Had lunch in Montepulciano, a charming hilltop village. We ate at Caffe Poliziano, where the food was fantastic, and the view from the scenic terrace table was stunning. This afternoon we swam, and now we're off to find some dinner. Sorry for the brevity of the post, but time is short...

Montepulciano is an ancient hilltop town in southeast Tuscany. Worthy of a visit because ... the home of a very fine Sangiovese-based red wine. The noble wine of Montepulciano, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, is one of Tuscany's classic red wines. Although notice of the town's wine dates as far back ... with Bacchus and Ariadne at his side. Redi stated, "Montepulciano is the King of all wines." Vino Nobile di...

You might have remembered me waxing poetically (or otherwise) about Montepulciano. No not the town ... anything good you can imagine. However for “ever” most of the grapes efforts went into Montepulciano ... about the real Montepulciano, great wines, with terroir, focus, intrigue, body ... this wine (only after pouring her sparkling wine before, of course) the 2004 Pasetti Montepulciano...

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Montepulciano is an Italian red wine variety now used in Australia...

Vino Nobile di Montepulciano was among the first wines in Italy to receive DOCG status in the 1980s and is considered one of the great wines of Tuscany. It is produced in the township of Montepulciano outside the city of Florence and should not to be confused with Montepulciano d'Abruzzo...read more...

The wine was a 2004 La Valentina Montepulciano D'Abruzzo (Sheesh, these Italian varietals are often a mouthful!). It clocked in at 13.5% alcohol by volume, had a real cork closure, and cost around $13 at MV Wine and Spirit in Madison, CT. An unforgiving nose on this one. Some barnyard funk (not in a good way) when I opened the bottle that eventually blew off, but underneath...