Tasting Notes: Cigliano di Sopra’s Chianti undergoes whole cluster fermentation leaving it with the expression of a fuller, ripe, and juicy rendition of Chianti Classico. Notes of dark red fruit, wild herbs, sandalwood... Read More
Tasting Notes: Bellone is the working class grape of this southern corner of Lazio. Cincinnato's speaks with a mineral character often not seen at this price point, sourced from certified organic volcanic holdings high above... Read More
Tasting Notes: This blend of Pecorino and Trebbiano hasnotes of citrus, bay leaf and baked apples. The finish is mineral driven with bright and clean acidity bringing balance.
Tasting Notes: This incredible wine is a testament to the spirit and toughness of the Biondi family. Ciro Biondi Centenario honors the family's winemaking legacy and commemorates a particularly challenging 2023 vintage, which... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cisterna Fuori’ means ‘outside cistern’ and is a reference to an ancient water cistern in the middle of this vineyard site. This vineyard has been owned by the Biondi family for many centuries... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cisterna Fuori’ means ‘outside cistern’ and is a reference to an ancient water cistern in the middle of this vineyard site. This vineyard has been owned by the Biondi family for many centuries... Read More
Tasting Notes: The ‘San Nicolo’ vineyard is roughly half-a-hectare, and was originally owned by Angelina Biondi, the great aunt of Ciro. She was a fantastic person, died at the age of 99, with a great sense of humor... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Ciro Picariello Fiano has verve and zip and is undeniably fresh, showing grapefruit-tinged green apple, wild herbs, and crushed stone minerality. On the palate, it floods the senses with zesty minerals before... Read More
Tasting Notes: Pigato grows throughout Liguria, but the best is in the “zona dell’ albenganese”, or the region around and above the coastal town of Albenga. Jancis Robinson’s Wine Grapes book says, “Morphological... Read More
Tasting Notes: Salty and electric when young, this bottle can age for 5 years or more to gain a richness and way pear fruit intensity that is unmatched.
Estate History: It’s here, in the tiny village of Vendone, 12 kilometers... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Collio di Lapio Fiano di Avellino has an elegant nose willed with white peach, almonds and fresh spring flowers. The mineral body coming from the calcareous-clayey soils perfectly offsets the rich, round mouth-feel,... Read More
Tasting Notes: A hundred years after its founding in 1860 the Chiarli family debuted a new wine, appropriately named Centenario. It used the Charmat method of effervescent winemaking that Chiarli had introduced to Lambrusco production... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cleto Chiarli Pruno Nero is an equal blend of Lambrusco Salamino grapes grown in the Sozzigalli vineyards and Lambrusco Grasparossa grapes coming from the Villa Cialdini vineyards. Such blends are not allowed... Read More
Tasting Notes: The genuine Americano aperitif, Cocchi Americano, has been in production since 1891. It is based on an all-natural recipe containing white wine, sugar, alcohol-infused herbs and spices, especially Artemisia flowers,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cocchi Americano is an aromatized wine created in 1891 by Giulio Cocchi and since then produced without interruption according to the original recipe. The name “Americano” is both due to the alcohol... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cocchi Vermouth di Torino is a collective heritage of Piedmont, which sees in the royal Savoy court as first big promoter of a product which, mainly starting from the late XVIII century, generated a flourishing... Read More
Tasting Notes: The 2014 Domaine Coche-Dury Meursault offers a compelling and concentrated experience, defined by a complex bouquet of quince, vibrant citrus, and distinctive smoky reduction notes, often likened to gunpowder or... Read More
Estate History: Col d’Orcia is one of the oldest established wineries of Montalcino and is very much part of the history of Brunello. The modern era of the story dates back to at least 1890 when the Franceschi’s, of... Read More
Tasting Notes: This unique and complex natural white wine, which can have an amber or deep gold hue, offers a captivating range of aromas, from intense orange rind, white flowers, and thyme to notes of apple, honey, and even petrol... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Collemattoni Brunello di Montalcino is an incredibly pure expression of Brunello, with wild berries, bright and juicy, framed against a core of sweet spice, pipe tobacco and dried herbs. The already generous... Read More
