Tasting Notes: At some point in the middle 1960’s Amilcare, with the help of a cousin and the goading of the not-yet-famous Italian food journalist Veronelli, planted a couple acres of Fogarina vines behind his mother’s... Read More
Tasting Notes: Ampeleia Unlitro is bright and fresh, with fresh herbs and bing cherries dominating the nose. Medium-bodied, this would be a perfect wine to drink with a slight chill.The varieties were harvested and vinified separately.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Angelo Negro Unfiltered Brachetto is an unfiltered beauty, a dry Brachetto with some serious candied tart cherry vibes. Underneath that is the fresh floral notes of violets and rose petals. Chill this bad boy... 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: From the Island of Lipari emerge the Castellaro Nero Ossidiana, a unique red wine made from the local Corinto Nero grapes. Notes of cherry and spices that blend with the intriguing salty side of Corinto Nero for... Read More
Tasting Notes: From famed Burgundy connoisseur Filippo Volpi comes this Sangiovese tailor-made to get wine geeks salivating. Over the course of a month, Volpi and his team conduct twenty different harvests. Each harvest goes through... Read More
Tasting Note: The La Staffa Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Riserva Rincrocca is a pale straw color with greenish hues. The bouquet is intense, refined and persistent with notes of yellow flowers, minerality, and underlying scents... Read More
Tasting Notes: Le Fraghe Bardolino has a ruby red color in the glass. The bouquet has berry fruit such as cherry and blueberry, and spicy nuances of cinnamon and black pepper. It displays a remarkably soft suite of tannins and... 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 Marco Barba Barbabianca has orange blossom, ripe tangerine, zippy acidity and light tannins. Pairs well with shellfish, roasted vegetables and lighter meats. Marco Barba started as a social project to take care... 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: Cupo is made from a selection of the best Fiano grapes from Pietracupa's vineyards. It is fermented in stainless steel and ages for 18 months on the lees. White flowers, mineral notes and tropical flavors all... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Ronco Severo Pinot Grigio is an orange wine from Italy's most famous white grape. Long skin contact maceration results in a copper-colored wine, with carmelized aromatics and bruised apple notes on the palate.... Read More