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Sample Monitoring Of Our Corks From Sardinia
As happens often in order to have tranquility for us and for our beloved clients, we make a sample monitoring of the corks searching for cork problems (T.C.A.). We have cut into slices 30 corks and we...
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Situation Sant’Angelo in Colle, 12 June 2012
The vineyard, planted in January 2011 by bedding only the American vine rootstock and grafting it in August of the same year utilizing clones of Sangiovese from the Vigna I Paganelli, is now growing...
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2011 Rosso di Montalcino Selected As “House Favorite” By @AntonioGalloni...
From the website VinousMedia by America's greatest Italian wine writer, Antonio Galloni: Il Poggione 2011 Rosso Di MontalcinoS. Angelo in Colle, Tuscany, Italy91 points "House Favorite" Il Poggione's...
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World Pasta Day and Pigeon Raviolini
Tomorrow is World Pasta Day and here at Il Poggione we are celebrating with Pigeon Raviolini, a classic recipe from one of our favorite restaurants, Il Silene in Seggiano, and a bottle of Il Poggione...
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Pollo in Galera Recipe
Pollo in Galera is a traditional recipe from Montalcino. Its name literally translates to “chicken in jail.” Due to the simplicity and low cost of its ingredients, this is a traditional dish of Tuscan...
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Fit for a King: Il Poggione Wines and Traditional Montalcino Recipes
Last night we had a nice dinner for some of our clients in Montalcino. As always, we did our best to let our guests enjoy our sangiovese wines paired with some traditional dishes. Our talented cooks...
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Filling the Barrels
After blending all the barrels and barriques for the Rosso di Montalcino 2013, the empty barrels are cleaned deeply by using pressurized water, without detergents or other chemicals, in order to leave...
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Amazing Il Poggione Reviews from Vinous Media
Antonio Galloni at Vinous Media released his review of the new vintages of Il Poggione today and confirmed what we already knew to be true: Il Poggione makes high quality, age-worthy red wines that...
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“The best Rosso di Montalcino I have ever enjoyed. Period”
Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino Selezione Leopoldo Franceschi 2012 was just featured, along with a glowing review and a 95 point rating, on the blog Tuscan Vines by John Fodera. After pairing with pan...
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Decanter Rates 2013 Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino
We are very pleased to share that our 2013 Rosso di Montalcino recently scored 90+ points on Decanter.com. Here is the review: The post Decanter Rates 2013 Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino appeared...
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Salami from Romagna
Last night we tried great salami made from pork from the region of Romagna. What made this salami unique was that it was wrapped not only in the natural casing usually used for salami, but also in...
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It’s Time for Porcini Mushrooms!
In Montalcino it’s time for Porcini mushrooms! Thanks to the rain that fell around mid-August in some areas of Montalcino, the first Porcini mushrooms have arrived! Over the weekend, we took a walk in...
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2015 Harvest: Week Two Brings Good Weather
The 2015 harvest continues and the weather forecast predicts good weather for the whole week. Taking advantage of the good weather, we spent the weekend picking our Sangiovese for Rosè (see grapes in...
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Weather Update: Rain in Central Italy
Yesterday a large amount of rain hit central Italy. As usual, Sant’Angelo in Colle is a very fortunate area. We only had 0.15 inches of rain around noon, followed by scirocco wind for the rest of the...
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Harvest 2015: Rosso di Montalcino Update
The weather is still perfect for this 2015 harvest. The temperatures have risen during the day to 82-84°F (28/29 °C) and in the evening they go down to 66-68°F (19/20 °C), perfect conditions for a...
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2012 Rosso di Montalcino: 100 Best Buys of the Year!
We are happy to announce that the 2012 Il Poggione Rosso di Montalcino has been named one of the 100 Best Buys of the Year by Wine & Spirits. Our 2012 vintage of Rosso di Montalcino also received...
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Sangiovese Through the Years
A few days ago we had a special guest come visit us and we took the chance to taste some old and new vintages of Brunello together: – Rosso di Montalcino 1990 – Rosso di Montalcino 1995 – Brunello di...
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Pumpkin Soup Recipe
Fall, with its beautiful colors, brings so many interesting and delicious things such as pumpkins. Today we want to share our recipe for Pumpkin Puréed soup (in Italian, Vellutata di Zucca), a great...
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It’s Time for Porcini Mushrooms!
In Montalcino it’s time for Porcini mushrooms! Thanks to the rain that fell around mid-August in some areas of Montalcino, the first Porcini mushrooms have arrived! Over the weekend, we took a walk in...
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2015 Harvest: Week Two Brings Good Weather
The 2015 harvest continues and the weather forecast predicts good weather for the whole week. Taking advantage of the good weather, we spent the weekend picking our Sangiovese for Rosè (see grapes in...
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