Tasting Notes: The Benvenuto Zibibbo Orange is a skin-contact moscato vinified dry. Super aromatic with a subtle tannic pull, this is perfect with roasted game or funky cheeses. Estate History: Giovanni Benvenuto has revived his... 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 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 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: Twenty percent of Giacomo’s Grechetto grapes are affected by botrytis, a noble rot that can be best associated with Sauternes. Thanks to a later-than-usual harvest, 30 days of skin contact, and a 36-month... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Marco Tinessa 'Ognostro' Bianco is a ‘natural’ skin-contact Fiano from 40-60-year-old vineyards located in Montemarano, Campania. Ripe pear, wild herbs, and a presense of wood-smoke and fresh-tilled... 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