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Gran Selezione is a new classification above Riserva for Chianti Classico DOCG as of 2014. In 2015 he was confirmed for another three years.Д¬hianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG Riserva di Fizzano 2011 is a blend of 95% Sangiovese and 5% Merlot. Sergio has been a member of the Executive Board of the Chianti Classico Consortium since 1995 and in 2012 he was appointed President. SergioвЂ™s wife, Daniela works with him in running the business. In 1984 Sergio assumed responsibility for estateвЂ™s worldwide distribution and in 1989 he was appointed Company President. With his cast-iron will, he taught me that to get an idea off the ground takes determination.вЂќ In short, he gave us the desire and the enthusiasm to continue to write that never-ending story that links wine to the lives of human beings. Sergio is quoted as saying, вЂњMy father Italo managed to infuse us with his great passion for the Tuscan soil and for the art of making wine. Italo instilled his love and passion for wine and the Tuscan land in his three children, Sergio, Fabio and Sandra. And Campomaccione and Casa Maria estates are located in the Morellino di Scansano area (Maremma). Le MacГ¬e, SantвЂ™Alfonso, Fizzano and Le Tavolelle estates are located in the Chianti Classico area. Today, the family has six estates throughout Tuscany comprised of 1500 acres with a total of more than 500 acres under vine and 54 acres of olive groves. More property was purchased and a state-of-the-art cellar was built and modern winemaking equipment was installed. Working together, Italo and Sergio replanted the vineyards and restored the farmstead. The 14th-century farmstead was in disrepair along with acres of neglected vines. At the time Italo acquired it, only two acres out of 230 acres were under vine. In 1973 that dream was realized with the purchase of the вЂњLe MacГ¬eвЂќ estate. The wine is then aged in French oak barrels for 18-22 months, with an additional four months in the bottle. After drying the grapes are pressed followed by fermentation in steel tanks for 25-30 days. This wine is a blend of 65% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 5% Corvinone and 5% Negrara handpicked from several different vineyards in the Valpantena viticultural zone. Other Italian indigenous grapes, to a maximum of 10%ДЇamiglia Pasqua Amarone Della Valpolicella DOCG 2015 Red, not aromatic grapes, to a maximum of 15% (max. Rules of Valpolicella permit the use of other grapes up to a contribution of 25%, split in the following way: This grape can substitute Corvina up to the amount of 50%. In the last 20 years winegrowers introduced these grapes: It was compulsory to use this grape until modifications to the rules were adopted in 2003. Amarone winemaking is labor-intensive and costly, thus demanding a high price on the market.Д¬oncerning the grapes permitted, DOCG Amarone Production Rules are as follows:

The grapes lose approximately 30% to 40% of their weight resulting in the need to use more grapes per bottle of Amarone. After the grapes are handpicked, special drying rooms are used where the grapes are dried long and slowly on bamboo racks or straw mats for about three months.

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And according to Olga Bussinello, director of the Consorzio di Tutela Vini Valpolicella, вЂњwith the 2015 vintage, Amarone has reached its full elegance and maturity of aromatic style and taste.вЂќДЄmarone is defined by its winemaking technique called appassimento - a drying of the grapes to concentrate the sugars and flavors. Due to these ideal climate conditions, 2015 presented as one of the finest vintages for Amarone in 30 years. It was a long, warm season with tiny amounts of regular rainfall that resulted in healthy and concentrated bunches of grapes on the vine. The 2015 growing season was a stellar year for Amarone producers.

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