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: Intense yellow color. On the nose, hints of white-fleshed fruit, especially pears, apple and cantaloupe melon. On the palate, it is fresh, mineral, deep and very balanced. Perfect in combination with shellfish and... 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: 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: 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

Estate History: Cascina Val Del Prete is a leading grower in Roero, recognized for a commitment to natural farming and for traditional work in the cellar, utilizing techniques such as long maceration. This type of farming and... Read More

Tasting Notes: The juice for this Concrete is energetic and ripe, marked by juicy notes of dark berries, cherries, wet rocks, and herbs. The wine ages for 8-12 months in concrete tanks, which allows the wine to benefit from micro... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Ampeleia Costa Toscana Alicante bottling is part of the Monovarietali project, highlighting single varieties and single vineyards whose special characteristics precluded them from blending in other wines. The... Read More

Tasting Notes: The 2019 Susucau Rosato is a refreshing summer wine from a blend of Malvasia, Moscadella, Insolia and Nerello Mascalese. This is a “rosé” which can also be regarded as a light red, like a “Jura”... 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: 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: 60% Zibibbo/40% Albanello. The two varieties are native to Sicily--Zibibbo is more widely known as Muscat of Alexandria--and are grown on red sand soils over limestone rock, with vines averaging 15 years old on... 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: 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

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

Producer Description:

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: 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: 100% Ribolla Gialla from estate vines averaging over 50 years old. All of Radikon's whites are made in the same way: the organically farmed, stunningly low-yield, hand-harvested fruit is destemmed and gently... 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: Ageno first impresses with it's deep golden color and exotic aromas that burst from the glass. Bruised apple, ginger, ripe stone fruits all come to mind in this super expressive skin-contact orange wine. The... Read More

Tasting Notes: From vineyards of the same name, Doccio a Matteo is a throwback to Chianti as it once was made, with Sangiovese making up the lion's share, and small amounts of the dark skinned Colorino and a touch of the white... 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: The Vigneti Massa Derthona is not your typically light and simply refreshing Italian aperitivo white wine. It’s got substance and structure and deserves substantial food, such as richer fish, poultry, and... Read More