Posts Tagged ‘Sesti’

Sesti

by Anthony Lynch In 1975, when Giuseppe Sesti purchased the hilltop ruins of the Castello di Argiano in the southern part of the Brunello di Montalcino zone, the local wine had yet to achieve the international prestige it enjoys today. Production methods tended toward the rustic, and very few estates bottled the deeply colored, rich […]

A Visit to Sesti

Today’s guest blogger is Delia Dent, an employee in our office in France… Last week I had the great pleasure of spending a few days visiting our Italian estates with Bruce Neyers, our national sales director, and two of our important clients.  Every visit was a delight, both for the wines and for the experience, […]

July Newsletter Now Available Online

The July newsletter is now available! Download the PDF by clicking here. Highlights from this month’s newsletter… 2007 Bandol, Domaine Tempier Pre-Arrival Yes, I  just arrived at my place near Domaine Tempier and immediately visited to re-taste their great 2007s now that they are in bottle. How convenient! It is a great vintage for Tempier […]

Tasting Recap 6/17/09: Italian Beauties

I’m going to let you all in on a little secret…Kermit Lynch has imported Italian wines since the 1970s. Crazy I know, but it’s the truth. Just like his work in France, for years Kermit has sourced small Italian producers making wines that are indicative of vintage and place. Over the past couple years we’ve […]