<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
     xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
     xmlns:dc="https://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
     xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"
     xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"
     xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
>
    <channel>
                    <atom:link href="https://www.decanter.com/feeds/tag/montepulciano/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
                            <title><![CDATA[ Latest from Decanter (Vanilla) in Montepulciano ]]></title>
                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine/grape-varieties/montepulciano</link>
        <description><![CDATA[ All the latest montepulciano content from the Decanter (Vanilla) team ]]></description>
                                    <lastBuildDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate>
                            <language>en</language>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 18 expert-endorsed Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo wines to track down ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews-tastings/18-expert-endorsed-cerasuolo-dabruzzo-wines-to-track-down</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ An Italian trailblazer... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">jodsr5TYhfUAXbbnpb6xqY</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iLv3s6Pvu9JnBmqzuGZus3-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 15:50:52 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alessandra Piubello ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bAi5RryhmyPfRGm5rPwkGZ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iLv3s6Pvu9JnBmqzuGZus3-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Emidio Pepe]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Emidio Pepe]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Emidio Pepe]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Emidio Pepe]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iLv3s6Pvu9JnBmqzuGZus3-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Montepulciano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine/grape-varieties/montepulciano</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Montepulciano ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">kbLURAsdk5wmznFvCJo12b</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:21:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:51:41 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2021: Vintage snapshot & 15 top picks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/vino-nobile-di-montepulciano-2021-vintage-snapshot-15-top-picks-527688</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A sneak peek at the new vintage... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">3NZsLGKqLHLX4C36jBUR7V</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLp83BmBAkp2PR7RGJWuJK-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2024 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:35 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[En Primeur]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLp83BmBAkp2PR7RGJWuJK-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michaela Morris / Decanter]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[San Biagio church, Montepulciano.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[San Biagio church Montepulciano]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[San Biagio church Montepulciano]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TLp83BmBAkp2PR7RGJWuJK-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Montepulciano: Panel tasting results ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/montepulciano-panel-tasting-results-525930</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Abruzzo's main variety shows signs of improvement... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">4GFHtLpoFEwLjBNwyzwHg3</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5PKpmkhHZ5czY3FsXWvjg-1280-80.gif" type="image/gif" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 08:00:05 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:20:28 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jason Millar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ENj9u84nqfknG2eVGXba73.gif ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5PKpmkhHZ5czY3FsXWvjg-1280-80.gif">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Montepulciano_Bottles]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Montepulciano_Bottles]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Montepulciano_Bottles]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Q5PKpmkhHZ5czY3FsXWvjg-1280-80.gif" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Decanter’s Dream Destination: Borgo San Vincenzo, Tuscany, Italy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine/decanters-dream-destination-borgo-san-vincenzo-tuscany-italy-512021</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Relaxed yet luxurious, and nestled in the heart of the Montepulciano wine region... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">qWdrcmTWzhdGuY5Kz3towf</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dhEyTM9QMGhcoeBAYiRqEP-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2023 08:00:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:13:31 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Wine Travel]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amy Wislocki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XARhqdtQi84uvShsxUi2wB.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dhEyTM9QMGhcoeBAYiRqEP-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Borgo San Vincenzo]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Borgo San Vincenzo]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Borgo San Vincenzo]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dhEyTM9QMGhcoeBAYiRqEP-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2020 & Riserva 2019: New releases in 2023 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/vino-nobile-di-montepulciano-2020-riserva-2019-new-releases-in-2023-502610</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ See which of the new releases are worth seeking out... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">kNc1YMdkM2kXNcEDhNCn8g</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hDsEa95Jr8WesrQCB43ouX-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2023 13:41:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:34 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[En Primeur]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hDsEa95Jr8WesrQCB43ouX-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Sara Cencetti / Consorzio Vino Nobile di Montepulciano]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Credit: Sara Cencetti / Consorzio Vino Nobile di Montepulciano]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hDsEa95Jr8WesrQCB43ouX-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Texas High Plains AVA: profile plus 10 exciting wines to try ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/texas-high-plains-ava-profile-plus-10-exciting-wines-to-try-490864</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Get to know the heart of Texan viticulture... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">cWkA9iJoPdmJz4soHp8zU6</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nUd2MtH9ZWmRfbpaboac5d-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:59:03 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Texas]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tempranillo/Tinto Fino]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jessica Dupuy ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p3AvhRn3CKykoNr9A7SyrR.gif ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nUd2MtH9ZWmRfbpaboac5d-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Jessica Dupuy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photo: Reddy Vineyards]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Texas High Planes AVA]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Texas High Planes AVA]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nUd2MtH9ZWmRfbpaboac5d-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tuscany’s Frescobaldi unveils Calimaia estate in Montepulciano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/tuscanys-frescobaldi-unveils-calimaia-estate-in-montepulciano-489956</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The estate produces Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG wines... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">sx2uAPH5di9v7kHrCRk8qD</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbBASjxbd2WDNSaFQucFtE-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 08:00:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:33 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Mercer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPvM74fZ9u3wA3EkctfVgB.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbBASjxbd2WDNSaFQucFtE-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Marchesi Frescobaldi]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tenuta Calimaia vineyards.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Marchesi Frescobaldi owns Tenuta Calimaia, Tuscany]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Marchesi Frescobaldi owns Tenuta Calimaia, Tuscany]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XbBASjxbd2WDNSaFQucFtE-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2019 & Riserva 2018: Vintage report ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/vino-nobile-di-montepulciano-2019-riserva-2018-vintage-report-481429</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ 'Loads of enjoyment over the next seven to ten years,' says Michaela Morris... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">6aYu56Yo6rSu8aGDZLwHWD</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5mp6jqArvAa6ZuLveJ6WkN-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2022 08:00:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:34 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[En Primeur]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5mp6jqArvAa6ZuLveJ6WkN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Michaela Morris / Decanter]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Credit: Michaela Morris / Decanter]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Montepulciano-at-sunrise]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Montepulciano-at-sunrise]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5mp6jqArvAa6ZuLveJ6WkN-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ East coast Italy: Marche, Abruzzo & Molise ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/east-coast-italy-marche-abruzzo-molise-474888</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A wide spectrum of wines and styles to explore and enjoy... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">5ohHBXMtq6q2CzXWLuBaaT</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S2U2pqHHyPxmDPvpB34NfQ-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 08:00:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:16 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Trebbiano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andrea Briccarello ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9TMSFE7htrUvR2cgwCnBuL.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S2U2pqHHyPxmDPvpB34NfQ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Diego Fiore / Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Marche Abruzzo Molise wines]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Marche Abruzzo Molise wines]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/S2U2pqHHyPxmDPvpB34NfQ-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Frescobaldi buys first wine estate in Montepulciano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/frescobaldi-buys-first-wine-estate-in-montepulciano-465227</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ There could be a new name to know in the world of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in the coming years... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">Xcypm9yh8PaXpGnEGrtG</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TxGBvVFtDbTBvXPCyqZ5fJ-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 11:45:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:18 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Mercer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPvM74fZ9u3wA3EkctfVgB.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TxGBvVFtDbTBvXPCyqZ5fJ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Wikipedia (Creative Commons Licence)]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The town of Montepulciano in Tuscany, overlooking the area&#039;s vineyards.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Montepulciano in Tuscany]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Montepulciano in Tuscany]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TxGBvVFtDbTBvXPCyqZ5fJ-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tuscany Score Table ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/tuscany-score-table</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Tuscany Score Table ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">b4RHp1qabyoDEAj3NwrRn1</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pefjRYwWdhpyhgwCZodgj6-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 12:15:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:04:31 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Brunello]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Red Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pefjRYwWdhpyhgwCZodgj6-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Tuscany banner]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tuscany banner]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Tuscany banner]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pefjRYwWdhpyhgwCZodgj6-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2018 and Riserva 2017: vintage report and top wines ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/vino-nobile-di-montepulciano-2018-vintage-report-457410</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Michela Morris reports on the Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2018 releases, plus the 2017 Riservas, finding wines with lovely definition of aromas, vibrancy and balanced alcohols. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">pHSpacK1eRWcgY3TCr6uo8</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMPfv2bLfQr28jWPujaoSX-1280-80.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 08:00:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:35 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[En Primeur]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMPfv2bLfQr28jWPujaoSX-1280-80.jpeg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Łukasz Czechowicz / Unsplash]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The landscape of Montepulciano.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2018]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2018]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KMPfv2bLfQr28jWPujaoSX-1280-80.jpeg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo: Italy’s serious rosé ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/decanter-best/cerasuolo-dabruzzo-italys-serious-rose-444186</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Don't overlook this cherry-coloured rosé from the hills of Abruzzo... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">7C88wH3qcftetsndavwGQz</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JtcGseWPqvokVyCPzTpdu9-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2020 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:17 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Button ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ShST8NB4MtxyNNS2yqkp5o.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JtcGseWPqvokVyCPzTpdu9-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[nicodemi.com]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A view over some of Fattoria Nicodemi&#039;s vines in Abruzzo]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Cerasuolo d&#039;Abruzzo]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Cerasuolo d&#039;Abruzzo]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JtcGseWPqvokVyCPzTpdu9-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Discovering Montepulciano d’Abruzzo: 40 wines tasted and rated ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/discovering-montepulciano-dabruzzo-40-wines-tasted-and-rated-446578</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ 40 wines tasted with some impressive quality on show - particularly from the Riservas... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">9fta4b7wCzpiDZwYUvxA1x</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Eevjx2CxqKSyyxhXMrDQPF-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2020 12:54:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:17 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ James Button ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ShST8NB4MtxyNNS2yqkp5o.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Eevjx2CxqKSyyxhXMrDQPF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Disovering Montepulciano d&#039;Abruzzo wines]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Disovering Montepulciano d&#039;Abruzzo wines]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Disovering Montepulciano d&#039;Abruzzo wines]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Eevjx2CxqKSyyxhXMrDQPF-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Valentini: Producer profile ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/valentini-wines-producer-profile-435353</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ What makes Valentini's wines so extraordinary? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">qxNaGfNwYh9RMKXQhiCKJ3</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jNYxZBJsUomgfQEnJwXibd-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2020 08:00:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:17 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Susan Hulme MW ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XW5FWoR3p6J2QAPMzvYUSM.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jNYxZBJsUomgfQEnJwXibd-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Rino Peroni / Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Colline Teramane is Abruzzo&#039;s sole DOCG.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Valentini wines]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Valentini wines]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jNYxZBJsUomgfQEnJwXibd-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 and 2017: Top wines ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/vino-nobile-di-montepulciano-2017-wine-ratings-436136</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Those that stood out were elegant and balanced ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">x9dpJQh5bgXq274Xsm6c8x</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fZp7BTLcyPy6cwMdEz9Hbn-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:24:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:35 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fZp7BTLcyPy6cwMdEz9Hbn-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Château Figeac]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2017]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2017]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2017]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fZp7BTLcyPy6cwMdEz9Hbn-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italy in Australia: setting down roots ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/italy-in-australia-setting-down-roots-413193</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Could Italian grape varieties be the next giant leap for Aussie wine? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">6TxGuHKLXK3gNZK9NYY92b</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VhA3qSBM7ZseJTLuHtag4E-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 14:00:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:55:48 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Australia]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Aglianico]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Fiano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Glera]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Nebbiolo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VhA3qSBM7ZseJTLuHtag4E-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Lloyd between rows of Mourvedre and Montepulciano at Coriole Vineyards, McLaren Vale]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Bundling vine cuttings at Chalmers Nursery in Merbein, Victoria]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Bundling vine cuttings at Chalmers Nursery in Merbein, Victoria]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VhA3qSBM7ZseJTLuHtag4E-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 & 2015 Riservas: Gaining ground ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/vino-nobile-di-montepulciano-2016-report-411874</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Plenty to praise here... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">3MuLFCio67LZvB5FVUb8ue</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E3zHzcEwVNkd9bSg8o5hvj-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 11:00:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:34 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[En Primeur]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E3zHzcEwVNkd9bSg8o5hvj-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[graccianodellaseta.com]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bringing in the harvest at Gracciano della Seta.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 &amp; 2015 Riserva]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2016 &amp; 2015 Riserva]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E3zHzcEwVNkd9bSg8o5hvj-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Best Tuscan wines: Latest-release Chianti Classico, Brunello and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/best-tuscan-wines-latest-release-411509</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ What are the best new Tuscan wines to buy in 2019? ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">uLmt96zuec3YsBYCHa8Mmf</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUxr4z8sCqmynLt2Qrvg8N-1280-80.png" type="image/png" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:30:24 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:59:03 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Red Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Brunello]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUxr4z8sCqmynLt2Qrvg8N-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[All4Art / Alamy Stock Photo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Credit: All4Art / Alamy Stock Photo]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Best Tuscan Wines]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Best Tuscan Wines]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WUxr4z8sCqmynLt2Qrvg8N-1280-80.png" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ First taste: Avignonesi single vineyard wines in Montepulciano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/avignonesi-single-vineyard-montepulciano-399272</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ A new cru-based era for Vino Nobile de Montepulciano?... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">iLhHuG8tTqzNThAoageYLa</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5RnC33nDLbch9MhkXK9XSW-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:55:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:33 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Aldo Fiordelli ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GEjg6o9nr2HQuokBhoj4P5.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5RnC33nDLbch9MhkXK9XSW-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[TIZIANA FABI / Stringer / Getty]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Avignonesi owner Virginie Saverys, who has spearheaded a shift to organic and biodynamic winemaking.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[avignonesi]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[avignonesi]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5RnC33nDLbch9MhkXK9XSW-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2015 preview ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/premium/vino-nobile-di-montepulciano-2015-tuscan-preview-386301</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Do the wines live up to their promise?... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">3gJciw46bYjeWHfohJcQiK</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9MwCZxRmAJhBGo3tZcFdZ-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:04:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:58:33 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[En Primeur]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Michaela Morris ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y9Khty9MCmRvQaYXgPYQrX.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9MwCZxRmAJhBGo3tZcFdZ-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[avignonesi.it]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The unique Vigna Tonda parcel at Avignonesi.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2015 Capezzine]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Vino Nobile di Montepulciano 2015 Capezzine]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9MwCZxRmAJhBGo3tZcFdZ-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Montepulciano wine tour: Wineries and restaurants ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-travel/italy/montepulciano-wine-tour-wineries-and-restaurants-372919</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Discover Montepulciano's charms... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">q83Z3YCw8ukjG5e89Z8Zg2</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRgtJayEJhUZSaUnvFc4JA-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:00:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:22:47 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Wine Travel]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Helen Farrell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/njL2DbFyrHVThTMnRbhjU4.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRgtJayEJhUZSaUnvFc4JA-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[www.vinonobile.it/en/]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Palazzo Vecchio]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Montelpulciano wine tour]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Montelpulciano wine tour]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fRgtJayEJhUZSaUnvFc4JA-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italy’s winemaking giants: Big can be beautiful ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/features/italy-s-winemaking-giants-big-can-be-beautiful-245725</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ In the world of wine, smaller is often regarded as better, with boutique estates and cult micro-cuvées taking the top spots. But, as Ian D'Agata discovers, large companies with their diverse portfolios and huge volumes of wine, can offer big surprises... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">dr5MrvjV8QpsKbJbkprnEQ</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dFXXFbDd6imbumdi4db5xf-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 13:39:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:59:02 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Veneto]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Primitivo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Friulano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Fiano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Northern Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ian D&#039;Agata ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ARvTBxwscy3Bcz6eWgzGPR.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dFXXFbDd6imbumdi4db5xf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[000008db5-Torre_Rosazza_Italy.jpg]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[000008db5-Torre_Rosazza_Italy.jpg]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[000008db5-Torre_Rosazza_Italy.jpg]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dFXXFbDd6imbumdi4db5xf-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Regional profile: Abruzzo ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/features/regional-profile-abruzzo-245788</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The workhorse reputation of the Montepulciano grape and the confusion of Trebbiano d'Abruzzo with its boring Tuscan cousin have done this region no favours, says Stephen Brook. But seek out the best producers of these and other indigenous varieties and you’ll be pleasantly surprised... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">c6MrRAKwPFAHm8cgjWLZB8</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bfg258dWU2Wgy2ohLT7jbN-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:16 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Trebbiano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephen Brook ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eybjCJnXNyr9GvMBT94JW.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bfg258dWU2Wgy2ohLT7jbN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[000008b69-Illuminati_Panorama_Gran_Sasso.jpg]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[000008b69-Illuminati_Panorama_Gran_Sasso.jpg]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[000008b69-Illuminati_Panorama_Gran_Sasso.jpg]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bfg258dWU2Wgy2ohLT7jbN-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DWWA 2014: Regional Italy insights ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/decanter-world-wine-awards/latest-coverage/dwwa-2014-regional-italy-insights-11271</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Hear from our Regional Italy Regional Chair Ian D’Agata on which wines to buy, which wines to leave on the shelf and what to keep an eye on from this year's Decanter World Wine Awards.... ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">5wEzJLaiYoAJax676USW1M</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Ge8iJp4mQ5G6mTxq8ivWU-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:32:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:16:05 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Decanter World Wine Awards]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Ge8iJp4mQ5G6mTxq8ivWU-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[DWWA 2014 Regiona Chair]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[DWWA 2014 Regiona Chair]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[DWWA 2014 Regiona Chair]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[DWWA 2014 Regiona Chair]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2Ge8iJp4mQ5G6mTxq8ivWU-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ DWWA 2013 International Trophies: Red Italian Varietal Under £15 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/decanter-world-wine-awards/latest-coverage/dwwa-2013-international-trophies-red-italian-varietal-under-15-16116</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ This year's winner of the Decanter World Wine Awards International Trophy for the Best in Show Red Italian Varietal Under £15 went to Barone di Valforte, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo 2011, Italy. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">4eLx8wPNmsy3KxMg8Vysqa</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fkrqiFD7DY6stPpGgk7DX8-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:39:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:05:13 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Decanter World Wine Awards]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Red Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fkrqiFD7DY6stPpGgk7DX8-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[DWWA 2013 International Trophies, Barone di Valforte]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[DWWA 2013 International Trophies, Barone di Valforte]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[DWWA 2013 International Trophies, Barone di Valforte]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[DWWA 2013 International Trophies, Barone di Valforte]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fkrqiFD7DY6stPpGgk7DX8-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italy approves synthetic closures for DOC, DOCG ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/italy-approves-screwcaps-for-doc-docg-24412</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Italian authorities have approved the use of synthetic corks and screwcaps on higher quality DOC and DOCG wines for the first time. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">4oHCrZC4uouBXVkPXnS5qf</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WXURoJgTmCDgEiuGiZym74-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:44:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:18 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Chris Mercer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPvM74fZ9u3wA3EkctfVgB.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WXURoJgTmCDgEiuGiZym74-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nomacorc corks]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Nomacorc corks]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Nomacorc corks]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WXURoJgTmCDgEiuGiZym74-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ La Bottega del Nobile, Montepulciano, Italy ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/decanter-world-wine-awards/dwwa-events/italy-la-bottega-del-nobile-27494</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ La Bottega del Nobile offers you the chance to taste a variety of award-winning wines this October. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">rpMwYs8zHHX3zne7jLuXY</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8F2DoetBKhXvfEaSPPTP68-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:16:05 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Decanter World Wine Awards]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8F2DoetBKhXvfEaSPPTP68-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[la bottega]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[la bottega]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[la bottega]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[la bottega]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8F2DoetBKhXvfEaSPPTP68-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Enoteca La Botte ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/decanter-world-wine-awards/dwwa-events/italy-enoteca-la-botte-35277</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Florence, Italy ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">xfVDTMxEpXJuyrp3gY1F9D</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Aad83MEModLCJdtBc2x3LF-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:16:05 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Decanter World Wine Awards]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Aad83MEModLCJdtBc2x3LF-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[La Botte logo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[La Botte logo]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[La Botte logo]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[La Botte logo]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Aad83MEModLCJdtBc2x3LF-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Montepulciano (red) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine/grape-varieties/montepulciano-52456</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Best known for the rustic reds of Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, this deep-coloured variety, the main ingredient in Rosso Conero and Rosso Piceno, is widely planted in central Italy, and often used as a blender with Sangiovese. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">eMfbc5xoJYFzGyEamdvcBR</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:54:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:55:48 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Abruzzo]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Sangiovese]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Italian wine exports drop in 2008 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/italian-wine-exports-drop-in-2008-73007</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Italian wine exports fell in volume last year due to strong competitive pressure from non-European markets. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">cAefraDArBHyGtEpHzoocx</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:43:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:18 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Suzannah Ramsdale ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Avignonesi sold to Belgian businesswoman ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/avignonesi-sold-to-belgian-businesswoman-78965</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Top Vino Nobile di Montepulciano estate Avignonesi has been sold to a Belgian shipping director for an undisclosed sum. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">vka5JCgjQWfavni5tzDj7H</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:23:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:10:11 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kerin O&#039;Keefe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/emCvtk85ePq49yTTa634RJ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vino Nobile confiscated in fraud probe ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/vino-nobile-confiscated-in-fraud-probe-81477</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Italian officials have confiscated 12,000 litres of Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">MRrk3X9GiofDFoq1k3VEw</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:39:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:18 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kerin O&#039;Keefe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/emCvtk85ePq49yTTa634RJ.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Name Game – Montelpuciano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/the-name-game-montelpuciano-100946</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Montepulciano’s Vino Nobile has gradually been reasserting its nobility, but a recent EU ruling may threaten its unique identity. TOM MARESCA visits a region determined not to let new reforms endanger recent advances ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">8ir2ZVaojCCrazwavRAtQe</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:10:11 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Maresca ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d9LdTvyEFvPND7QYzgJJWg.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Vintage guide: Tuscany 2003 ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/learn/vintage-guides/tuscany-vintage-guide/2003-vintage-guide-for-italy-tuscany-115240</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ Very well-balanced, good quality reds from Chianti and Montepulciano. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">v1CScXaDiWArFD7SmfTxoJ</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q7Ma5YGzvLYDWaQpd96HSL-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:05:06 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Red Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q7Ma5YGzvLYDWaQpd96HSL-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Tuscany 2003]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Tuscany 2003]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Tuscany 2003]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q7Ma5YGzvLYDWaQpd96HSL-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The two Monty’s: Montalcino and Montepulciano ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/features/the-two-montys-montalcino-and-montepulciano-249088</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ The two Monty’s: Montalcino and Montepulciano ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">fudjPd4MRWF1Q9Cm72FXqq</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y8kjyzESk2sTWRa3wBaRPm-1280-80.jpg" type="image/jpeg" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:24:19 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jim Budd ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Jd5zJirXFtJciRN9YoBejb.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y8kjyzESk2sTWRa3wBaRPm-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Credit Unknown]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Brunello di Montalcino]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Brunello di Montalcino]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Brunello di Montalcino]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y8kjyzESk2sTWRa3wBaRPm-1280-80.jpg" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Tuscan trio ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/magazine/tuscan-trio-249505</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ TOM MARESCA selects Tuscany's top wines from Chianti Classico, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano and Brunello di Montalcino at the annual tasting of new releases ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">xeTTWytZfgEdN5cGnGRPjC</guid>
                                                                                                <enclosure url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oscBWEGdAhNunqqzd2pcha-1280-80.png" type="image/png" length="0"></enclosure>
                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:04:31 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Brunello]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Red Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tom Maresca ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d9LdTvyEFvPND7QYzgJJWg.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oscBWEGdAhNunqqzd2pcha-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Mihaila Cristian Ionut / Alamy Stock Photo]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Tuscany vineyards]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Col d&#039;Orcia wines]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[Col d&#039;Orcia wines]]></media:title>
                                                    </media:content>
                                                    <media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oscBWEGdAhNunqqzd2pcha-1280-80.png" />
                                                                                                                                    </item>
                                <item>
                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1973 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.decanter.com/learn/vintage-guides/tuscany-vintage-guide/1973-vintage-guide-for-italy-tuscany-117610</link>
                                                                            <description>
                            <![CDATA[ 1973 vintage guide for Italy Tuscany. Another undistinguished year although there was some fair Brunello and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. ]]>
                                                                                                            </description>
                                                                                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">suGPQwwbTyAPj5AHifZE25</guid>
                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 1973 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:04:32 +0000</updated>
                                                                                                                                            <category><![CDATA[Vintage Guides]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Brunello]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Montepulciano]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Wine Regions]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Western Europe]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Central Italy]]></category>
                                                    <category><![CDATA[Grape Varieties]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Decanter Staff ]]></dc:creator>                                                                <dc:description><![CDATA[ https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/taikg6apahPskgtfQ4nY9e.jpg ]]></dc:description>
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        </item>
            </channel>
</rss>