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

Lower ABV No, we’d never heard of Pelaverga either. It’s an old grape from the Barolo region that today is still hanging on here and there in the hills to the north. Gian Luca Colombo makes this alongside his Barolo... Read More

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

Organic/Bio One of the finest Barbera reds in the world shines as brightly as ever in the 2023 harvest. As Wine Enthusiast says in the 93 point review, Crafted with Barolo-level devotion, this structured Barbera seduces through... 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

Lower ABV Winegrowing in the tiny valley of Crema between Valle d'Aosta and the rest of Italy dates from Roman times when the legions posted there terrace the valley walls and built stone and wood pergolas to hold the precariously... Read More

In 1995, Loredana Addari and Nicola Argamante left their city jobs and founded this Piemonte winery, run today with their two daughters. The house style her is classic and direct, and that's a great description of their Barbera... Read More

Organic/Bio Here’s proof that great farming and straight-ahead winemaking can deliver fine Chianti – and even finer value! – from outside the Classico zone. More and more Chianti is either all Sangiovese or Sangiovese... Read More

Organic/Bio Emilia Romagna Sangiovese delivers much of the black cherry, earth, leather and floral character you get in Tuscany but with a bit more freshness and open structure. Here it's done all in steel, bringing out the... Read More

Lower ABVVinous called it playful and jovial while Wine Enthusiast went with This wine is a charmer in it's matching 91 point review. We love how the flavors are deep/dark while the wine remains fresh and easy to drink. WE... Read More