini Jr and the English wine lovers

Two trips to the UK to give tastings of my mother Donatella Cinelli Colombini’s wines and to get to know other producers from all over the world

EoR Suppliers Group

by Violante Gardini

I have just come back from the UK where I presented our wines at the wine store “The wine Reserve” in Cobham, just out of London and in the wine cellar called “bluebird” in Chelsea. Two events organized by our importer Ellis of Richmond in two spectacular stores that hold wines from al lover the world. Both wine tastings were fully booked, the second tasting had an entrance fee. To think that there are wine lovers willing to pay to listen to my explanations (obviously tasting the wines) makes me feel very proud.

Donne del vino toscane – Tuscan Women in Wine and mimosa, on March 8th with Luciano Zazzeri

10 Donne del vino toscane – Tuscan Women in Wine and the AIS delegation from Livorno with Paola Rastelli celebrate March 8th with an exclusive dinner in the La Pineta restaurant- rated in the Michelin guide

Fattoria Del Colle - Donne Del Vino - Tuscany

seen for you by Donatella Cinelli Colombini

Women’s important role in the wine world is now evident in all sectors: as excellent producers, knowledgeable sommeliers, responsible consumers, to all of these Luciano Zazzeri has dedicated an haute cuisine menu inspired by Tuscan tradition. These dishes will accompany 40 excellent wines that the producers present will serve the 50 diners during the evening: firstly a fish soup with “Carpaccio di gallinella” a san entree, then “raviolo di mare con crema d’aglio e salvia fritta”, as a main dish “seppia nera con filetti di triglia padellati” and as dessert “tortino di mele con gelato al Vin Santo”.