ONLINE FINE WINE TASTING: Meet the Winemaker - Taste of Tuscany with Cecchi and Winemaker Miria Bracali

We have a rather wonderful evening hosted by winemaker Miria Bracali of Cecchi wine estate in Tuscany, Italy. Miria will introduce the different regions of Tuscany and their wines, and show you the sometimes subtle differences which soil, climate and winemaking can bring to the grapes of this famous wine region. Wines on tasting include Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Vernaccia di San Gimignano amongst others (see below).

PLEASE NOTE: TASTING KITS WILL BE POSTED OUT NEXT WORKING DAY FROM THURSDAY 11th November. If you book after this date, we will do our best to get your kit to you as soon as possible. As a reminder, anyone registered for this tasting will also have access to the tasting recording so if you are worried about not receiving your kit in time, rest assured you will be able to watch the recording and taste along at any time that is convenient for you.

Cecchi

Established in 1893 in Poggibonsi, in the Siena province, Cecchi is today one of Italy's most successful family-owned, independent wineries. Today brothers Andrea and Cesare Cecchi are the fourth generation of the family to run the estates. Headquartered in Castellina in Chianti in the historic heart of the region, they also have estates and vineyards in San Gimignano, home to the famous Vernaccia grape, in Val delle Rose near the Tuscan coast, and at Montefalco in Umbria just over the border, from where they produce the legendary Sagrantino wine.

These estates provide a whistle-stop tour of the region's highlights, with most of the reds based on Tuscany's own Sangiovese grape, but always with a very local interpretation, and whites from Vernaccia and Vermentino, which is another grape that loves the sunshine.

Chief Winemaker Miria Bracali

Miria graduated with a degree in Chemistry and began her career in wine, intitally working in the winemaking lab at Casa Vinicola Cecchi. Her flair for winemaking soon showed itself, and she took on roles with increasing responsibility until the present day, where she is Winery Technical Director and Production Manager for the whole business.⁣ Miria leads a team of around 30 people, overseeing the company's production of some of Italy's favourite wines, Chianti Classico, Vernaccia, Morellino di Scansano and many more.

Tasting Date: Tuesday 16th November 2021 at 6:30pm (the tasting will last approximately 2 hours).

TASTING FEE STRUCTURE:

For this special two-hour tasting, an exclusive tasting kit is included in the listed price which includes a 75ml tasting sample of each wine, as well as tasting mat, tasting note paper and pen. Note: Tasting kits will be despatched to attendees within the week leading up to the tasting. Upon placing your order, you will receive a link to confirm all delivery details in your booking confirmation email.

Currently, we are only able to deliver tasting kits within the UK.

WANT 2x KITS DELIVERED TO THE SAME ADDRESS? For anyone looking to purchase 2x tasting kits but want them both delivered to the same address, please enter the promotional code CECCHITWO when checking out to get a £10 discount. So that's two kits for £80 instead of £90! Note: This discount is only honoured if both kits are delivered to the same address.

DON'T WANT TO RECEIVE A TASTING KIT? We understand that not everyone will want to receive the wine samples, and would rather just register to participate in the online evening without the wines. That is absolutely fine! The fee to just register for this evening without receiving a tasting kit is £10. Just enter the promotional code: 45REGONLY when checking out to ensure you just pay the registration cost. 

Tasting Kit: What's Included:

• 75ml tasting sample of each wine (6 in total) contained in a sterilised glass bottle and preserved with an inert gas (designed specifically for wine preservation)
• Tasting mat
• Tasting note sheet
• West London Wine School pen

Wines Included in Tasting Kit (6 in total): 

• Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG
• Vermentino, IGT Toscana
• Morellino di Scansano DOCG
• Chianti Riserva DOCG
• Chianti Classico DOCG
• Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG

TASTING FORMAT:

Jimmy Smith will host this exclusive tasting live at 6:30pm on Tuesday 16th November 2021 and will be joined by Cecchi Chief Winemaker Miria Bracali. This single-evening tasting will be approximately 2 hours in length. 

Unable to commit on the evening? No problem! Anyone registered for this tasting will gain access to the video recording of the live event, so you can always watch it at anytime in the future - whether its because you missed participating in the live evening or if you want to revisit the presentation at a later date.