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: 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: Previously, the estate was divided into two bodies, La Stoppa and Macchiona. Macchiona is the name of a farmhouse found among the most traditional red grape vineyards of the Colli Piacentini, the qualities of which... Read More
Tasting Notes: Chiesamonti is a 1.3-hectare parcel adjacent to the town of San Felice in Castelnuovo Berardenga, with a stonier soil profile and a lower clay content than Giovanna’s home turf. The vines, now over a decade... 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: 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 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: 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
Estate History: References in the archives of Montefalco, the beautiful hill town in Umbria, document the presence of the Bea family in this locality as early as 1500. This tiny estate is the classic Italian fattoria, producing... Read More
Tasting Notes: This wine is sourced from the San Valentino vineyard in Montefalco the soil of which is dominated by clay. The vineyard is at 1300 feet altitude. The composition of the Montefalco Rosso is 70% Sangiovese, 15% Sagrantino... Read More
Tasting Notes: This rare and very special wine, made exclusively from Sagrantino, is harvested late and left to raisin for four months before pressing. As it air dries, a white mold forms that balances and concentrates the acid,... Read More