Food & Wine

Montalcino is a delightful medieval village south of Siena, in the beautiful Val d’Orcia. Considered an “oenological cradle”, the Montalcino area is famous all over the world thanks to its most important and delicious product: wine. We are in the Sienese hills, a well-ventilated and bright area, where the climate is mild and the summers […]

As well as being one of the most loved and best-known wines in the world, Pinot Grigio is the number one Italian still white wine by export volume. There are 67,000 hectares of Pinot Grigio planted in the world, and 31,360 of these are located in Italy, particularly in the area called “Venezie”, which gave

“Let’s meet for an aperitivo” is a typical Italian phrase, and this is precisely what happens every evening, after work and before dinner, in clubs, bars, taverns throughout Italy. The aperitivo is a social ritual and a moment of consumption born in Italy, and characteristic of the habits of our country. The story of the

Nature does not make wine. We need man and his ability to cultivate the vine and vinify the grapes. The numerous substances that make up the wine have different origins: some are naturally present in the must, others are formed during fermentation, some are added during the vinification phase. For example, sulphites. Many wonder what

Wine tasting means sampling it in order to judge its quality or define its characteristics. Professional wine tasting requires the study and respect of some rules on how to taste a wine, however everyone can do it, even the less experienced, following some easy precautions. There are no differences between how to taste a red

Sangiovese is one of the most widespread and well-known vines in Italy, however its precise origins are still mysterious and there are various versions regarding its history. It is known to have been born in a limited area between Romagna and Tuscany. As Giordano Zinzani and Beppe Sangiorgi report in their book “Sangiovese, wine of

Tuscany is certainly one of the Italian regions with a high oenological vocation and its conformation, which alternates valleys with hills, seems to have been made especially for the cultivation of vines. It is therefore easy to imagine how Leonardo da Vinci developed his passion for viticulture and oenology right here in his native region.

Chianti is a red wine produced in Tuscany with the DOCG denomination. The formula of Chianti wine, i.e. the right blend of grapes, the best method for winemaking and aging times, were developed for the first time in 1870 by Baron Bettino Ricasoli who, in addition to being a prominent politician and to have held

From today it is possible to buy all the wines of the collections inspired by the Genius directly from the online shop. In fact, a new virtual space has been opened where you can access all of the labels of the Cantine Leonardo da Vinci wine collections at any time, and where you can buy

Knowing the differences between wine and the various terminology that is on the label helps us to choose consciously and improve our knowledge of wine. When we find the word Riserva on a bottle it means that inside there is a wine that is already a few years old, it is precious and certainly has