18/08/2026
What do you do when you find a grape you can’t identify? 🍇
At Beconcini in San Miniato, Tuscany, a mysterious vine was simply marked “X”.
Then came the discovery: X was Tempranillo — the Spanish grape behind Rioja, growing in Tuscany. 🇮🇹
Rather than remove it, the Beconcini family embraced it, planting new vineyards from the original vines and creating the wine IXE.
Its name? “X” in the Tuscan dialect.
Today, IXE is 100% Tempranillo, made with indigenous yeasts and aged in oak.
A Spanish grape. A Tuscan mystery. One very unexpected wine.
🍷 20% off all Italian wines this month at FAB.
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