Natural Wines

Tasting Notes: The Tenuta di Carleone Rosato is an elegant and dry Rosato from 100% Sangiovese. Perfect with soft cheeses, grilled shrimp or simply by itself.

Estate History: Thirty years ago, world-traveler and one-eyed dreamer... Read More

Tasting Notes: Concrete Bianco is half Pecorino and half Chardonnay, the grapes are partly pressed (vertical press) together. 100% spontaneous fermentation without temperature control. Fermentation and aging in concrete (9 months).... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Calabretta Gaio Gaio Vino Rosso is an easy drinking red with the obvious Etna Rosso quality. Light bodied with loads of berry fruit, light forest floor, and savory notes.

Estate History: For four generations,... Read More

Tasting Notes: Bucce means skins, as in macerated on the skins / macerato sulle bucce. This macerato / orange wine is very drinky: sour Mirabelle plums, sea salt, and dried white flowers float on bass notes of coastal wild rosemary... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Tenuta di Valgiano Mazzapink has pulpy notes of strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, and black pepper. On the palate, flavors of candied violet, juicy blood orange, garrigue, rhubarb. Excellent with Margherita... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Terrevive Bergianti No Autoclave Rosato Brut showcases the refermented in bottle style made famous by traditional Lambrusco producers in Emilia-Romagna. The wine is made in bttle from Salamino lambrusco grapes,... Read More

Tasting Notes: One of the stars of the Cirelli lineup, this example of Trebbiano has notes of citrus fruits, green apple, and white flowers, with subtle hints of almond and honey. The key factor here is the use of terracotta amphora,... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Eduardo Torres Acosta Versante Nord is a Mt. Etna Remix; It captures the graphite and wild herbs often found in Etna Rosso but also expresses lush red fruits, cherries, raspberries with hints of tobacco. The... Read More

Tasting Notes: The SRC Rosato is an electric pink color, with earthy, dark berry fruit and a brisk minerality that comes from the rich volcanic soils. Extraordinarily alive, vibrant, and focused, this brisk rosato commands attention... Read More

Tasting Notes: The SRC Etna Rosso is from organic vines that are around 70 years old. After three months of fermentation, the wine is aged for a year before being bottled according to a biodynamic calendar. The aromatics are pure... Read More

Tasting Notes: The SRC Etna Bianco comes from 50-70 year old vines of Grecanico and Carricante grown on black sandy soils at nearly 2,200 feet above sea level on north side of the Mt. Etna in Sicily. This medium-bodied wine has... Read More

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 Luigi Tecce Irpinia Rosato La Cyclope is sourced from 85-year-old vines that look more like tree-vines, with a trunk in the middle, and numerous radiating outward shoots on what looks like bush vines on a pergola.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The light skin contact on the Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Bianco results in a combination of density as well as elegance and makes this wine very suited to accompany a wide variety of dishes and cuisine, from fish... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Arianna Occhipinti Bianco SM - the SM stands for the Santa Margherita vineyard, or contrada- is a white wine made from the local Grillo grape. The grapes skins lay in contact with the must for about 48 hours... 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 second of Bea’s two early and highly influential skin-macerated white wines, “Santa Chiara” hails from the fabled Pagliaro cru, and combines roughly equal proportions of five varieties: Garganega,... Read More

Tasting Notes: San Valentino is a blend of 40% Sagrantino, 40% Sangiovese, and 20% Montepulciano, is the beginning of the journey for Bea lovers. Sourced from a mix of younger vines that don’t make the cut in one of the... Read More

Estate History: References in the archives of Montefalco, the beautiful hill town in Umbria, document the presence of the Bea family in this locality as early as 1500. This tiny estate is the classic Italian fattoria, producing... 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: Deep plummy purple in the glass the Luigi Tecce Taurasi Riserva Puro Sangue blooms with a nose of ripe beach plums, violets and earthy thyme. On the palate there is a dynamic structure of grippy tannins and a lively... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Taurasi Poliphemo has a savory quality with dark-fruited and exotic nuances of roasted plum, savory herbs and a tactile meaty earthiness. It's given form from very structured tannins akin to the grand age-worthy... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Poliphemo Viti Vecchie R18 (formally a Taurasi Riserva that Luigi decided to declassify to Campania Aglianico) has a savory quality with dark-fruited and exotic nuances of roasted plum, savory herbs and a tactile... Read More

Tasting Notes: Deep plummy purple in the glass the Luigi Tecce (formally a Taurasi Riserva that he declassified to Campania Aglianco) Puro Sangue blooms with a nose of ripe beach plums, violets and earthy thyme. On the palate... Read More

Tasting Notes: This pure Carricante wine, from ungrafted old vines that grow on the easter slopes of Milo on Mt.Etna is made the old way, in a Sicilian 'Palmento located in the family house of Salvo Foti. Made the same way... Read More

Tasting Notes: Cerrete is produced from 100% Sagrantino from some of the highest elevations in Montefalco. 45-days of maceraction along with 43-months in large oak barrel account for the wine's depth and complexity but the... Read More

Tasting Notes: The light skin contact on the Frank Cornelissen Munjebel Bianco results in a combination of density as well as elegance and makes this wine very suited to accompany a wide variety of dishes and cuisine, from fish... Read More

Estate History: A visit to Luigi Tecce can get you emotional. Luigi himself is a ball of them, and his Aglianico from Taurasi elicits them. His grandfather’s 'masseria' (farmhouse) and vineyards are located in the... Read More

Tasting Notes: The iconic Pagliaro wine is the wine that put the Paolo Bea estate on the map. It is 100% Sagrantino, the fabled local grape of Montefalco, from Pagliaro vineyard, situated at 1300 feet in altitude. This deeply... Read More

Tasting Notes: A vintage of uniquely balanced climate conditions. Much like the relationship between the past and the future, there is a tension in Pepe's 2000 that makes the mind wander.