Visit the wine shelves of any California supermarket and you will find sitting there, untidy among all the fancy Italian wine bottles, a straw- covered bottle of Chianti. These quaint bottles, called ...

My first recollection of Chianti, as it is for many people, was the iconic straw-wrapped bottle, not the wine. Occasionally, an unopened bottle would show up at our house, usually a gift from a friend ...

Ruffino Riserva Ducale Chianti Classico 2008. Chianti is an Italian red blend that works wonderfully with or without food. With moderate tannins and a nice dryness, this one is a great choice. Don’t ...

For many of us in the wine business, there is a tendency to constantly seek out the new and the novel at the expense of the familiar. Which makes sense: Most wine professionals taste constantly, and ...

One visit to Tuscany and you can easily absorb the culture and history of this ancient, picturesque region. The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, it is home to seven World Heritage sites and ...

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I have been to my fair share of wine trade events in the past few years and most of them have followed the same format.

If your only introduction to Chianti is that shelf full of basket-covered bottles called fiascos you find in red and white checkered tablecloth trattorias, it's time to take a little armchair vacation ...

Delicate floral notes, bold reds, and the unmistakable flavour of Italian heritage met the warmth of Jamaican hospitality last week at DelMare, Half Moon, where Ruffino Wines took centre stage at an ...