Estate History: Salvino and Antonio Benanti have doubled down on the indigenous grapes and old vines of Etna, re-focusing a company that had grown a little unwieldy with vineyard holdings elsewhere in Sicily. The family property... Read More
Tasting Notes: The fruit and floral notes on the Cantele Teresa Manara Negroamaro offer a preview of how this wine will evolve on the palate, with ample aromas of ethereal spices and a light minerality. As on the nose, this wine... Read More
Tasting Notes: Mille e una Notte is caressing and intense, characterized by an ample bouquet with fruity notes combined with balsamic and spicy scents. Donnafugata’s flagship red confirms itself as an icon of style and elegance.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Succulent cherries and berries, piquant minerals and herbs, and kisses of loam and pressed wildflowers jump from a glass of Fontodi Filetta. Bright acidity propels this intense wine, yet its fine-grained tannins... Read More
Tasting Notes: On the palate of the Amarone della Valpolicella Morandina you find dried cherries and plums mixed with dark cocoa and licorice, the full and smooth structure is balanced with tannins and a surprising freshness thanks... Read More
Estate History: Founded in 1976, Rio Maggio is located in the town of Montegranaro in the heart of the Ascoli Piceno area of the Marche. The winery has been in production for almost 30 years under the direction of, first Graziano,... Read More