Azienda Agricola Moroder Rosso Conero 2002 Didn't take notes on this but do remember deep balsamic notes with waves of super ripe strawberries, unfiltered with lots of sediment, but a very interesting take on a Montepulciano. My friend Eric Guido has done it again. He's obsessed with Risotto, and I'm so glad. It's a tough job, but hey. MORE >>

Torre dei Beati, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Cerasuolo Rosa-ae, 2009 $18. Hailing from (red) Montepulciano grapes in Abruzzo, to the east of Rome, the juice gets “bled&# off after a couple days maceration. Chilled red. It sounds like an oxymoron. Or something that would get your membership revoked at the club. MORE >>

very charming speaker was Susanna Crociani of Azienda Agricola Crociana in Montepulciano (Siena) who gave a very sincere talk about how and why she started her blog early on and why it is important for a personal voice in a blog. Terroir: Diversity and Complexity of Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. MORE >>

The second wine, 100% Montepulciano, was delicious and paired with Tortelli. "If your winery is biodynamic," asks a woman of Nicola Rossi, University professor and board member of the Azienda Agricola Cefalicchio winery in Puglia, "doesn't that mean you have to plant according to the setting of the moon. or something like that?" MORE >>

2008 First Drop Minchia Montepulciano – Adelaide Hills. Winery owner Justine Henschke holds bottle next to WA Susan Barros. Very interesting tasting of Australian wines Susan Barros organized today for the first Wine Australia Tasting of 2011 -- Unusual Varietals and Classic Blends. to look up all the regions, soils, climates and producers! MORE >>