The Letter to Vettori Selection
Led by Walter Sterling
The occasion for this event is the visit of one of my oldest and dearest friends, who also happens to be a scholar, and the recently invested President of St. John's College in Santa Fe: Walter Sterling.
He and I are going to talk about the specificity of place, but not with an initial focus on the notion of "Terroir." Rather, we will begin with the experience of exile— political or civic or domestic. One could not help thinking about Odysseus, but the the great Florentine, Niccolo Macchiavelli, will be our anchor.
As is appropriate to an evening hosted by two friends with careers teaching at St. John's, this evening will include a required reading: The Letter to Vettori, by Machiavelli. If you sign up for the evening, we will send you a link to the text; it is also easy to find in print.
We will pour 10 wines, including Montevertine, Istine, Le Boncie, Cigliano di Sopra, and San Gugliemo. And my 1999 Sangiovese, out of magnum.
The Letter to Vettori Selection
- Bottle Size
- 750mL
$600
The occasion for this event is the visit of one of my oldest and dearest friends, who also happens to be a scholar, and the recently invested President of St. John's College in Santa Fe: Walter Sterling.
He and I are going to talk about the specificity of place, but not with an initial focus on the notion of "Terroir." Rather, we will begin with the experience of exile— political or civic or domestic. One could not help thinking about Odysseus, but the the great Florentine, Niccolo Macchiavelli, will be our anchor.
As is appropriate to an evening hosted by two friends with careers teaching at St. John's, this evening will include a required reading: The Letter to Vettori, by Machiavelli. If you sign up for the evening, we will send you a link to the text; it is also easy to find in print.
We will pour 10 wines, including Montevertine, Istine, Le Boncie, Cigliano di Sopra, and San Gugliemo. And my 1999 Sangiovese, out of magnum.