Ep 476: Bolgheri, Tuscany -- the Birthplace of the Super Tuscan Movement

<p class="MsoNormal">First, if you haven’t checked out my new site – shout out to Polly Hammond, my dear friend and a complete rockstar at <a href= "http://www.5forests.com/">www.5forests.com</a>!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This time, we decided to do this show as a good set up for next week’s show with Stefania Fuselli, one of the sisters who runs <a href= "https://www.levignedisilvia.com/it">Le Vigne di Silvia,</a> an outstanding family winery that the Patrons and I visited while in Bolgheri. I am so excited to share that winery with you, but I felt it would be a better experience if we first explained what Bolgheri is, since as MC Ice points out, it’s still a little obscure to many people.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong> <img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/45638/bolgmap.png" alt="" width="310" height="336" /></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style= "font-size: 8pt;">Map: Wikipedia</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong>The bottom line: Bolgheri is the birthplace of the ‘Super Tuscan’ movement</strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong> </strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bolgheri is a small DOC on the Tuscan coast in the province of Livorno, where the hills taper off to the sea. Bolgheri itself is a tiny village (blink and you may miss it!), famed for a cypress-lined avenue that is one of the most photographed sites in Italy! Bolgheri is home to the OG “Super Tuscan” wine – Sassicaia (Tenuta San Guido), which now has its own DOC – Bolgheri Sassicaia (the only monopole in Italy).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><img style= "display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src= "//assets.libsyn.com/show/45638/IMG_2396.jpeg" alt="" width="403" height="302" /><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><em>Photo: Bolgheri Mountains. Credit: Wine For Normal People</em></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p>For details and full show notes go to Patreon. <a href= "https://www.p