Natural Wines are made with organically grown grapes that have been harvested by hand. They are fermented with native yeasts, and are bottled unfiltered. There are little to no correctives or preservatives added.
Tasting Notes: This Lambrusco from Denny Bini is an everyday drinking sparkling red Lambrusco from Emilia, that’s become affectionally and unofficially known as the ‘Festa’ or ‘Party’ label, owing... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Bele Casel Col Fondo Prosecco is an unfiltered version of this classic sparkling wine. Green apple, meter lemon and honey notes all jump from the glass. The palate has an echo of the orchard fruit backed by... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Dettori Renosu Bianco is mostly Vermentino with a touch of Moscato. Wildly tropical on the nose, with banana, passion fruit and dragon fruit, a touch of salinity for balance and a ripe and fleshy mouthfeel that... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Dettori Renosu Rosso is an organic and biodynamic red from Sardegna made from the local Cannonau grape. Wild aromatics of rosemary, the local myrtle berry, thyme and cloves jump from the glass. The wine is dense... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Furlani Sboccato Bianco Brut is a yeasty, zesty fun sparkling wine made from a mix of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Sboccato is spontaneously fermented in stainless steel then re-fermented in bottle with frozen... Read More
Estate History: Within the last 5 years, the name Frank Cornelissen has become synonymous with the natural wine movement in Italy. It seems like these days the allocation for his wines is highly anticipated and is almost impossible... Read More
Tasting Notes: Only the best Bosco grapes are used for drying for a couple of months in a dry and fresh place. After that period the dried grapes are separated by hand from the bunches. The juice is then left in contact on the... Read More
Tasting Notes: The first bottlings of the Munjebel rosso classico were blends of 2 vintages which gives a good idea of a larger area instead of a vintage wine. When Frank stopped blending vintages as of the 2012 vintage to search... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Montepulciano is fermented for about 10-12 days and subsequently aged for 24 months in glass-lined cement, which Pepe prefers over oak. The wines are bottled with no sulfur and laid down to rest for several... Read More
Estate History: Emidio Pepe started his estate in Torano Nuovo, Abruzzo in 1964 after learning from his father and grandfather, who both produced wines for Casa Pepe going back to 1889. Emidio saw untapped potential for both... Read More
