Tasting Notes: The Ampeleia Costa Toscana Alicante bottling is part of the Monovarietali project, highlighting single varieties and single vineyards whose special characteristics precluded them from blending in other wines. The... Read More
Tasting Notes: Ampeleia Unlitro is bright and fresh, with fresh herbs and bing cherries dominating the nose. Medium-bodied, this would be a perfect wine to drink with a slight chill. The varieties were harvested and vinified separately.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Fermented with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, it is bottled in May following harvest after a relatively brief passage in steel--a regimen which emphasizes the brisk, red-fruited, gluggable qualities of wines... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Cos Frappato is an organic, naturally made red from the Sicilian Frappato grape. The brightness of fruit, combined with the acidity present in Frappato, make this the perfect wine to chill slightly, just like... Read More
Tasting Notes: Branella is a 2 hectare vineyard, planted in 1966, that faces south-east. The clay soils here have more sand, allowing more vine penetration. Ripe, juicy grapes make this a real showstopper of a wine. Balance and... Read More
Tasting Notes: A beguiling, truly stunning wine, the Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is at the top of its class. A wine of pure power and class, loaded with dark notes of cassis, leather, dried herbs, wood... Read More
Tasting Notes: A beguiling, truly stunning wine, the Fontodi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigna del Sorbo is at the top of its class. A wine of pure power and class, loaded with dark notes of cassis, leather, dried herbs, wood... Read More
Estate History: Fontodi has belonged to the Manetti family since 1968. The family has been associated for centuries with another activity typical of the Chianti region, the production of its famous “terrecotte” tiles.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Nerocapitano is what the locals call Frappato. This grape is typically blended with Nero D’Avola to make Sicily’s only DOCG wine, Cerasuolo di Vittoria. On its own it's bright and vibrant with tons... Read More
