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If you’re dreaming of a Tuscan holiday and Chianti and other Sangiovese-based wines, let us introduce you to Brunello di Montalcino. It’s a small wine region centered around the town of Montalcino in the province of Siena. It’s also a wine critics love —bold, silky, and enduringly charming. If you Author: Kate Dingwall
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(Wild Common Tequila) “I was down in Jalisco documenting a story on ‘Sustainability in the world of Agave spirits’ for National Geographic, and naturally I had to meet the team at Cascahuín,” Andy Bardon tells Maxim. “After sipping tequila under the shade of a mango tree at their distillery with Author: Nicolas Stecher
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