June 2004 — “‘I really do believe that Tuscan oils are the best in the world. If I didn’t I’d be selling a lot of others,’ says Emanuel Berk, owner of The Rare Wine Co. in Sonoma, California, which has been importing high-end Tuscan such as Prunatelli, Monte and Vetrice since 1995 … Classic Tuscan oils, says Berk, have ‘an archetypal richness, weight, intensity and palate persistence that other oils don’t have’ … To prove wrong the notion that Tuscan oils must be consumed within 18 months, Berk sent me Prunatelli 1996, his all-time favorite. Mellowed by time, it was still a vibrant green gold and had a rich, herbal taste.”

- Sam Gugino, Wine Spectator