2023 Italian Red Wine

Nebbiolo from the foothills of the Alps in Lombardy gives a prettier, more accessible, delight than the stern wines of Barolo and Barbaresco. As you’ll taste here in a wonderfully ripe and silky expression of Nebbiolo with... 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

Organic/Bio Year-in, year-out, one of our very favorite Rosso di Montalcino... 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 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

From the oldest known planting of Ruche, a wild, almost exotic, wine starting with aromas of violets, rose petal, iris, cardamon, white pepper and dark red fruit. The flavors deliver just-right ripe cherry/dark berry fruit with... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Sicily’s Nero d’Avola grape can get heavy and pruny and very simple, but here the Sala sisters coax terrific freshness and even purity from their 15 year-old vines in western Sicily. The secret... Read More

High-end pizza wine from Campania’s top estate and the slopes of Mount Vesuvius. It’s 100% Piedirosso and serves up a bold dose of dusty cherry and crunchy raspberry fruit with layered accents of white pepper, sweet... Read More

Sardinia’s Cannonao (Grenache) grape has a tendency to funky rusticity. Not here! This is fresh, clean and alluring with berry, graphite and spice flavors pulling you into a sleek, almost crisp, mouthful of juicy fruit and... Read More