Leonardo Raspini's guest appearances

Leonardo Raspini

Italian Wine Podcast

Elena Pantaleoni

Francesco Ripaccioli

Ivan Rapuzzi

Pascaline Lepeltier

Jeff Porter

Jordan Salcito

Cindy Gallop

David Lynch

Susan Kostrzewa

Stephen Brook

Dan Petroski

Madeline Puckette

Alice Wong

Jane Anson

Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga

OwlTail

In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Leonardo Raspini, General Manager of Tenuta Argentiera near Donoratico, Tuscany, in the Bolgheri denomination area. An agronomist by training who has been worked in Bolgheri for almost 20 years, Leonardo tells Monty how he recently joined Tenuta Argentiera and began working on its vineyards, some of the highest in altitude in the Bolgheri DOC area. Monty and Leonardo discuss covercrops and the importance of soils in the Bolgheri area. Leonardo also talks about the origin of the name “Argentiera” and presents the estate’s main wines: their flagship Argentiera, Villa Donoratico, and Poggio ai Ginepri (among others). Tune in also for a tour of some of the main wine areas in Tuscany!

Ep. 247 Leonardo Raspini (Tenuta Argentiera) on Bolgheri wines and agronomy

Monty Waldin

In this episode Monty Waldin interviews Leonardo Raspini at the Tenuta Alzatura (part of the Cecchi family) in Montefalco, Umbria. Monty and Leonardo talk about the (in)famous Sagrantino’s tannins, the winery’s softer style of Sagrantino, and Sagrantino as a restaurant wine. Leonardo also discusses the U.S. and Northern European markets for Sagrantino and recommends some his old-time favorite wine and food pairings!

Ep. 142 Monty Waldin interviews Leonardo Raspini (Tenuta Raspini)