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Tuscan Tastes and Terrible Takes: Where the Wine is Fine, But the Owner's Defense is Finer

Tuscan Tastes and Terrible Takes: Where the Wine is Fine, But the Owner's Defense is Finer

Update: 2025-10-13
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It’s Monday, Let’s raise a glass to the beginning of another week. It’s time to unscrew, uncork or saber a bottle and let’s begin Exploring the Wine Glass! 


We are back in Montepulciano for more reviews! and the owner's responses continue to steal the spotlight—a masterclass in polite, yet firm, indignation. Wineries where the owners defend their staff's "patience, education, and kindness" against every accusation of rudeness, and where a free tasting only covers one-third of the actual tasting—a simple misunderstanding due to a language barrier. In search of a less emotionally fraught experience, we moved on, only to encounter a tour guide more focused on flirting than fermentation, and a host that insults Americans We’ve officially determined that touring this region's cellars is less about the vintage and more about running a gauntlet of hilariously hostile hospitality, and frankly, we're loving every minute of it and hope you do too.


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Tuscan Tastes and Terrible Takes: Where the Wine is Fine, But the Owner's Defense is Finer

Tuscan Tastes and Terrible Takes: Where the Wine is Fine, But the Owner's Defense is Finer

Lori Budd