Tasting Notes: Currently the only monovarietal bottling of Ottonese in Lazio (a native varietal often blended by other local producers), biodynamically grown to boot. After spontaneous fermentation, it macerates on skins for 4... Read More

Tasting Notes: Ortrugo is a local grape of Piacenza, made in sparkling, frizzante, and still forms. The wine was often disregarded, but with is bright acidty, tart green apple, peach and white flowers, its is a somewhat riper... Read More

Estate History: Silvia Zucchi is the third and current generation from a family with a long history of winemaking in the Sorbara zone of Lambrusco. The winery is located north of Modena along the banks of the of the Secchia and... Read More

Tasting Notes: This juicy, food-friendly Montepulciano is well-balanced and elegant, perfect for pizza night or chilled with burgers.

Tasting Notes: Praja’ is the Sardinian word for the Italian ‘spiaggia’, or ‘beach’, which is one of the many places you can enjoy this wine. It’s the kind of light red wine that takes well to... Read More

Tasting Notes: Spezieri is a young, fruit-forward and easy to drink red wine perfect for the dinner table. Because of its composition it is a very versatile wine in terms of food pairing and also a red wine to try chilled in summer.... Read More

Tasting Notes: Clean and vibrant, it evokes the orchard in its aromas and flavors of fresh herbs and green apples, with complimenting notes of lemon zest and sea salt.

Tasting Notes: Cannonau (Cardedu uses old spelling with one ‘N’) is a biotype of Grenache, most likely from Spain but growing in Sardegna for hundreds of years. Spice and smoke mingle with fleshy fruit of red plums... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Perusini Pinot Grigio Ramato is an organic, skin-contact wine from the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy, known for its distinctive coppery or ramato hue derived from extended maceration with... Read More

Tasting Notes: Ampeleia Unlitro is bright and fresh, with fresh herbs and bing cherries dominating the nose. Medium-bodied, this would be a perfect wine to drink with a slight chill.The varieties were harvested and vinified separately.... Read More

Tasting Notes: This rich wine is made from 100% Montepulciano grapes grown in the oldest estate vineyards on soils rich in chalk, clay and pebbles. Harvested by hand in November, the grapes are gently pressed and macerated with... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Ronchi di Cialla Ribolla Gialla shows a pale straw yellow color with fleeting green reflections in the glass. On the nose, it expresses freshness and enery; the aromas are elegant, with aromas of fresh baked... Read More

Tasting Notes: Ruby red in color, the Feudo Montoni Nero d'Avola Lagnusa has an elegant structure, with a complex perfume that has notes of cherries-in-spirit, red plum, blackberry, with bold aromas of cinnamon and clove.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Abbazia di Novacella Sylvaner has a steely, mineral palate puncuated by notes of stone fruits, pine oil and orchard blossoms. Taut at first on the palate, it slowly expands with a please sapidity and excellent... Read More

Tasting Notes: Brol Grande is a purple-tinged ruby red in the glass. This blend of Corvina and Rondinella is rich, with a complex bouquet with notes of sour cherry and blueberry, and spicy nuances of cinnamon and black pepper,... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Serafini & Vidotto Bollicine di Prosecco is fresh, fruity and tasty and later one can perceive a great softness that makes this wine so pleasant to the taste. The finish is round and persistent. The aroma is... Read More

Tasting Notes: The color Ampeleia Rosato di Ampeleia is a magical pink, reminiscent of coral reefs. Wild berry fruit jump from the glass with strawberry and raspberry at first, followed by honeydew melon, currants and a slight... Read More

Tasting Notes: A particular specialty of the Valle Isarco. Greenish to bright yellow in color. Peaches, apricots, and tones of tangerines on the nose. Very lively, juicy, and sleek on the palate, with a mineral-rich finish.... Read More

Tasting Notes: Affectionately referred to as “teenage scoundrel”, the Freghino is the youngest red wine from La Segreta. As with all of their wines, there is still this classic, rustic, Italian red feeling here. The... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Mortellito Bianco Calaiancu is a mineral-focused white wine made from a blend of Grillo and Catarratto. This bottle features aromas of fresh oranges, sea spray and white flowers. The palate is full of zesty... Read More

Tasting Notes: Rosso di Contrada is loaded with dried cherry, dusty earth, and dried flowers. The palate is vibrant but quite dry as it unfolds with clove and orange zest mingling with sour cherry. The fruit and spice are predominant... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Cos Frappato is an organic, naturally made red from the Sicilian Frappato grape. The brightness of fruit, combined with the acidity present in Frappato, make this the perfect wine to chill slightly, just like... Read More

Estate History: Mirafiore was founded in 1858 by Emanuele Mirafiore, son of Italy's King Vittorio Emanuele II. With its range of unique wines, highly distinctive in origin, character and personality, by the end of the century... Read More

Tasting Notes: For the Bianco di Ampeleia we have recovered an old vineyard near the winery and grafted it with indigenous varieties of the Mediterranean Basin. A field-blend, as according to tradition, mostly of Trebbiano grapes... Read More

Tasting Notes: Costanzo Etna Rosso Mofete, hailing from volcanic soil, features a spicy nose with notes of wild herbs, rose and volcanic ash. On the palate it is juicy and balanced with delicate flavors of dark berries that give... Read More

Tasting Notes: This floral red, a blend of 95% Sangiovese and 5% Merlot, boasts pretty notes of violets and red fruits, which lead into a dry finish with a touch of soft tannins. Aromatically loaded with ripe cherries, perhaps... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Montenidoli Vernaccia di San Gimignano Fiore has notes of ripe lemons and melon, while remaining dry on the finish. This wine is very fresh and is great as an aperitif or with lighter fair. The free run juice... Read More

Tasting Notes: Red wine made from 100% Ciliegiolo from vineyards ranging from 15 to 50 years old. The must ferments for 10 days on the skins with indigenous yeasts in open conical trunk vats without temperature control; then it... Read More

Tasting Notes: SP68 is a road (named after the highway that passes by the original Occhipinti vineyard) but it is also a young wine. Cool and pleasant, with a delicate taste that it brings the flavour of the sun and the freshness... Read More

Tasting Notes: Maria Sole’s workhorse (pun intended) wine, Bulgarelli—named after her grandfather’s prized stallion—is pure Sangiovese from 20- to 30-year-old vines planted in the sandy clay soils of the... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Di Francesco Gasperi Petite Arvine shows great minerality and complexity. Made from vines hanging off the mountainside in Valle d’Aosta. Petite Arvine works an aperitvio in place of bubbles. Fresh and... Read More

Tasting Notes: Benanti made their reputation on their white wines, and the Benanti Etna Bianco shows that there’s not a dud in the bunch. Racy, lush, and the fruit glides gently into smoky minerality. Complex and delicious.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Sergio Arcuri Ciro Riserva Piu Vite is 100% Gaglioppo from vines planted in the late 1930's. The wine is fermented in an open concrete vat and then ages in concrete tanks for four years with a further year... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Colle Florido Il Postino Vino Bianco is a natural white wine from Abruzzo, Italy, produced by former sommelier Andrea Ugolotti and his wife, Daniela Trolio. Made from 100% Trebbiano d'Abruzzo grapes, this... Read More

T​asting Notes: The Col d’Orcia Brunello di Montalcino has a ruby red color with violet hues. The bouquet is complex and elegant with notes of red berries, and a touch of spice from the oak. The shows an excellent and easy-going... Read More

Tasting Notes: The hill overlooking Trento, with its clayey-limestone soils, welcomes the Manzoni Bianco and matures the grapes in late September. The character of the Fontanasanta vineyards is expressed through this hybrid, born... Read More

Tasting Notes: Dried cherry, smoke, tobacco leaf and nutmeg aromatics lead into a wine of medium to full body with rich fruit without being dense. Great backbone of earth and spice. The aroma of sandalwood, red berries, and violets... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Monastero Suore Cistercensi Coenobium Ruscum is an orange wine made from Malvasia and Trebbiano grown and produced by nuns in Lazio. The operation is overseen by Giampero Bea of the Paolo Bea winery in Umbria.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Don Carlino is immensely fresh and intense on the nose, aromas of apple, dried chamomile, sea spray and lime zest kick off this wine. Fermented and aged in tonneaux, this has some textural roundness on the... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Il Gusto di Almafi Finocchietto is distilled from wild fennel that grows profusely on the Amalfi coast, as it does in California. The seeds from the tall plants are harvested by hand in October when the seed-heads... Read More

Estate History: Azienda Agricola COS was founded in 1980 by Giambattista Cilia, Giusto Occhipinti and Cirino Strano. These three old school friends started out making wines for pleasure and ended up transforming the future of... Read More

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Some words from Mauro Vergano on this concoction:

Vermouth is the only fortified and aromatized wine with a precise historical origin. It was first concocted 1786 in Turin by Benedetto Carpano. Since then... Read More

Tasting Notes: Immediately open and generous from the start, the 2017 Vittoria Pithos Rosso (60% Nero d'Avola and 40% Frappato) does not need much coaxing before it releases its pretty aromas of wild berry, rose hip, pressed... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Chianti Classico Riserva Caparsino is the result of the amazing terroir of Radda. 450 meters of elevation and soils composed of Alberese, Galestro, clay, and sand create the perfect conditions for growing Sangiovese.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Occhipinti Frappato is bitter, bloody and elegant. That is Vittoria and the Iblei Mountains. It is the wine that most resembles the winemaker, brave, original and rebellious. But not only. It has peasant origins,... Read More

Tasting Notes: Russo’s ‘Nerina’ is a rich blend of Carricante, Catarratto and other local varieties. Several of the vines used for this wine are over 100 years old, which adds incredible concentration and depth.... Read More

Tasting Notes: 75% Merlot/25% Pignolo. The vines are planted on ponca, a compressed, flaky clay of marl and sandstone that is typical in this part of Friuli. They grow on a south-facing slope right by the winery; average around... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Nusserhof Vino Rosso Elda is 85% Schiava/15% other. Known locally as Vernatsch, Schiava is a thin-skinned grape native to the Alto Adige and on the decline plantation-wise (about 200 ha. currently per Gloria... Read More

​Tasting Notes: Without question Arpepe make the most complex Nebbiolo outside of Piemonte. Their Rosso is very approachable with the softness of Langhe Nebbiolo but the structure and depth of La Morra Barolo. Bright cherry, eucalyptus,... Read More

Tasting Notes: The light skin contact on the Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Bianco results in a combination of density as well as elegance and makes this wine very suited to accompany a wide variety of dishes and cuisine, from fish... Read More

Tasting Notes: The second of Bea’s two early and highly influential skin-macerated white wines, “Santa Chiara” hails from the fabled Pagliaro cru, and combines roughly equal proportions of five varieties: Garganega,... Read More