Among other things, Sassicaia transformed the Maremma, and Bolgheri in particular, into a pilgrimage spot for wine lovers and winemakers.
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"Back in Piemonte, nature is not totally our friend, " notes northern Italian wine icon Angelo Gaja, who began planting for his Ca'Marcanda near Bolgheri in 1996.
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Wine harvests can begin as early as the end of August in the hot Val di Cornia region near Suvereto, and even the last holdouts in Bolgheri are usually done by mid-October, the roads free of congestion once more.