Tag: Super Tuscan

High Note Estate Winery

New year, new wines! I am starting the year off with current releases from a winery that opened just last year. High Note Estate Winery is located in Naramata, BC and it was the third winery to open under the umbrella of Montalvino Wineries Inc. Although they have now secured a permanent winemaker, Caroline Schaller,…

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Super Tuscan: 2017 Marchesi Antinori Il Bruciato

What is a Super Tuscan? The term was apparently coined in the 1980’s and has been attributed to several people, including wine critic Robert Parker. It is kind of a catch-all term for wines that evolved from the frustration of winemakers in Tuscany; they were growing to resent the rules that governed and restricted their…

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