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2011

Sestadisopra Wine Tasting with Mr. Spina

By 2011, Italy, Vacation, Video

Ok, so I know this video is really long by PennQuinn.com standards. I just felt I needed to put it all out there. Sestadisopra is a small winery we visited on our 2011 Italy trip. Family owned by Mr. Ettora Spina, they produce some fantastic Brunello (95pts WS!) from the South-facing upper hillsides of Montalcino. Mr. Spina was fantastic. We had to make an appointment to visit them and he didn’t disappoint. He met us as we drove up his long gravel driveway and welcomed us to “his home.”  The tasting was awesome, 2006 Rosso Di Montalcino and 2006 Brunello Di Montalcino….

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