Moisturisers from Montepulciano

The next stop on February's en primeur tastings in Tuscany, beginning with Chianti Classico, was Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. This series of en primeur tastings, concluding with the wines of Brunello di Montalcino, on which I will report later this week, saw Italian and international journalists, buyers and restaurateurs flock to the region to assess the latest vintages that come onto the market this spring.

This year the Consorzio of Vino Nobile seemed to be particularly concerned with our dematological health, to judge from the series of bath products and moisturising creams made with the 'essence of red grapes'...