If you find yourself at café table in Alto Adige around 6pm on a crisp, mountain, summer night, this is what you drink (well, if you’re not having a spritz). Vinous captures it nicely: The 2023 Kerner is delicately... Read More
Owned by Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini since 2003, Altesino has been one of Montalcino’s leaders since the zone exploded into international prominence in the 1970s. The wine style is traditional, with all large, Slavonian oak,... Read More
From the only producer with 100% of their vines in the Grand Cru of Montosoli and one of the original 13 Brunello estates, a wine tempting now and drinking through 2040. As Wine Advocate says, Baricci's wines are some of the... Read More
Lower ABV This legendary Etna winery began bottling in 1988 and was an early pioneer in focusing on single-contrada expressions of the volcano. Their Etna white is a charmer of 100% Carricante from east and south-facing slopes... Read More
Like their Etna Bianco, Etna pioneer Benanti’s Etna Rosso is a blend of multiple vineyards on the volcano’s northern and southern slopes and is built for pure pleasure enjoyment! As Vinous says, it “wafts up... Read More
“Gulpable” Chianti Classico isn’t really a thing, but maybe it should be? This blend of 90% Sangiovese plus Merlot and Colorino aged in big Slavonian oak casks would be a fine example. It’s bursting with... Read More
Organic/Bio Suckling says in the 92 point review, “A serious, textured and delicious Chianti Classico. The nose expresses notes of spiced cherries, warm herbs and baking spices. It’s medium-bodied with fine tannins.... Read More
Just what you’d hope for in $20 Prosecco, but for less! This is crisp, clear and very fresh with pretty apple and yellow pear fruit accented by notes of thyme and wild herb. The tiny bubbles give the wine a creamy feel that’s... Read More
Giuseppe Beppe Caviola is one of the most important consulting oenologists in Italy, and his work at this, his own, personal, estate is exceptionally impressive. Twenty year-old vines and 400 meters elevation support low yields... Read More
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Massimiliano Calabretta is as close to a “natural winemaker” as we’ve found on Etna so far, with organic farming and minimal cellar work and loads of respect for his old vines. The family has made... Read More
Hard to do better than Wine Advocate's 95 point review, This whole portfolio from Cantina del Pino is terrific, with top-notch expressions of Nebbiolo that are fine and fragile. The Cantina del Pino 2019 Barbaresco Gallina... Read More
Franca Miretti took over here after the death of her husband, Renato Vacca, and continues to make some of the most pure and elegant wines in Italy's Piedmont. Including this delicious Dolcetto, a wine that invites casual sipping... Read More
The Vaca family is best known for helping to found Produttori del Barbaresco, and that's where Renato Vaca learned to make wine before starting his own estate in 1997. After his untimely death, his wife and family continue... Read More
A fresh, generous, Chardonnay with no oak and loads of flavor. You’ll enjoy the Golden Delicious apple, persimmon and fresh yellow citrus aromas and flavors and the way the wine feels creamy without any sense of weight or... Read More
As always, an utterly delicious blend of Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and a splash of Sauvignon Blanc delivers a compelling blend of richness and vivacity, fruit and minerality, and purity and power. Slow fermentation in cool stainless... Read More
As Wine Advocate said in their 93 point review of the 2021: Here's a wine to stock in your refrigerator for easy access when needed. It’s full of crunchy fruit and stone aromas and flavors with a bit of dried lemon and... Read More
Always one of our favorite Pinot Grigio’s has and even more compelling blend of depth, richness, vibrancy and cut in 2023. It’s grown by the 143 member/farmers of the Terlano cooperative winery (founded 1893!), each... Read More
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From northeast of Turin, on the road to Valtalinia, this shows a mountain wine character in a blend of 75% Barbera and 25% Merlot done in steel. It’s cool and fresh with darkly ripe, still tangy, fruit like redcurrant... Read More
Lower ABV Italy is famous for having unique grape varieties that only love certain terroirs of Italy, and this 100% Biancolella is no different. Right off the coast of Naples, Biancolella shines on the volcanic island of Ischia.... Read More
Bellone was the dominant grape of this hills and valleys of Lazio, the region around Rome, in antiquity, made into a strong, sweet, nutty-brown wine consumed Roman elites at day-long symposia. After phylloxera, it was nearly wiped... Read More
West of Montalcino, Monteccuco balances inland Tuscany warmth with altitudes of more than 1,000 feet. That balance of sunny ripeness with freshness shows nicely here in this blend of 70% Sangiovese, 15% Ciliegiolo and 15% Montepulciano... Read More
Organic/Bio From its very first release from vintage 1980, Rampolla’s Sammarco has consistently delivered as one of Italy’s most outstanding Cabernet Sauvignon-based “super-Tuscan” reds. And we’ve... Read More
Organic/Bio Since its debut in the 2003 vintage, Ciacci’s Brunello “Normale” has established itself as one of Montalcino’s greatest values – and finest wines! The fruit for this bottling comes from... Read More
From the finest Fiano producer in Campania, a perhaps even more impressive Taurasi red. The Wine Advocate's 94+ review of the 2019 gives you a good idea of what to expect: Impeccable with generous ripeness that never feels... Read More
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