Last month I featured Tuscany, but due to unforeseen circumstances I was unable to share my tasting in Boston that I attended at the Boston Winery on Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. The event was called Vino Nobile di Montepulciano: The History-Teller sponsored by the Consorzio di Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, promoted by IEEM, and led by Antonio Galloni, wine critic and owner of Vinous. We tasted an array of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in a variety of styles, so I’ll highlight some of them here today.
Where is Montepulciano?
Montepulciano is a medieval town located in southeastern Tuscany between the Valdichiana and Val d’Orcia areas within the province of Siena.
Palazzo Comunale in Montepulciano
The latest two projects of the Consorzio Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
The event was kicked off by Andrea Rossi, President of the Consorzio, who gave an overview of the Montepulciano territory and a couple of the projects that the Consorzio is engaged in at the time. One of these projects was the Equalitas standard’s sustainability certification that they have received, which took 10 years for them to obtain. They are the first and only, as of last year, Italian wine denomination to receive this certification. It’s an international forward-thinking organization that is for the wine sector that also certifies the region covering both Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG vineyards and Rosso di Montalcino DOC vineyards. It has strict regulations at the environmental and socio-economic levels.
Left to right: Antonio, Andrea and Mariana (of IEEM)The other major project for
This Article was originally published on Vino Travels Italy