Italian

Organic/Bio Lower ABV While Pinot Grigio tends to steal all the attention in Alto Adige, Pinot Bianco is arguably the better grape for the slopes of the Dolomites. Alois Lageder crafts an all-steel classic here. Yellow apple,... 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

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

With more than 500 years of documented winemaking history (with a villa and cellars dating back to 1580), Argiano is one of the oldest and most important estates in Montalcino. And in recent years, one of the most successful including... Read More

Lower ABV Cortona goes a different direction than the rest of Tuscany. Like here in this blend of 80% Chardonnay and 20% Viognier that’s snappy, fresh and fragrant at just 12.5%. Chardonnay brings green apple and citrus... Read More

This is what Cortona is all about – sunny warmth captured in perfectly ripe Syrah and Cabernet with a luxurious 24 months in French oak for polish and spice. The winery’s top wine and a big success. As JamesSuckling.com... Read More

A delicious value in ready-to-drink super-Tuscan red, blending roughly equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah and Tuscany’s own Sangiovese and aging in French oak. Full-bodied, it’s loaded with dark blue/black... 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 Estate-grown Prosecco is far from the norm. This family-owned, certified-sustainable estate-bottler in the very best subzone of the region makes one of the most delicious savory Proseccos we’ve ever tasted. Aromas... Read More

Barbera built to drink with pizza or a more sophisticated pasta or poultry meal. As Vinous says, it’s “is a bold, juicy wine. Succulent black cherry, plum, mocha, new leather and licorice are nicely amplified. The... Read More

Highly drinkable Nebbiolo from this outstanding Barbaresco producer. In the cool 2024 vintage, this is crafted in a light, elegant, style with classic Nebbiolo aromas/flavors and a drink-anytime structure. Vinous describes it... Read More

One of the most versatile reds you're going to find anywhere, this delivers the richness and velvet texture you'll love with roast pork, lamb and poultry and the saline minerality that shines with salmon and other meaty... Read More

Lower ABV Vermentino di Sardegna belongs in the sipping rotation of anyone who loves Sauvignon Blanc/Sancerre, Albarino, Grüner Veltliner, Soave, Rueda Verdejo – pretty much any light, citrusy, fresh white full of fruit... Read More

Lower ABV Vermentino di Sardegna belongs in the sipping rotation of anyone who loves Sauvignon Blanc/Sancerre, Albarino, Grüner Veltliner, Soave, Rueda Verdejo – pretty much any light, citrusy, fresh white full of fruit... Read More

Like the Benas Vermentino, this is grown seaside on Sardenia and is loaded with flavor and zippy texture. But here a few hours of skin contact add a bit more depth - which you'll see in the slightly darker color and taste... Read More

Christian Bellei is, as Vinous said recently, one of the true Lambrusco di Sorbara masters. A 4th generation Lambrusco maker, Bellei continues his father's innovation of making Lambrusco in the Champagne method - with the... Read More

Lower ABV From the winery that created Rose Lambrusco as a category, this is the finest expression of super lightly-pressed, perfectly rip, Lambrusco di Sorbo. The grapes come from the winery's best plots near the Secchia... Read More

Usually when you see 100% Sagrantino, you are in for a tannic ride; however the team at Cantine Fratelli Pardi have managed to make their Sagrantino into an elegant work of art. Moving from stainless steel to Austrian oak cask... Read More

If you like your red wine savory, even a bit earthy, and fully ready to drink AND at a great price, this is the bottle for you tonight. Its from the tiny Copertino DOC, just above the better known Salice Salentino region. Olives... Read More

Lower ABV Founded in 1908, forty families contribute the fruit from their tiny plots of Nebbiolo to this very traditional co-op winery in northern Piedmont. The bright, fresh, fruit ferments and macerates 30 days with native yeast... Read More

If you don't think of Alto Adige for Chardonnay...well, you will after this! From hand-harvested grapes done 50/50 in steel and big, old, oak casks, it has the richness to satisfy California fans and purity, acidity and minerality... Read More

As always, an utterly delicious blend of Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and a splash of Sauvignon Blanc that delivers a compelling blend of richness and vivacity, fruit and minerality, and purity plus power. Mountain vineyards in the... Read More

Always one of our favorite Pinot Grigio’s for it's compelling blend of depth, richness, vibrancy and cut. It’s grown by the 143 member/farmers of the Terlano cooperative winery (founded 1893!), each paying lots... Read More

From the masters of Alto Adige’s traditional “Terlaner” blend – Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and a little Sauvignon Blanc – this is one of Italy’s benchmark whites. It’s from the co-op’s... Read More