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
Tasting Notes: Chiesamonti is a 1.3-hectare parcel adjacent to the town of San Felice in Castelnuovo Berardenga, with a stonier soil profile and a lower clay content than Giovanna’s home turf. The vines, now over a decade... Read More
Tasting Notes: The nose of the Lino Maga Barbacarlo is very expressive and intense with nuances of porcini mushroom, tar, fennel seed, cured meat and dried floral and dehydrated undertones. The wine is explosive on the palate... 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: 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
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 Monastero Suore Cistercensi Coenobium Ruscum is an orange wine made from Malvasia and Trebbiano grown and produced by nuns in Lazio. The operation is overseen by Giampero Bea of the Paolo Bea winery in Umbria.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Montesecondo Tin Sangiovese is a biodynamic expression of Tuscany's most famous grape. The fruit comes from two vineyards in the San Casciano zone of Chianti Classico. The original family vineyard, generally... Read More
Tasting Notes: Nusserhof calls this wine TY since Alto-Adige has no official classification for Teroldego. With only 10 rows of 30-year-old vines and very low yields, this certified organic hand -harvest wine is a true rarity.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The 2020 Olek Bondonio Barbaresco Roncagliette is supple and nuanced with hints of licorice, red roses and wet earth. The palate has red berries framed by a bright acidity with tobacco and a touch of mint on the... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Olek Bondonio Barbaresco Starderi is well balanced with dried herbs, sweet pipe tobacco and cherries all melding together beautifully. Sourced from a small parcel of forty year old vines planted in the Starderi... Read More