Tasting Notes: The Cantine Olivella Catalanesca del Monte Somma Kata is produced from the obscure Catalanesca variety, and grows at the foot of Mount Somma, nestled in the heart of the Vesuvius national park in Campania. The un-grafted... Read More
Tasting Notes: Only Ciro Picarielllo would think to make a sparkling Fiano and no one would argue it to be a bad idea after having tasted it. The volcanic soils of Irpinia create the backbone of this elegant sparkler, giving... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Feudi di San Gregorio Rosato Visione is 100% Aglianico. Salmon pink in the glass the nose displays a bouquet of fresh flowers, wild strawberries and raspberries. The palate is elevate with a freshness that recalls... Read More
Estate History: The I Favati winery represents the culmination of a tradition dating back to the early 1900s, when the family’s ancestors began making wine in the traditional way for their own table and for a few close... Read More
Tasting Notes: I Pentri’s Falanghina is fuller in body and rounded in texture than typical with this grape. Notes of apricot, crushed flowers, baking spice, and raw honey can be found and the finish is bright, savory and... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Luigi Tecce Irpinia Rosato is sourced from 85-year-old vines that look more like tree-vines, with a trunk in the middle, and numerous radiating outward shoots on what looks like bush vines on a pergola. The... Read More
Tasting Notes: This wine is the closest Campi Taurasini gets to being Taurasi. The single vineyard cru of Satyricon stradles the zone of Taurasi, and is an incredible example of the power and finess that can be obtained through... Read More
