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A nuanced blend of Cabernet Franc, Syrah and Merlot - which marries a small number of vineyard sites in Chianti Classico with the finest grapes grown by Querciabella in Maremma - Turpino is the fruit of intensive varietal field work initiated by the Tuscan winery in 2000. As with all Querciabella wines, elegance and finesse trump muscle in Turpino - whose lifted aromas of violets and wild berries, and youthful ruby color, lead the way to delicate purity of fruit, roundness and depth, accompanied by fine and silky tannins. Although the blend was first bottled as an estate reserve wine in the 2007 vintage, Querciabella will release 20,000 bottles of Turpino 2010 for worldwide distribution this spring. This unique IGT bridges the value gap between Querciabella Chianti Classico and the estate's flagship Supertuscan Camartina, by offering a luxurious and ethically made wine at an accessible price point. "Turpino is the culmination of years of patient exploration in the Querciabella vineyards and cellar," explains winery owner Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni. "All along our objective has been to identify the best areas of our estate for specific grape varieties and to isolate our findings by producing wine on a lot-by-lot basis." The new release underscores the direction and detail of this monumental micro-vinification project given the limited areas from which Turpino originates. Only a handful of vineyards, in fact, provide the grapes found in this wine, as nearly 90% of Querciabella's estate is dedicated solely to the cultivation of Sangiovese. The newest winery in Livermore Valley is the fabulous Rubino Estates Winery at 1188 Vineyard Avenue in Pleasanton. The Grand Opening event took place on Friday evening, March 1, welcoming wine lovers from around the area. New Rubino Estates Winery opens in Livermore Valley As part of the Ruby Hill family, Rubino Estates is also a trip back to the foundation of Ruby Hill itself. It is located in the heart of the Ruby Hill vineyards. The building housing this massive tasting room is near the original location of Ruby Hill Winery when it was founded by John Crelin in 1887. The original structure was a landmark in this area for years before it met its demise on November 8, 1969 in a suspicious fire. The massive stone walls remained standing for another 12 years before it was demolished. The new building in much the same stone style was built near that location. Mitchell Katz Winery was in this location for several years. Rubino Estates is indicative of the new level of style that is coming to the Livermore Valley tasting rooms. Along with the Ruby Hill tasting room, Rubino Estates has joined the ranks as a wine tasting destination, with ample space, large tasting bar, deli and more. In its next wine club shipment, Louis Martini Winery , a winery in Napa Valley, is featuring the 2010 Monte Rosso Malbec and the 2010 Gnarly Vine Zinfandel in its first wine club release of 2013. St. Helena, CA (PRWEB) March 02, 2013 For 80 years, Louis Martini Winery has sourced world-class wines created from exceptional vineyards in Sonoma and Napa counties. Throughout the years, the winery has strived to not only produce amazing wine, but to also provide the best possible service and offerings to its wine club members. With its first wine club shipment of 2013, Louis Martini Winery is featuring two different expressions from Monte Rosso Vineyards: the 2010 Monte Rosso Malbec and the 2010 Gnarly Vine Zinfandel. Requiring very particular conditions for a successful growing season, the Monte Rosso Malbec is a wine not often experienced by wine club members. It consists of 89.6 percent Monte Rosso Malbec and 10.4 percent Monte Rosso Cabernet Franc. This medium-bodied wine features a deep purple color, intense dark blueberry fruit, and chewy tannins layered with hints of smoke and brown spice. The retail price for this vintage is $60; however, members will receive it for $45. Husband-wife team winemakers stand atop Houston Rodeo Uncorked Wine Competition Linda Meitzen of Windy Winery in Brenham has begun pruning her vines for this year’s grapes. She prunes the vines to limit grape production and enhance grape quality. Merrill Bonarrigo and her best friend Paul look back over the years they have been together starting Messina Hof Vineyards in 1977, producing their first wine in 1983, raising their family in the winery/vineyard in Bryan, and now enjoying giving the reins to son Paul VII and his wife Karen. They have shared many firsts together with their winery and vineyards. The next generation of the Bonarrigo Family is growing up in the wine business. This year, Messina Hof Winery was acknowledged by Houston Rodeo Uncorked as the Best Winery. GATTINARA, ITALY — A black-and-white photograph in the Antoniolo winery shows the vineyards of this town in northern Italy 100 years ago, when vines seemed to cover every inch of the Alpine foothills that begin to rise here, along the banks of the Sesia River. The scene is different now. Only a few patches of vineyards are left, tucked away in the forests that climb toward the snowy peaks along the Swiss border. Eric Pfanner/International Herald Tribune Antoniolo wines also are made from the nebbiolo grape variety that plays the leading role in the best red wines in the region. Few wine regions have experienced as sharp a decline as northern Piedmont, where the vineyards of Gattinara and neighboring towns like Ghemme and Boca used to cover more than 40,000 hectares, or about 100,000 acres. Like other European vineyards, these were decimated by successive plagues of phylloxera, a pest that feeds on grape vines. But there was less incentive here to replant with phylloxera-resistant vines, because factories and textile mills in nearby cities like Novara and Milan were luring away the agricultural work force with higher-paying jobs.
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