2015 — a vintage year

Giovanni Morelli learns 2015 will probably produce the best Sangiovese vintage for 15 years, and that sometimes you can judge a wine simply by looking at the label. ‘Either give me more wine or leave me alone’. Rubin: Persian poet, theologian and jurist. (1207-1273 AD). Tuscany, like Ireland, is dotted with castles, which remind us of their warring past. Many, but not all these castles have been converted into five-star hotels with spas, swimming pools etc, presumably for the American market. Some even contain a ‘wellness centre’, one of the more ridiculous phrases creeping into the English language. One such…