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 Grawu Pinot Grigio is a skin-contact, or orange wine, made from Pinot Grigio grapes that are fermented using indigenous yeasts in large wooden barrels. It is partially macerated for up to 5 days then aged with... Read More
Tasting Notes: Muscatedda is the local name of the first vineyard that was harvested in the area. Prima vigna muscatedda comes from the only native white grape variety of the territory of Val di Noto, the Moscato di Noto. An aromatic... 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
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 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
