My Wine Adventure

Francesco Illy continues his stories of Podere Le Ripi, in Montalcino, Italy. Here he recounts his experiment with the Bonsai Wine, planting 4mx4m with 121 plants/m2, or 62,500 plants per hectare - the densest vineyard in the world! The beauty of doing every part of the winemaking process by hand, including the destemming and crushing - every single berry being perfectly healthy, and maybe only 1 or 2 berries were discarded during the entire process. ONLY PERFECTION in the Bonsai Wine

[see also: http://mywineadventure.tumblr.com/post/21732895975/francesco-illy-talks-about-the-magic-of-his-wines]

Una escapada a La Rioja

Francesco Illy talks about the magic of his wines at Podere Le Ripi, Montalcino, Italy - the story of his oak barrels, and the woodman and coopers that bring that story to life

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