Something Old. Something New.

With this month's wine club shipment, they included a 2009 Quindici. This Sangiovese blend from Tuscany includes 80% Sangiovese, 10% merlot and 10% Alicante Bouschet. Quindici, Italian for fifteen, celebrates the 15 years that Ted and Alberto have been collaborating.  

There's something special about family heritage. My family heritage is mostly German with a little bit of Swedish. We're known best for our wurst not our wine. Tonight, for no special reason, I opened a special bottle of family history. Not mine but my friends at Seghesio Family Vineyards. 

Tonight was an opportunity to celebrate the Italian heritage of the Seghesio family.  When Edoardo came to United States in 1886, he began work with the Pietro Rossi at the Italian Swiss Colony winery and he planted the first vines on the Home Ranch. Edoardo knew the Rossi family back in the "old country."

Seghesio's new wine from Italy? Delicious celebration of heritage.

For the last 15 years, Ted Seghesio, winemaker for Seghesio Family Vineyards, has been collaborating with Alberto Antonini in creating wines from grape grown in Sonoma County that builds on the family heritage. Primarily known for their Zinfandels, Seghesio has quite a lineage in creating Italian heritage wines such as Sangiovese, Aglianico, Arneis, Pinot Grigio, and just this year Vermentino among others.

A century after Edoardo Seghesio planted his first Italian varietals, Ted traveled to the land of his great-grandfather's homeland to create this unique wine. What I love about this is the sense of history in this wine. I love what Ted has been able to do with various Sangiovese blends from Sonoma County so I was particularly intrigued with the Italian version.

Obviously, the terroir of Italy is different from Sonoma. But the impact it has on the wine is intriguing. I found this wine to be delicious but not as big as some of the other wines from Ted.  I will say that this wine will find it's way into my holiday festivities. 

Thanks, Ted.  Here's a wine that is both old and new at the same time. Another winner from Seghesio Family Vineyards.