Montalcino, the home of Brunello wine

Brunello wine is a favorite of Emily's, so getting to go to Montalcino was a treat. While there, we got to do a tasting of Montalcino wines with an automatic dispenser. While mostly Brunello, we did get to also get to try Montalcino Rossa wine.

Each tasting was individually priced for about 10% the bottle cost. For example a €25 bottle was a €2.50 per taste. The most expensive I saw was a €150 Riserva bottle for about €15 for about a 2 oz pour. Pretty steep, but if you consider the price of that bottle of it were imported to the USA, it starts to seem like an opportunity.

Fun fact, it's named Brunello, because it was believed to be a different grape that produced a slightly brown (Bruno) color. In 1879, controlled tasting was doomed to determine the Brunello grape was actually Sangiovese. Today all Brunello wine must be 100% Sangiovese.Read more