If you’re looking for a wine that’ll knock your socks off, you should buy the Ideal Wine Company’s latest wine; the Antoni Tignenello Toscana 1990. It’ll blow you away! Throughout their long and varied history, the Italian’s have developed a robust wine making tradition. According to Life in Italy, wine making was exported to the boot-shaped peninsula from the Hellenistic world during the age of antiquity.

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Our Latest Wine: Antinori Tignanello Toscana 1990
If you’re looking for a wine that’ll knock your socks off, you should buy the Ideal Wine Company’s
latest wine; the Antoni Tignenello Toscana 1990. It’ll blow you away!
Italian wine
Throughouttheirlongandvariedhistory,the Italian’shave developedarobustwine makingtradition.
AccordingtoLife inItaly,wine makingwasexportedtothe boot-shapedpeninsulafromtheHellenistic
worldduringthe age of antiquity.The practice was quicklytakenupby the Romans,who proceeded
to plant vines across Europe.
The Romans may have fallenat the close of the 5th
CenturyA.D., but the rise of Catholicismensured
thatItalianwine makingsurvivedtheirdemise.The importance of wineinthe Catholic ‘mass,’ensured
that various regionsthroughoutItaly,suchasTuscany, developedvinegrowingindustrieswhichhave
lasted right through to the modern day.
Toscana IGT
The Central Italian regionof Tuscany has developed one of the most famouswine making traditions
onthe planet.Todayitcultivatesavarietyof populargrapesincludingSangiovese,CabernetSauvignon
Blanc, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay.
The Italian government has created an appellation system, comparable to similar programmes in
France, to protect certain Tuscan wines. In the 1970’s, the government created a new classification
calledIndicazioneGeograficaTipica(IGT).The “superTuscan”vintagesthatfallintothiscategory,such
as the Toscana IGT, are consideredhigh quality wines that deserve their extremely high price tags.
Antinori Tignanello Toscana 1990
If you wantto try thisstandoutvintage foryourselfyou’re inluck,as we’ve recentlyaddedastunning
Toscana IGT wine to the Ideal Wine product list. This is the Antinori Tignanello Toscana 1990, which
you can buy from the Ideal Wine Company for only £331 per bottle!
The Antinori TignanelloToscana1990 is a hypnoticblendof CabernetSauvignon,CabernetFrancand
Tuscany’s flagship Sangiovese grapes. This classic red wine is a structured, well-balanced vintage,
whichboastsaneffortlesslycalibratedflavourthat evokesthe spiritof ripecherriesandsucculentwild
berries.
Buy our latest wine
Does thissoundlike the wine foryou? If so buy the Antinori TignanelloToscana1990 from the Ideal
Wine Company today. You’ll soon see that like the rest of our Italian wines, this ruby-red vintage is
imbued with a robust flavour that’ll set your taste buds ablaze!
What to Expect From a Pinot Noir Wine
One eternal truth has governed the art of wine making since the dawn of vine growing; the grape
dictates the flavour of the wine. With this in mind, the Ideal Wine Company has decided to explain
what to expect from a pinot noir wine.
Pinot noir grapes

2. There’sno such thingas a standardgrape. There are a wide varietyof differentgrape speciesgrown
aroundthe world,andeachoneboastsadistinctflavourwhich,whenusedinthewinemakingprocess,
produces a unique vintage.
This leads us to the pinot noir grape. This is a red wine grape that’s grown in temperate countries
around the world including France (Burgundy), the US, Germany, New Zealand,Italy, Argentina and
Chile. The Wine Societynotes thatpinotnoirgrapesare “responsibleforsome of the world'sbestred
wines – and some of the worst.”
This is because pinot noir grapes are some of the hardest to grow in the world. If it’s too hot, the
grapesripenway too fasthoweverif it’stoo cool, theywon’tripenat all.The pinotnoir grape is also
vulnerable to a number of diseases which can render the entire crop unpalatable if they happen to
strike.
Incomparable wine
But whenyou stumble onthe right conditions,the pinotnoirgrape has the abilityto produce a wine
that’s incomparable with anything else on earth. Wine Folly’s profile of pinot noir wines notes that
the grape produces a pale red vintage, which boasts a medium-low tannin level and a medium-high
acidity.
It goes on to explainthatthe typical pinotnoir is a standoutvintage that typicallyboastsan array of
subtle favours. These flavours include, but aren’t limited to, cranberry, cherry, raspberry, vanilla,
clove, liquorice, mushroom, tobacco and caramel. A pinot noir wine is also usually aged in a French
oak barrel, lending an extra layer of powerful flavour to the finished product.
It’s also important to note that pinot noir is a key grape in Champagne making. It brings the depth,
structure and backbone this king of sparkling wines needs to shine. You’ll notice many of the Ideal
Wine Company’s Champagnes feature the standout grape.
Buy a pinot noir
You can’t call yourself a true wine enthusiastuntil you’ve triedapinotnoir wine.Thisgrape’ssubtle
balance of tantalisingflavours producesvintages that are belovedaround the world. Buy one of the
Ideal Wine Company’sBurgundies todayif youwanttosee what a pinot noir wine really tastes like.
Celebrate California Wine Month
Have you ever wondered why people love California wines? If so, you should join the Ideal Wine
Company this week, as we take some time to celebrate California Wine Month!
History of wine in California
The US state of California was firstsettled by Spanish colonisers hundreds of years ago. The Spanish
settlers were Catholic, and they soon realised that they needed to produce wine for religious
purposes.ThisinspiredSpanishmonkstoplantthe GoldenState’sfirstgrape vinesover240yearsago.
It didn’ttake producerslongto realise thatCaliforniaisanideal wine makingregion.Thiscausedthe
GoldenState’swinemakingindustrytoboom, turningthe regionintothe largestwine producerinthe
United States by the end of the 20th
Century.
Golden State wine making

3. Today,the GoldenState boastssome of the world’smostfamouswine makesregionsincludingNapa
Valley, Sonoma County and Paso Robles. Estates across California produce a wide breadth of grape
varietalsincluding,butnotlimitedto,CabernetSauvignon,Chardonnay,Merlot,PinotNoir,Syrahand
Zinfandel.
Californiavintagesare typical newworldwines.Asthe Ideal Wine Companyrecentlyexplained,“the
climatesof newworldwine regionsare oftenwarmer,whichtendsto resultinriper,more alcoholic,
full-bodiedandfruit-centredwines.”Withadescriptionlike this,itshouldn’tsurpriseyoutolearnthat
California wines are some of the most popular vintages in the world.
California Wine Month
The Californiawine harvestarrivesinSeptember,andcurrentGovernorJerryBrownhashonouredthe
occasion by designated September “California Wine Month.” FINN Channel reported that California
Wine Month2015 will be the 11th
annual Wine Month.Industryplayersacrossthe state will celebrate
the occasion with a series of festivals, wine tasting classes and other events.
RobertP. Koch,presidentandCEO of Wine Institute,spoke outonthe imminentarrival of California
Wine Month. He said that "we appreciate Governor Brown recognizing the contributions of vintners
and growers to our state’s economy, culture and lifestyle.” Koch went on to comment, “whether
you’re a novice or an expert, California’s diverse winegrowing regions offer plenty of activities in
America’s leading wine destination.”
Celebrate with Ideal Wine Company
If you’re not planning to fly out to the GoldenState any time soon, you may be wondering how you
can celebrate California wine month. You can buy California Wines from the Ideal Wine Company; if
you do you’ll soon discover why this sun-drenched region has become the largest wine producer in
the United States!