Tasting Notes: The Cascina Alberta Barbera d'Alba is an organic certified Barbera from the hills near Treiso in Piemonte. The color is a bright ruby red with purple hints. The bouquet is elegant with cherry, blackberry and... Read More
Estate History: Located in the sleepy little burg of Novacella, in the Isarco River Valley, Abbazia di Novacella was founded in 1142 by the Augustinian Order of Canons Regular. The Augustians are not monks in the sense that you... Read More
Tasting Notes: The color Ampeleia Rosato di Ampeleia is a magical pink, reminiscent of coral reefs. Wild berry fruit jump from the glass with strawberry and raspberry at first, followed by honeydew melon, currants and a slight... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Angelo Negro Roero Arneis Unfiltered has grapefruit aromatics alongside notes of peach and lychee. A pleasantly tart wine with hints of Golden Delicious apple on the palate. Residual yeast gives it a cloudy... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Baracchi O'Lilla is a blend of Chardonnay and Viogner and has a complex bouquet of green apple, citrus, and pineapple, accompanied by floral notes and herbaceous hints. Intense, smooth and fresh on the palate,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Admired around the world, Brandini is the king of sweet wines from Piemonte. The Brandini Moscato d'Asti vivid straw-yellow brilliance gives way to notes of apple, apricot and rose, with occasional grassy glints.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fabio Gea Rosso Dnass is bottled in old Travaglini Gattinara bottles that winemaker Fabio found in an old warehouse. The wine is made in a unique process, fermented and aged in homemade porcelain and stoneware... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Feudo Montoni Cataratto Vigna Masso has a golden color with lustrous, green reflections. On the nose, it presents delicate notes of bay leaf and mint, with aromas of citrus groves of Sicilian “lumie”... Read More
Tasting Notes: The G.D. Vajra Langhe Nebbiolo JC Clare is a piece of Piemontese history in a bottle. Crafted from younger Nebbiolo vines with an eye on the past, this red opens with a slight spritz that blows off with some time... Read More
Estate History: The Vajra family has farmed Bricco delle Viole, the highest cru in Comune di Barolo, since the 1880s.Aldo Vajra, after being sent to the family farm due to his involvement in protests and marches in the late 1960's... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Giacomo Borgogno & Figli Barbera d'Alba is an Intense ruby red color in the glass with a persistent vinous fragrance in the nose - almost ethereal - after moderate bottle aging. Dry and with a pleasantly... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Le Ragnaie Civitella Toscana Bianco is made from Fiano grapes (yes, the grape made famous in Campania) grown on high altitude vineyards in Montalcino. The five days of skin-contact provides a color and texture... Read More