Tasting Notes: The Alessandro Viola Note di Bianco is from 100% Grillo grapes that are farmed organically. The grapes see a small maceration before aging in steel. Savory and elegant with earthy hints of thyme and pear. Estate... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Amorotti Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is a aromatic and deeply flavored red from Abruzzo. Purple fruit, smoke, iron and a touch of wild herbs spread across the palate on this vibrant wine from new star producer... Read More
Tasting Notes: For the Bianco di Ampeleia we have recovered an old vineyard near the winery and grafted it with indigenous varieties of the Mediterranean Basin. A field-blend, as according to tradition, mostly of Trebbiano grapes... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Ampeleia Costa Toscana Alicante bottling is part of the Monovarietali project, highlighting single varieties and single vineyards whose special characteristics precluded them from blending in other wines. The... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cantina Giardino Vino Rosato Frizzante is a blend of Aglianico, Primitivo, Piedirosso, and Coda di Volpe. Ripe strawberries and spice notes mingle with a hint of sea spray. The Aglianico is from 50 year old... Read More
Tasting Notes: Corte Sant’Alda’s Valpolicella Ca’ Fiui marries robust sunny fruit with hillside lift and elegance. Notes of wild berry, sour cherry, and sweet tobacco are buoyed by a delightful minerality. With... Read More
Tasting Notes: This blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay will be certain to please fans of both grapes. It spends six months fermenting in stainless steel and another nine months in bottle before release. This medium bodied... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Felsina Chianti Classico Berardenga shows a deep ruby red color in the glass. The nose is dense with fine and elegant aromas dominated by wild berries, along with array of spice and wood notes. This follows... Read More
Tasting Notes: Maria Sole’s workhorse (pun intended) wine, Bulgarelli—named after her grandfather’s prized stallion—is pure Sangiovese from 20- to 30-year-old vines planted in the sandy clay soils of the... Read More
Tasting Notes: 100% Teroldego. This is the core red of Foradori: the first and only one to be bottled back in 1960 and still the largest production, from 10 hectares of vines planted from 1956 to 2005 on the flat, sunny, well-drained... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Susucaru Rosso is a field blend of local varietals from all of Frank’s vineyards on Mt. Etna. It is 85% Nerello Mascalese with the remainder split between Nerello Capuccio, Alicante Boushet, Minella and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Gaudioso Vignaioli Partanna Syrah is a dense purple red. Pleasant aroma of fresh red fruit, cherries and red mulberries lead on to notes of pomegranate and vanilla. Grassy notes on the palate of this easy drinking... Read More
Tasting Notes: I Cacciagalli Sphaeranera is produced solely from Paragrello Nero, a native grape to Campania. Sphaeranera spends the longest amount in Amphora of the line-up and is the most distinctive. Fuller-bodied and refined,... Read More
Tasting Notes: The I Cacciagalli Zagreo is a clean, lush and rich wine with fleshy navel orange, ripe apricots, green apple and pear. It’s flinty, toasty and herbal with a silky mouth feel. Made from the native white grape... Read More
Tasting Notes : The Etna Bianco Aurora has the distinct tension and slight saltiness known to the Carricante grape but with a delicate feel that brings to mind white burgundy but with an exotic edge. Estate History : When speaking... Read More
Tasting Notes: Simply one of the most drinkable and pure expressions of Mt. Etna wine, the I Vigneri Salvo Foti Etna Rosso shows the bright fruit, supple body and incredible length of a world-class wine. try it with red sauce... Read More
Tasting Notes: Njuro Terre Siciliane Rosso is produced exclusively from the Perricone grape, also known in local dialect as “njuro cane” (the black dog). The wine is inky black, spicy and earthy with good grip from... Read More
Tasting Notes: The L'Antica Quercia Su Alto Colfondo is straw yellow in color. This unfiltered take on Prosecco can be slightly hazy due to the presence of suspended yeasts. The nose is very delicate, with floral and fruity... Read More
Tasting Notes: The La Distesa Gli Eremi is the definition of a mineral white wine, yet full-bodied with a chewy, velvety mouthfeel. An electrifying feeling on the palate, with spicy white pepper notes, herbs and wet, stony minerals... Read More