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: The Ciro 906 bottling is only produced in the best, cooler vintages. 906 is the number of this parcel on the official Avellino map, from the highest parcel of his four hectare vineyard at Summonte. Aged in stainless... Read More
Tasting Notes: The De Conciliis Spumante Selim is a sparkling wine as unique as the winemaker that crafted it from local Aglianico and Fiano grapes. Pear and citrus aromas mingle with an almost salty minerality on the palate.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Zesty white pepper and pink grapefruit peel notes accent the crunchy white peach and stone flavors in this light-bodied, crisp white. Lively. Drink now through 2022. Ideal as an aperitif, it can also accompany various... 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: The Greco di Tufo Terrantica is a classic straw yellow color. A bouquet of honey and almonds with nuances of yellow flowers fills the glass. This white from Campania is full bodied, almost creamy in the mouth with... 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 glamorous highly touristic island of Capri, just off the Amalfi Coast, is home to a mere 20 hectares of vines, where Joaquin winemaker Raffaele Pagano owns a 0.8-hectare parcel of co-planted Greco, Falanghina,... Read More
Tasting Notes: Vino della Stella comes from a 0.9-hectare parcel of Fiano between 20 and 30 years of age planted in the commune of Lapio’s volcanic clay-limestone soils. Situated in the far eastern reaches of the Fiano di... Read More
Tasting Notes: Piante a Lapio is made from 80-to-100-year-old Fiano planted in Lapio’s high-altitude volcanic soils, it is fermented spontaneously in casks of chestnut and acacia from local forests, and aged in those same... Read More
