Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Querce Bettina Brunello 2006 wins Douja D'Or Oscar




This prestigious event is in its 39th year and is sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture and reserved for DOC and DOCG wines in Italy.

Out of more than 1000 wines only 39 received the Douja D'Or oscar and the Querce wine was the only Brunello to receive the award. All the Oscar wines received ratings above 90 points. In addition a further 400+ plus wines were recognised for excellence


Above is a listing of the top 500 wines


The event was held in Asti, Piedmonte under the direction of the Ministry of Agriculture



And the Oscar goes to......



Received by.....




Roberto and Sandra


And available through the sole Australian distributor
Ciao a tutti

Carolyna e Alan





Monday, July 11, 2011

Querce Bettina Brunello di Montalcino

The wines of the estate of Querce Bettina outside Montalcino are about to be released in Australia for the first time. Outstanding Brunellos and Rossos from Montalcino.

Here are some recent pictures from this fabulous wine making estate


The main house on the estate




The Querce (oaks) that is part of the Querce Bettina story




The wonderful Sangioves vines looking south east from Montalcino




Sandra e Roberto (con gatto)




La Famiglia




Olives and vines




Looks like a great vintage



Sangiovese Grosso




Harvest time




The hand picked grapes 




The ultimate...brunello di Montalcino
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