Alfio’s Bowtie Diaries – DAY 1
Alfio Moriconi is Total Wine & More’s Vice President of European Imports and Sales, and he has been in the wine business for over half a century – first as a retailer, then as an importer. Alfio...
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For Day 1 of the “Bow Tie Diaries” click here Alfio’s Bowtie Diaries – DAY 2: Montalcino After grabbing a panafoccacia and a cappucino for breakfast, we were off to visit Montalcino, a region southwest...
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Alfio’s Bowtie Diaries – DAY 3: Maremma and Montepulciano Andrea Bonacchi’s Guest House Southern Tuscany and Montepulciano were on the agenda for today, but before we got on the A1 (the main interstate...
View ArticleAlfio’s Bowtie Diaries: Bordeaux, Day One
Alfio’s Bowtie Diaries: Vive la France! Bonjour! In honor of Total Wine & More’s 2013 Tour de Vin, we met up with Alfio Moriconi, Vice President of European Imports and Sales, on his recent trip to...
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For day one of the “Bowtie Diaries” click here. Château la Louvière It would be remiss if we didn’t see André Lurton and Lucien Lurton’s properties while in Bordeaux. So, we dedicated our second day of...
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For day one of the “Bowtie Diaries” click here, for day two click here. Alfio’s Bowtie Diaries – Day Three Probably the most familiar quality classification of Bordeaux wines (and one that most people...
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