Robert V. Camuto

The Biondi-Santi estate stands as a bulwark of tradition against a tide of change

By Robert Camuto - Wine Spectator October 31, 2012

The historic birthplace of Brunello di Montalcino, one of Italy's great red wines, lies at the end of a long, dirt road lined with tall cypresses leading to a centuries-old farmhouse. This is Il Greppo, an estate located just south of the small hilltop town of Montalcino and where generations of the Biondi Santi family have lived. Il Greppo is picture-perfect Tuscany, with its English gardens, walls covered with climbing vines and graceful wisteria, and expansive views over the rippling hills of the Val d'Orcia.  Read full article in the Wine Spectator