2023 Italian Wine

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

Lower ABV In the 1970's, Arneis almost went extinct despite being the most important white grape in the Langhe. Luckily for us, a resurgence in interest for Piemonte whites saved Arneis and we get this expression from Ca'Viola.... Read More

Coco Chanel used to advise that the last thing a fashionable person should do before walking out the door is take off one accessory - less is more. Here, despite a brief stay in barrel, the winery left the oak at home and lets... Read More

Once again, about as terrific as Dolcetto gets and a bargain to boot. It's just delicious, loaded with blackberry, black cherry, plum, licorice and earthy spice aromas and flavors. Uncommonly smooth for this sometimes chewy... 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

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

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

Lower ABV If you don’t know Arneis, then this is the perfect introduction to the white grape of Barolo and the sandier vineyards of the Roero hills next door. And if you do know Arneis and are used to paying $20-$25 for... Read More

Pecorino was the dominant white grape in the Marche for hundreds of years before it dwindled post-phylloxera in favor of more productive vines. Thought to be extinct, a few plants were rediscovered in the 1980s and today it's... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV No way you try this blind and guess it sells for <$20. Because it shouldn’t and only does because importer Lia Banville-Tolaini owns the vineyard and winery and uses it to craft this “door... Read More

Lower ABV Here’s a secret: no one needs to make good Vernaccia di San Gimignano. The millions of tourists who come to see the 12th century walled city’s towers slurp down anything with “San Gimignano” on... Read More

Lower ABV Coda di Volpe held a prime place in the Roman vineyard and, after empire, picked up its current name because the long, gangly, grape bunches reminded growers of the tail of a fox. Libero Rillo at Fontanavecchia is helping... Read More

This is Libero Rillo's “fresh” Falanghina, going from vine to stainless steel to bottle with no oak and just a touch of time on the lees (spent yeast cells) to amplify the texture without diminishing the wine’s... Read More

This delicious frizzante wine is a rare version of red Malvasia, made with a touch of sweetness and a light, frothy, sparkle. As The Washington Post’s Dave McIntyre said about the 2011, “This delightful little frizzante... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Welcome to white Pinot Noir! This sparkling wine specialists presses some of their Pinot Noir while cool, giving white juice that ferments dry in steel. The pretty aromas and flavors of white cherries, white... Read More

Lower ABV The Pecorino grape delivers lots of body, fresh acids, and flavors that lean towards the more savory vs fruity side of things. And this is definitely more savory - when Jacquelyn tasted this, she said it was like seawater... Read More

Lower ABV An exceptional producer who has made it his duty to make Italian white wines, Eugenio Gatti has taken to working with chardonnay from his Calosso vineyard in Piedmont. Hand-harvested and with native fermentation, the... Read More

Lower ABV Eugenio Gatti at La Miraja is an underground hero for his work with Piemonte's Ruche grape, but he clearly makes a terrific Grignolino as well! This many-seeded grape needs a light hand with extraction, which is... Read More

Lower ABV We're going to go on and on about what a great food wine this is, but don't let that - or the darker-than-average color - fool you: this is delicious, dry, drinkable, pink! From mountain foothills north of Piemonte,... Read More

Imagine the saltiness of Albarino and the weight of a White Rhone and you'll have a good sense of what Petite Arvine is all about! This ancient grape originates from the Swiss Alps and still calls the Alps home thanks to its... Read More

From southwestern Campania within view of the sea and non-volcanic soils, this is Fiano with all the intensity of Avalino wines and just a touch more breadth. The Vinous 92+ point review of the 2022 gives you a great idea of what... Read More