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Writer and illustrator Marisa Finetti releases Tiny Tales of Umbria, an engaging new medium for wine regions to blend storytelling, wine, and culture
Acclaimed wine writer and illustrator Marisa Finetti, creator of Marisa’s Wine Doodles, is excited to unveil her second book, Tiny Tales of Umbria – A Madrevite Story. This innovative book transcends the typical boundaries of wine literature, inviting readers to explore Italy’s “green heart” through an immersive storybook journey, rich with illustration and charm. Commissioned by Madrevite winery, Tiny Tales of Umbria celebrates the spirit of Umbria with what Marisa calls a “sip trip” through local wines, offering a taste…
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Rockin’ the Brunello in Montalcino
In the early Miocene period, the hills of Tuscany were submerged under sea level due to the Earth’s violent movement. This led to the creation of valleys, which were later flooded by seawater. When the tides receded, they left behind more than silence — they gifted the land with deposits of calcium carbonate from ancient seashells. Over time, these deposits transformed, through recrystallization, compaction, uplift, exposure, and weathering, into the alabaster and limestone that now define Montalcino’s geological tapestry. To…
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You never truly drink alone
: by Kirk Peterson and Marisa Finetti : Great wine is art that must be destroyed to be enjoyed. It is an anachronism, a vestige of another time and another way of living. Vines are fussed and fawned over, cajoled and supplicated to give up their fruit for wine to then be locked away from the world, aging and changing and developing at a rate entirely its own. It presents an opportunity to taste the labors of people long gone,…
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Vintage: Old-is-New-Again Vineyard Practices
We’re talking about vintage as it pertains to something classic and enduring from the past, like the days of pre-industrial agriculture. In these fast-paced times, where technology is transforming the wine world, from augmented reality labels to AI-crafted wine blends, some things do remain – thank goodness. Contemporary innovations are paving the path, but the wine industry’s future is also grounded in the soil with vineyard practices based on age-old holistic farming techniques. Conversations around “revolutionary” vineyard practices point to…
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A bounty of deliciousness in Reggio Emilia
The tri-colored Italian flag was established here. It’s the birthplace of a renowned educational philosophy, and the city where the young Kobe Bryant started dribbling the basketball. Reggio, as locals call it, is also the home of Luciano Pavarotti’s first operatic performance and the headquarters of Italy’s Max Mara fashion house. Amid its cobbled streets dotted with historical churches, theatres, galleries, and monuments, Reggio Emilia is already culturally and fashionably rich. And then there’s food and wine. Situated perfectly between…