Tasting Notes: Old vine, serious Sangiovese from the heart of Chianti. Gabriele Buondonno strikes a perfect balance between structure, softness, and brilliant red fruit. A light amount of Canaiolo, Malvasia Nera, and Colorino... Read More

Tasting Notes: This Nebbiolo hails from the famous Alto-Piemontese supervolcano that imploded millions of years ago. Classic notes of maraschino cherry, dried rose, spiced orange, and earthy minerals.

Tasting Notes: The Testalonga Rossese di Dolceaqua opens with a touch of funk and reduction that blows off after 15 minutes to reveal an incredibly complex nose filled with exotic spicebox aromas and a velvet smooth palate that... Read More

T​asting Notes: The Col d’Orcia Brunello di Montalcino is a ripe and seductive wine, simply bursting from the glass with red berries and woodland notes. Rich and powerful on the palate, this is not a shy wine, absolutely... Read More

Tasting Notes: Giuseppe Mascarello’s Freisa is full and rustic in style, boasting notes of red currants, violets, thyme, and a hint of spice. Freisa is closely related to Nebbiolo and shows the connection but with a spicy... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Fletcher Barbaresco Recta Pete comes from the Starderi and Roncaglie crus, two of the finest in Barbaresco. Reticent at first, an hour open and aromas of dried citrus, chestnuts, leather and sweet pipe tobacco... Read More

Tasting Notes: Crafted from a single parcel of Sangiovese, Vigna del Masso is defined by an enormous volcanic stone at the ingress to the vineyard. The wine is vinified whole clusters and undergoes an extended maceration period... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Tenuta di Carleone Il Guercio is an ethereal and lifted expression of Sangiovese from a single, high elevation vineyard. Supple and aromatic, with red berries, crushed mint, and cranberry on the super-expressive... Read More

Tasting Notes: Wine Lovers love Nebbiolo wine, usually associated with famous villages of Piemonte in Northern Italy. However, the Nino Negri Sfursat di Valtellina is a unique version of Nebbiolo wine that comes from the wine... Read More

Tasting Notes: Fontodi is famous for their powerful and high-scoring Chiantis and Flaccianello Super Tuscan, but their Syrah may be the wine that peak your curiosity. Inky and meaty, this wine is for the bold.... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Feudo Maccari Etna Rosso Santo Spirito Animardente is an intense ruby red in color, with garnet hints. On the nose, the wine expresses floral notes with delicate and intense violet notes. On the palate it’s... Read More

Tasting Notes: This intense, full-bodied red wine offers a complex bouquet of brandied cherries, dried plums, and notes of chocolate, espresso, and sweet spices like nutmeg and cinnamon. Produced using the traditional appassimento... Read More

Tasting Notes: Bright, ruby, sour cherry fruit from one of Montalcino's finest. Polished and pretty yet distinctly Montalcino. Big body for a Rosso di Montalcino.

Tasting Notes: This rich, full-bodied red wine, crafted in the traditional appassimento method, is concentrated with intense aromas and flavors of dark cherries, blackberries, and a hint of sour cherry, characteristic of the Valpantena... Read More

Tasting Notes: The Brigaldara Amarone della Valpolicella shows a bright red color. Clean red cherry and berry aromas are lifted by a floral touch. Sweet on entry with a nice glycerol mouthfeel, then somewhat bitter with noteworthy... 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