Tasting Notes: The Fontanafredda Barolo Serralunga d'Alba, from 100% estate -grown Nebbiolo, displays the virile muscle and power that is a benchmark for quality Barolo from Serralunga. This ready to drink Barolo is loaded... 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: The I Vigneri Salvo Foti Rosso Radica is a new wine to the lineup. This refined red from old vines of Grenache is extremely refined with notes of ripe strawberry, black cherry and thyme and anise on the nose. The... Read More
Tasting Notes: From famed Burgundy connoisseur Filippo Volpi comes this Sangiovese tailor-made to get wine geeks salivating. Over the course of a month, Volpi and his team conduct twenty different harvests. Each harvest goes through... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Monsori Barolo is a super-classic example of Nebbiolo. Roses, tobacco and licorice all soar from the glass. The palate is bright and accessable now, with beautiful balance that will only improve in the next... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Rocca di Frassinello Le Sughere di Frassinello, a blend of Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, is aromatic in the glass and ripe on the palate with red berries, sage, and tobacco. Supple tannins support... Read More
Tasting Notes: The aromatic Abbazia di Novacella Pinot Nero is one of the best that Italy has to offer. Vibrant and soft, with supple light fruit tones of under ripe cherry and blackberry that showcase the mountain-fruit profile... Read More
Tasting Notes: Gaetano’s Rosso di Montalcino expresses the influence of his location in Montalcino where “Galestro”, a stony clay type of soil is commonly found. The estates position west-facing to the Tyrrhenian... Read More
Tasting Notes: From the beautiful Le Coste cru in Santo Stefano in Roero are these unique sandy soils where 35-year-old Nebbiolo vines are planted. After the grapes are hand selected, maceration and fermentation take place with... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Alessandro & Gian Natale Fantino Laboro Disobedient is in fact a declassified Barolo Riserva, aged in large, old, Slavonian oak barrels for five and a half years. Bureaucratic red-tape and a series of miscommunications... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Alessandro & Gian Natale Fantino Laboro Disobedient is in fact a declassified Barolo Riserva, aged in large, old, Slavonian oak barrels for five and a half years. Bureaucratic red-tape and a series of miscommunications... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Allegrini Amarone della Valpolicella Riserva Fieramonte has imposing structure and depth. The wine is a beautifully bright, intense and compact ruby color, with very lively highlights. The nose opens slowly,... Read More
Estate History: Drawing on more than six generations of Veneto winegrowing tradition and an unwavering focus on quality, Marilisa Allegrini carries on the legacy of her father Giovanni, the patriarch of the modern estate and an... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Allegrini Valpolicella is a well-structured wine, with a soft, long and persistent finish. Brilliant ruby red in color, with a pleasant scent of wild berries. Dry and velvety on the palate, it is characterized... Read More
Tasting Notes: Altre Vie is a collaborative effect between iconic producers Gian Luca Colombo and Frederico Scarzello. The wine expresses notes of red plum, morello cherry, earth,and violets. The 2019 is in an excellent drinking... Read More
Tasting Notes: Rosso Arcaico is a blend of both Aleatico and Grechetto Rosso fermented spontaneously in terracotta. Notes of tart crunchy cranberries, black licorice, and thyme. Elegant in body but still full in flavor Rosso Arcaico... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Andrea Scovero Barbera d'Asti Ciapin is bright and juicy, super aromatic in the glass, and bursting with a taut acidity. Perfect with rich pasta dishes or braised meats, this natural expression of Barbera... Read More
