Episode 22: Harvest Time In Tuscany

It's harvest time in Italy! Workers will take the the vineyards pruning the grapes from the vine in hopes of what will be a perfect vintage of wine in the years to come. In this weeks Total Tuscany podcast, Travis and Pat talk to Laura Gray from the estate Il Palazzone in Montalcino. Laura has been at Il Palazzone since 2003 and is the Estate Manager. 

Il Palazzone is a small estate owned by American businessman Richard Parsons. The estate features three separate vineyards in different areas of Montalcino. The microclimate and extraordinary variety of environmental conditions means the estate is able to have three complementary aspects of Montalcino in their Brunello when blending the three vineyards harvests.

John Fodera, a previous guest on the Total Tuscany Podcast has this review of Il Palazzone in his latest post on Tuscan Vines.

In this podcast you will hear Laura talk about the harvest season and what goes into making the perfect Brunello! You will also hear here extrodinary story of how a girl from Scottland, educated at Oxford ends up living in a postcard. 

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