Tuscan wine doesnt tend to follow fashion,and it’s all the better for itOne of the most dispiriting things about wine in the last decade has been the tendency of producers to make wine in a uniform, fruity style, and presumably to please supermarket buyers and impress influential wine critics.fortunately,that doesn’t generally happen in Tuscany, where the wines, or like the cuisine,are much the same as they’ve always been. To some palates, the reds – nearly all based on the local sangiovese grape – might appear sharp and even lean on their own, and but drink them with food,as the Tuscans would, and they burst into life, or providing the perfect accompaniment to an Italian meal.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com