Tasting Notes: Bucce means skins, as in macerated on the skins / macerato sulle bucce. This macerato / orange wine is very drinky: sour Mirabelle plums, sea salt, and dried white flowers float on bass notes of coastal wild rosemary... Read More
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: 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: The Cardedu Vermentino di Sardegna Nuo is a savory and light white wine: sea salt, sage, basil, rosemary, cedar, and a foundation of chalky stone fruits. Pair with Spaghetti alla Bottarga; grilled shrimp with rosemary;... Read More
Tasting notes: The second of Casa di Baal’s “pet nat” wines, Il Tocco di Baal is obtained after a soft pressing of Aglianico grapes. A sparkling wine from Aglianico sounds surprising, but the idea of creating... 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: Nose characterized by a fresh fruity and floral tone, arranged on tones of violet, blackberry juice and raspberries.Pashka is pleasantly fresh, enriched with a nice sapid in the finish.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Castello di Verduno Barbaresco shows aromas and flavors of red currants, raspberries, sandalwood and rose petal. Elegant, delicious when young but will age for several years. The grapes come from the Faset and... Read More
Tasting 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: 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
Taasting Notes: The Col di Luna Prosecco Flora is a bone-dry Brut Nature (meaning no dosage) Prosecco that shows flavors of honeysuckle, stone fruit, green apple and mountain flowers. The delicate, fine bubbles make this sparkling... Read More
Tasting Notes: “il Forestiero” or “the Stranger” (a reference to the grape emerging from a more famous nearby wine appellation) is 100% Sagrantino from a single row of old vines. Spontaneous fermentation... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Scarparo, or the Cobbler/Shoemaker of Terzo la Pieve owned this small vineyard of Malvasia Bianca for almost ten years in complete abandonment. The Mattioli family have recovered the vines, cutting the brambles... Read More