A unique aromatized “wine” that starts with Mistelle – fortified grape must – and is infused with gentian and cinchona (quinine) for bitterness and then with wild herbs and plants first collected by Dr.... Read More
Locally founded and crafted in small batches by Peter Pastan and Kat Hamidi, the vermouth is striking. It starts with a burst of cranberry and orange zest and is quickly followed by an exotic spicy bouquet. It masterfully combines... Read More
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
From the makers of Cappelletti, this is a true taste of The Dolomites. The main bittering agent and flavoring is Mugo Pine, found growing on rocky upland mountain slopes. The buds and cones are harvested in Spring and allowed... Read More
A joyful gift for family, friends - or even yourself! We've selected a dozen of the best value wines in the store (six white and six red) and packaged them up with tasting notes on each wine and some very nice savings. Here's... 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
So a plot of Zinfandel gets overripe before you can pick it? Make vermouth! That’s the story here with Zin fortified by an infusion of cinchona, wormwood, bitter curacao, orange peel, bergamot, coriander, chamomile, cinnamon,... 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
Created by Louis-Napoliean Mattei in 1872, this is the oldest apertif of Corsica nad one of the finest. It starts with a mistelle - or grape must - of Muscat and Vermentinu and then flavored with a rage of aromatic spices and... Read More
Organic/Bio A deliciously complex, not very sweet, vermouth that starts with Catarrato grapes with five days on the skins. The infusion includes enough wormwood to be leally Vermouth under EU rules. But everything is Sicily native... 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
