Word: sassicaia
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...There's no set plan; we cater to the tastes of people who apply," says Anderson. "We have the possibility of opening almost any door." So if Sassicaia is your preferred vintage, you could be off to Bolgheri to meet the aristocrats who produce it. An insider's tour of Venice with Count Francesco da Mosto, who presented a BBC documentary and authored a book on his city, or an after-hours visit to the Vatican Museums, pictured, with a noted scholar like American art historian Timothy Verdon are other options. Your imagination is the only limit...
...Sassicaia is your preferred vintage, you could be off to Bolgheri to meet the aristocrats who produce it. An insider's tour of Venice with Count Francesco da Mosto, who presented a BBC documentary and authored a book on his city, or an after-hours visit to the Vatican Museums with a noted scholar like American art historian Timothy Verdon are other options. Your imagination is the only limit. tel: (39-055) 264 5033; www.italy.artviva.com
...Female Japanese sommeliers aren't thick on the ground in Italy; yet the biggest break from tradition was her determination to steer us away from pricey bottles to cheaper choices, all delicious. This didn't stop us from racking up three of the great Italian classics, Sassicaia, Ornellaia and Tignanello - after we joined forces with G. We'd met before but it took me awhile to notice him at the next table, as the cuisine commanded our full attention. General manager Romani describes it as "typical trattoria dishes cooked with a French accent." That accent is relaxed and rural: lunghetti...
...tastes that suit the American palate," says John Fredrickson of Gomberg, Fredrickson & Associates, a wine-industry consultancy in San Francisco. In the U.S. market, Italian Pinot Grigios represent the largest import category. At the higher end of the market, the new category of Super Tuscans--such as Tignanello and Sassicaia--are commanding prices of $80 a bottle...
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