Tasting Notes: This wine is the closest Campi Taurasini gets to being Taurasi. The single vineyard cru of Satyricon stradles the zone of Taurasi, and is an incredible example of the power and finess that can be obtained through... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Manenti Frappato is organically-farmed in Sicily by husband and wife team of Marita and Guglielmo Manenti. The Frappato grape is a fresh and vibrant variety with a sapid and rich palate of morello cherry and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Manfredi Franco Grecanico is a bold orange wine made from the rare Grecanico Dorato grape grown in Sicily. Toasted almonds and apricots fill the palate with a salty, zest finish.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Rosso di Contrada is loaded with dried cherry, dusty earth, and dried flowers. The palate is vibrant but quite dry as it unfolds with clove and orange zest mingling with sour cherry. The fruit and spice are predominant... Read More
Tasting Notes: Cumiss Rosso is 80% Magliocco Dolce, 20% Malvasia Nera. Notes of dried fig and cherries are detected but are well tamed by the overall elegance of the wine. Balance is key here, with fruit, earth, spice, and hints... Read More
Tasting Notes: Dramis Bianco is pure Guarnaccia bianca from vines over 100 years in age resulting in a white with medium-golden color, and hypnotizing in aromas. Notes of mandarin, exotic herbs, and dried honey can be detected... Read More
Tasting Notes: This succulent rose is loaded with pure red fruit, with cherry pit, raspberry and red plum notes dominant on the nose and a sleek texture and wet stone finish. This Rosato expresses freshness and minerality perfectly... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Marchesi Migliorati Montepulciano is a classic example of the grape that expresses notes of black and red fruit while still keeping a polished mouthfeel and is followed by a soft finish.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Marco Merli Bianco Brucisco is a traditional Umbrian blend of Trebbiano Toscano, Grechetto, Malvasia di Candia. Full of the raw energy of the Umbrian hills, with a vinous, structured minerality. There are yellow... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Marco Merli Rosato Zerodibabo is a no added sulfur rose made in Umbria from Sangiovese and Ciliegiolo vines that age from 15 to 45 years. Bright red fruits fill the nose, red currants, raspberry, strawberries.... Read More
Estate History: Marco Tinessa, after forging a friendship with Frank Cornelissen of Etna fame, decided to create his own label. Growing grapes in Montemarano, long considered the soulful center of Taurasi, he named the estate... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Massa Vecchia La Fonte di Pietrarsa from organic Cabernet and Merlot grapes grown in Grosseto, Tuscany, is wonderfully alive, with mature fruit and a vibrant, plush palate. This small estate, started in 1985,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Produced from 120-year-old vines, stomped by foot, fermented in vats made of lava stone, the Masseria del Pino has captured Mt. Etna in a bottle. Smoke, wild-berry brambles, spice box and savory minerals with tannins... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Massimo Coletti L'osigo Boschera Frizzante is elegant and dry, with mineral tones weaving through the aromatic nose of yellow flowers and ripe pear. The palate is easy going and perfectly balanced, with... Read More
Tasting Note: The Meroi Nestri Rosso is a blend of Merlot and Refosco. A deep ruby color, with aromas of plum, bing cherry, currants, violets, tobacco, spice and a hint of smoke. The medium body is vibrant, balanced and well structured,... Read More
Estate History: Mirafiore was founded in 1858 by Emanuele Mirafiore, son of Italy's King Vittorio Emanuele II. With its range of unique wines, highly distinctive in origin, character and personality, by the end of the century... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Mongarda Col Fondo Colli Trevigiani Frizzante is an unfiltered prosecco with softer bubbles that has alpine notes of wild herbs with orchard fruit nuances of pears and apples. A hint of yeasty bread and an electric... Read More