Bring on Brunello

I'm lucky enough to be in Tuscany at the moment and so am taking the opportunity, as much as possible, to sample some of the vino locale. It's sometimes difficult to know exactly what you're drinking as the trattorias (small, local, often family-run restaurants) give it to you in a carafe. Fortunately, in this area, more often than not it is Chianti and typically very good tasting and value for money. However, I have come across one particular wine, more in the Enotecas, which is a magnificent vino rosso and that is Brunello. Brunello is the local name which the town of Montalcino has given to Sangiovese (Tuscany’s grape of choice). In so doing, Montalcino has made Brunello famous. It is widely and highly regarded in the wine world - known as a great red and one which improves with age. So, if you see it on a menu, and it’s in your price range (it can tend be a little expensive), have a go.