Located in the center of Barbaresco, not far from Asili, the site is the essence of Barbaresco in terms of soil, exposure, and elevation. At a class a few years ago, co-cellar master Luca Cravanzola caught everyone’s attention... Read More
Located in the center of Barbaresco, not far from Asili, the site is the essence of Barbaresco in terms of soil, exposure, and elevation. At a class a few years ago, co-cellar master Luca Cravanzola caught everyone’s attention... Read More
Pora's mineral-rich clay/limestone soils and sunny exposure tends to give wines of muscular power and deep minerality. In sunny 2017, this is one of the most open and satisfyingly fleshy of the Produttori's Riservas.... Read More
Lower ABV Blending the richness and fruit of a warmer vintage with the classic snap and minerality of Soave’s Garganega grape, this is Soave for both solo sipping and matching up with all kinds of cheeses and seafoods. Big... Read More
Year-in, year-out, Crognolo is one of the best values in very high-end tasting “super-Tuscan” reds. It’s a blend of 90%+ Sangiovese and the rest Merlot that always delivers rich red fruit and a fine, if firm,... Read More
Simply the most delicious Prosecco we’ve tasted in years – although nothing about this wine is “simple.” Unlike most mass-produced Prosecco, this is made from 100% organic, estate-grown, fruit from vines... Read More
Organic/BioLower ABV Although not without its risks, the slopes of Italy’s Mt Vesuvius have been prized vineyard land for thousands of years. The Greeks first brought wine grapes here, archeology shows the Romans drank... Read More
Organic/Bio Basarin in dialect means sun-kissed, and this famed vineyard on the border between the zone of Neive and Treiso seldom struggles to achieve full ripeness. But there's a bit of altitude here as well, adding a layer... Read More
Organic/Bio Rino Sottimano's first vineyard, purchased in the late 1960s, It's planted to vines 50-70 years old and has been farmed without chemicals since Rino bought it. It's between the Neive and Barbaresco areas,... Read More
Organic/Bio Curra is also in Neive, but this uniques site produces a remarkably different wine. As Vinous says, A firm, wiry expression of structure and floral aromatics define the mid-weight Barbarescos of Currà. There... Read More
Organic/Bio From 45 year-old vines just outside the town of Neive on clay/sand soils, Fausoni is always the most darkly fruited wine from Sottimano. But dark doesn't equal heavy or overpowered here. Something like darkly elegant... Read More
Organic/Bio In Treiso, well to the south of most other famed Barbaresco Crus, Pajore balances the zone's cooler, fresher, climate with a steep southerly exposure and the intensity of 50-70 year-old vines. Very, very, Barbaresco... Read More
Organic/Bio As Vinous says in their 91 point review, The 2022 Langhe Nebbiolo is Barbaresco in all but name because of its slightly earlier release. Crushed flowers, spice, tobacco, cedar and bright Nebbiolo acids are nicely delineated.... Read More
A powerhouse Barolo that definitely wants 2+ hours in decanter now and then delivers the kind of rich, dark, character you expect from Serralunga. The 95 point Wine Spectator write-up captures it nicely: This pure version boasts... Read More
If subtlty and finesse is what you're looking for - look elsewhere. This is full-throttle, sensuous, Cabernet Franc ripened to velvety, rich, perfection under the golden Tuscan sun. Still young but already a terrific match... Read More
Organic/Bio Always one of the most exciting white wines made in all of Sicily. It's 100% Carricante, the white grape that has grown on Mt Etna for at least 1,000 years and probably longer. The 40-100 year-old vines grow in... Read More
Organic/Bio Marc de Grazia says Bocca d'Orzo, like San Lorenzo next door, has always been esteemed as one of the most important Contradas of Etna. But only by old-timers, as the entire vineyard was covered by a lava flow in... Read More
Organic/Bio Just as in the rest of Europe, when phylloxera came to Sicily in the early 20th Century it devastated most of the region's vineyards. But two small plots of Nerello Mascalese on Mount Etna's steep slopes survived,... Read More
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