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AOL Time Warner CEO Richard Parsons plans to produce Brunello di Montalcino wine in his estate in Tuscany.
Mr Parson has purchased an estate including a farmhouse - ‘Il Palazzone’, three hectares of vineyards, in Montalcino, southern Tuscany, one of the better-known areas for highly rated wine production.
He told Brunello di Montalcino is his favourite among the red Italian wines and about the purchase of the ‘Il Palazzone’, explains:
“This is not simply a commercial investment, what I wanted was a hobby, something outside my job that keeps my enthralled and involved. Believe me, we want to produce some fine wine” (Source)
It is esteemed a production of around 4,000 bottles a year under the label Brunello ‘Il Palazzone’ ; it can be found in a few top US restaurants only.
