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A Visit to the Contucci Cellar in Montepulciano

May 6, 2013 By Helen Page

Wine Shopping at the Contucci Cellar, One of Montepulciano's Many Wine Cellars: Montepulciano is a well-known wine-producing area and its Vino Nobile is one of the oldest wines of Italy - there is written mention of this wine as early as 790. If you're interested in Italian wines, you don't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: Contucci, montepulciano wine, rosso di montepulciano, Vino Nobile

Montepulciano: Live from the Heart of Tuscany’s Wine Country

May 1, 2013 By Tony Page

Montepulciano is the highest hill town in Tuscany, and renowned for its wine, the Vino Nobile http://www.youtube.com/v/p9xQb09B0og Henry James drank so much Montepulciano wine he couldn't remember much about this famous Tuscany hill town, but it's beautifully preserved and well worth a visit, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Contucci, Henry James, hill town, Montepulciano, Taddeo di Bartolo, Tuscany, Vino Nobile

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