Peter Pastan and Kat Hamidi’s creativity and tinkering knock it out of the park again. Take a base of quality Santa Barbara AVA wine and aromatize it with 15 different botanicals and you get Capitoline's new addition,... Read More
Although they don't say more than California white, we think the base here has some Roussanne in it giving this a super luxurious texture and mouthfeel. With saffron, Meyer lemon, rose petals, cardamom, chamomile, fresh tarragon,... Read More
Located right next door to the Asti wine region, the vermouth is 100% Piemonte, from the base wine being the local Cortese grape (same grape as Gavi DOC) to the local Piedmontese botanicals. Giulio Cocchi knew what he was doing... Read More
Not only one of the original vermouth producers (besides Dolin), they also invented the Blanc vermouth and the crystal clear blanc style in this wine. You may be familiar with this vermouth if you ever had the classic version... Read More
Dolin Vermouth's are pretty much the same today as they were when first introduced in 1821. Made from white wines and fresh and dried herbs and botanicals from Chambery, they are all complex, fresh, and just a delicious on... Read More
Dolin Vermouth's are pretty much the same today as they were when first introduced in 1821. The red vermouth is frankly sweet but with plenty of bright acidity and bitter herb at the end to keep things fresh. A touch of cherry/berry... Read More
Coming from the beautiful island of Corsica, Mattei Cap Corse made a unique aperitif particular to the place. Louis-Napolean Mattei is its founder who envisioned making something special to the Cap Corse peninsula. Having been... Read More
We ran across a post on the web asking, “Villa Papiano’s Terra Bitter Bianco: the best Italian bitter?” Seems probable to us! It’s wildly aromatic and flavorful, with plenty of wormwood bite matched by... Read More
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