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 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: 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: Oltretorrente’s Rosso blend gives us a delicate interplay of ripe fruit and bright, mineral acidity. For many years, Barbera and Dolcetto were produced without or with only minimal wood influence, resulting... 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
Tasting Notes: The fabled local grape of Montefalco is the Sagrantino and the Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1300 feet in altitude, is dedicated in large part to this grape variety. The harvest of Sagrantino normally occurs during... 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
Tasting Notes: Bòggina is the oldest vineyard on the Petrolo estate, and the source of Petrolo’s most prized Sangiovese vines. Planted in 1952 by the grandfather of proprietor Luca Sanjust, it spans 13 acres. Bòggina... Read More
Estate history: Fausto and Cinzia Cellario are 3rd generation winemakers in the village of Carru on the western outskirts of the Langhe. The family only believes in working with local, indigenous Piemontese grape varieties and... Read More