in helping us choose a wine which was reasonable and very good (a montepulciano). I had forgotten how itimidating their wine book is (about a foot thick). I had the gnocchi app, S.O. had the mozzarella caprese. Both very good. We...

sauce and also one with a pfifferling (mushroom) sauce. a bottle of montepulciano red wine and quick, friendly service. on the other hand, don’t go to baccala, another trattoria on heinrichstrasse – awful service (the...

Sorry I don’t have a map in front of me. Will you be anywhere near Montefollonico? This is near Pienza and Montepulciano. La Chiusa (they have a website) is a wonderful restaurant in that town. I had one of the best dinners...

one of my favorite places-go there indeed— get wine #265 santa trinita vino noble de montepulciano

If you are anywhere near Southern Tuscany, Siena, Pienza, Montepulciano, etc, you must go to Da Toto at Lucignano for either lunch or dinner. (Look at my last trip report.)

i’m not a wine connoisseur, but i really like this red 2006 Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Lilla. They sell it at Astor Wines & Spirits for $7.99. It’s a fairly light and very everyday wine. I thought it was a great...

Whoops. Sorry about the typo. It’s Montepulciano. And Tuscany is geographically and stylistically closer to the Abbruzi than, say, to Piedmont or Sicily.

Hi—Going to Tuscany and Umbria next week. Suggestions on restaurants for porcini, truffles, game (boar, venison, hare especially?). Will be in San Gimignano, Siena, Montepulciano, Spoleto, Gubbio (planning to eat at Taverna...

of beer was $4, a glass of Montepulciano d’Abruzzo was $6. It seems like the change was for the better: this seems like a good spot for a light tasty meal. I expect to be stopping by more often.

You might be lucky enough to be here for Club Montepulciano - not exactly ballroom, but dress up in swank venues. Ballroom - non competitive for regular people – isn’t as popular here as in the USA, but check out Time...

Nobile di Montepulciano (Salcheto) and a 2001 Barolo (Paolo Scavino). We also have several Argentine Malbecs and a variety of Calif. Zins and Cab Francs. Obviously I’m leaning toward the Italian bottles. We need to put some...

, bruschetta, arugula salad and a glass of Montepulciano. So, 1990’s Italo-American. Service is good, a no-surprises pasta menu and a pleasant location- a very good place to take the family. Just don’t expect Le Tre...

have everything" which meant in the case of red wine: merlot, cab, chianti and a montepulciano. My wife ordered the montepulciano, I ordered Anchor Steam. After 15 minutes when our drinks had yet to arrive in a hlf empty...

to Gambero Rosso, they did not make a 2003. Of course, 2002 was the worst vintage for over a decade in Tuscany, but that doesn’t explain the lack of a comeback in 2003. Their collaboration with Avignonesi di Montepulciano,...

of flavours in all of them. A balanced Montepulciano d’Abruzzo drank very nicely, forward with a pruny fruit, finished with a hint of spice and pepper. A generous and classic tiramisu, balanced and restrained in flavour and...