Tasting Notes: The color Ampeleia Rosato di Ampeleia is a magical pink, reminiscent of coral reefs. Wild berry fruit jump from the glass with strawberry and raspberry at first, followed by honeydew melon, currants and a slight... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Felsina Chianti Classico Berardenga shows a deep ruby red color in the glass. The nose is dense with fine and elegant aromas dominated by wild berries, along with array of spice and wood notes. This follows... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Grosjean Torrette is an indigenous blend of 80% Petit Rouge together with a varying amount of Vien de Nus, Doucet, Fumin and Mayolet. The vineyard sites are at an altitude of 550-650m and trained using the Guyot... Read More
Tasting Notes: The I Vigneri Salvo Foti Etna Rosso Vinupetra is a pure window into how the wines of Mt. Etna were made in the past. A blend of 80% Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio, with 10% Grenache and 10% of the local... Read More
Estate History: La Stoppa is an old winery in Emilia Romagna originally founded by a wealthy lawyer in the late 1800's. Elena Pantaleoni's father purchased the vineyards back in the early 70's. Elena eventually took... Read More
Estate History: Mirafiore was founded in 1858 by Emanuele Mirafiore, son of Italy's King Vittorio Emanuele II. With its range of unique wines, highly distinctive in origin, character and personality, by the end of the century... 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
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: 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