Owned by Elisabetta Gnudi Angelini since 2003, Altesino has been one of Montalcino’s leaders since the zone exploded into international prominence in the 1970s. The wine style is traditional, with all large, Slavonian oak,... Read More
From the only producer with 100% of their vines in the Grand Cru of Montosoli and one of the original 13 Brunello estates, a wine tempting now and drinking through 2040. As Wine Advocate says, Baricci's wines are some of the... Read More
Organic/Bio At the very top of San Lorenzo, at 750 meters elevation, almost too high to be “Etna Rosso,” Russo farms a 0.7HA plot of vines planted in the early 1940s. Originally they were trained on traditional albarello... Read More
Organic/BioAt the very top of San Lorenzo, at 750 meters elevation, almost too high to be “Etna Rosso,” Russo farms a 0.7HA plot of vines planted in the early 1940s. Originally they were trained on traditional albarello... 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
Our favorite wine from the fantastic 2019 Brunello vintage combines the rich fruit and power of this warm vintage with the elegance and purity of a unique sandy-soil site in the northern part of the zone. The critics’ reviews... Read More
The narrow, steep-sided, pass between Valle d'Aosta and the rest of Italy is a silly place to grow grapes. But Roman troops stationed here needed something to drink, so they terraced the nearly vertical valley walls, built... Read More
We can argue all day about who is the best producer in Barolo, but Poderi Aldo Conterno is definitely my favorite. And this is my favorite Aldo Conterno wine. The blend of rich red fruit with velvet texture is captivating and... Read More
Organic/Bio In vintages 2018 and 2019, Luigi Moio began to experiment with creating a blend of all three of his white varietals – Fiano, Greco and Falanghina – to create what he thought of as a “Grand Cuvee.”... Read More
Just as in the rest of Europe, when phylloxera devastated most of the volcano's vineyards when it finally arrived here in the mid-20th Century. But two small plots of Nerello Mascalese on Calderara Sottona's steep slopes... Read More
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