Tasting Notes: The Fontanafredda Ebbio Nebbiolo has an uplifting bouquet, color, and generous, velvety body. With age the color becomes garnet-red with strong orange shades, and its nose deepens, with traces of withered flowers,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Daniele Ricci Derthona Timorasso is the calling card of the estate. Fermented and elevated in stainless steel, Daniele allows three days of skin contact, imparting some depth and color to the wine. Lees contact... Read More
Tasting Notes: Fontanafredda Gavi has a straw-yellow color with greenish highlights. Its nose is intense and floral with notes of vanilla, lemon and apples. On the palate, full-bodied and dry with flavors of stone fruit and apple.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fontanafredda Langhe Bianco Viadelsale, a white wine blend of Arneis, Sauvignon Blanc, and Viognier is named for the famous “via del sale” which winds its way between the upper Langa and the Ligurian... Read More
Estate History: Among the splendid rolling hills of the Langhe, in the heart of Piedmont, stands the beautiful Fontanafredda estate, which once belonged to King Vittorio Emanuele II who n turn gave it to Rosa Vercellana, a commoner... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barbera d'Alba is an Intense ruby red color in the glass with a persistent vinous fragrance in the nose - almost ethereal - after moderate bottle aging. Dry and with a pleasantly... 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