The bad news is there seems to be no end to winter. The good news is that Col d’Orcia Brunello di Montalcino is warming. Montalcino is a beautiful hilltop Tuscan town about 20 miles south of Siena.

If you've never succumbed to the pleasures of red vermouth, now's the time. Cinzano Rosso and Martini & Rossi's versions make lovely and refreshing aperitifs, served on the rocks with a spritz of soda ...