Italian Wine

A delicious and classic Vino Nobilee, pumping out big Sangiovese black cherry and balsamic notes with a capitvating blend of richness, power and elegance. As Vinous wrote in their review, Opens in the glass with a rich blend of... Read More

Organic/Bio What you're looking for when you're looking for Chianti Classico. And what you’ll be glad to be drinking even if you assumed Chianti was not for you! Ohio native Frank Grace fell in love with this slice... Read More

Vinous describes this cheerful, fun, Abruzzo Montepulciano well: opens with a darkly floral blend of wilted violets and lavender, giving way to crushed blackberries and sage. It's soft and round with a silken texture and masses... Read More

An “important” wine that delivers fully on its potential and price in 2023. For 50+ years, Jermann has been the benchmark for Friuli Venezia Giulia whites from the traditional Pinot Grigio to the pathbreaking Dreams... Read More

Lower ABV Chardonnay has a long history in Alto Adige dating from pre-WWI times when this was part of Austria. This one is deliciously classic, done all in steel with six months of lees contact for texture and richness. As Wine... Read More

You’re probably not wondering, “What would happen if you made Sauternes, but in Alto Adige and with Gewurztraminer?” This is what you get, a stellar, rich, late-picked and botrytis-impacted beauty. As Suckling.com... Read More

Super-ripe, oak-aged, Lagrein delivers – as WE says in the 93 point praise – “a lush, rich, and in-your-face crowd-pleaser. Ripe black plums, jammy mission figs, and dark spices burst from the glass. Despite... Read More

Always one of our favorite Alto Adige reds, this is super fruit-filled red with lots of savory accents, a juicy feel, and fine tannins that make it widly versitile with food. The Suckling.com description of the 2021 edition tells... Read More

Lower ABV Always a great value and all-purpose food and party wine, Andrian’s 2024 Pinot Bianco gives even more vivid acidity and minerality than usual. As Suckling.com says in the 91 point review, “White-pepper and... Read More

Lower ABV Pinot Grigio for wine lovers that look beyond the typical to discover something very special. You have to travel to the Dolomite Mountains to find it, but great Grigio is possible – like here! Zippy and zesty,... Read More

Organic/Bio There’s a reason that ever since we introduced you to this wine in 2012, it’s been the best-selling Pinot Grigio in the shop every single year. Bolzano’s Kaltern co-op winery’s growers tend... Read More

Lower ABV Schiava (also called Vernatsch or Trollinger in Germany and Kalterersee in Bolzano) was actually Alto Adige’s most planted grape for many years until Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay began to supplant it. That’s... Read More

Campania’s Aglianico is often called “the Barolo of the South” for its strong acidity and intense tannins. But we’d call this more, “Sangiovese of the South” for the juicy freshness and dark... Read More

Lower ABV The Greeks brought Falanghina to the area around Naples and the Romans prized it for its blend of ripe fruit flavors and zesty acidity. From vines near the sea it gives something salty crisp, almost Albarino-like. From... Read More

Lower ABV Coming from vineyards sites nearing 300 meters above sea level, this 100% Garganega shows both sophistication and an ease of drinking. An engaging aroma of apricot, peach, wild flowers, and subtle hints of exotic fruits... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Consistently one of the finest and most complex examples of Marche Verdicchio, this moves beyond just fruit and minerality to add layers of nuttiess and dried floral notes. The complexity comes from old vines... Read More

Organic/Bio At just 39 years of age, this was Riccardo Baldi’s 21st commercial vintage, and it’s pretty clear from this that practice has very much made perfection. From 100% organic grapes fermented in tank and bottled... Read More

One of the more brilliant Italian white wines we've tasted in recent years, but all too limited. It’s from a remarkable vineyard planted in 1974 on a small hillside plot where lots of limestone mixes in with Jesi's... Read More

Lower ABV From the plains just east of Lake Garda, Bardolino is like Valpolicella's more fun and free cousin. Same grapes - Corvina and Rondinella - but a fresher, juicier, even chillable vibe. Le Fraghe means the wild strawberries... Read More

Lower ABV With Le Piane, Christoph Künzli essentially revived the almost abandoned vineyards of Boca in northern Piedmont in the 1990s. From hills around Boca, this 85/15% blend of Nebbiolo and Vespolina is a beautifully... Read More

Lower ABV Same wine, new label/name. A delightfully aromatic wine, with loads of fresh fruit flavors bursting from the glass. It is sweet, but beautifully balanced by the wine's effervescence and acidity. Being frizzante,... Read More

A fantastic summer red from the almost extinct Lacrima grape grown in Morro d'Alba in Marche (not Piemonte). Lacrima = tears = the teardrop shape of the grape. It's difficult to grow and was nearly extinct before the Lucchetti... Read More

Lower ABV You may well remember that the original “recipe” for Tuscany’s Chianti Classico included the famed Sangiovese blended with softer red grapes and a splash of white grapes to balance Sangiovese’s... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Alessandro Cutolo is all about the mineral, saline, side of wines from Lugana on the southern shores of Lake Garda and Riviera del Garda in the hills on the western side of the lake. Here he brings that focus... Read More

Lower ABV Two sisters and their children living in the middle of 17 acres of vines, all Glera, not far from Vicenza. It's pretty much the essence of what Prosecco is supposed to be about, a wine that's a little creamy... Read More