Tasting Notes: Dense and mysterious, the Occhio di Pernice reveals a complex and enveloping bouquet with aromas of dried plums and dates, honey, gingerbread and sweet tobacco lef. On the palate it is sweet and spicy and the olfactory... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cappellano Barolo Chinato is a unique after-dinner wine made from steeping Barolo with s secretive blend of aromatics and botanicals. Spicy, Christmas spice flavors mingle with the tension of a world class Barolo.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Corte Sant'Alda Recioto della Valpolicella is a blend of 60% Corvina Grossa and 40% Rondinella grapes that undergo a natural drying process from October to late January, then are fermented with the exclusive... Read More
Tasting Notes: Ben Ryé opens with an extraordinarily rich bouquet and outstanding aromas of apricots and candied orange peels. Made from dried Zibbibbo (Muscat of Alexandria or Moscato) grapes, the palate is very fresh... Read More
This Dolce Vita wine box brings you two distinct sweet wines from Piedmont wine region and one from the Veneto. The saccharine princess grape Moscato joins forces with her brooding cousin Brachetto for a versatile pre or post... Read More
Tasting Notes: This unique blend of Moscato and Brachetto is jam-packed with wild strawberry, raspberry and rose notes. Sweet on the palate hints of acidity that marks it as a fragrant and well-balanced wine.... Read More
Tasting Notes: L’Ecrù is a natural passito wine produced from Zibibbo grapes. For the vinification of this prestigious label Firriato employs a method of infusion which adds the dried grapes directly to the wine;... 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
Estate History: The Vajra family has farmed Bricco delle Viole, the highest cru in Comune di Barolo, since the 1880s.Aldo Vajra, after being sent to the family farm due to his involvement in protests and marches in the late 1960's... Read More
Tasting Notes: Giovanni Almondo’s Roero-grown Brachetto Fosso della Rosso is a sweet and slightly fizzy red that blooms with purple flowers, sugary ripe strawberries, and juicy pomegranate. Perfect with a chocolatey dessert... 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
