Tasting Notes: Allegrini Palazzo della Torre is created from grapes grown on their estate in Fumane di Valpolicella, just north of Verona in northeastern Italy. The wine is made using the ripasso method. 70 percent of the grapes... Read More
Estate History: In 1984, Arturo Pelizzatti Perego decided to resurrect his family's winery under the moniker Ar. Pe. Pe. His father and grandfather had both run their family winery in Valtellina but sold it in the 1970s.... Read More
Tasting Notes: Vespa Bianco is a fine Friuli white obtained from 45% Chardonnay, 45% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Picolit grapes, Vespa Bianco Bastianich is characterised by mineral and citric undertones which go on to evolve into... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Col d’Orcia Brunello di Montalcino 2015 is a ripe and seductive wine, simply bursting from the glass with red berries and woodland notes. Rich and powerful on the palate, this is not a shy wine, absolutely... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Donnafugata Contessa Entellina Tancredi is a blend of Cabernet and Nero d'Avola aged in a mix of new and used French barriques for 12 months. Notes of blueberry, licorice and tobacco weave against a ripe... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Fidora Valpolicella Monte Tabor is a youthful ruby-red wine with a light perfume with hints of cherry and rose; the palate is fresh, dry and rather soft, pleasantly tannic, bitter and lively.... Read More
Tasting Notes: The Firriato ‘Le Sabbie’ Etna Rosso is a lovely red wine that costs so little, and offers so much. This is NOT your typical simple Sicilian red wine. Salvatore di Gaetano and Vinzia, a husband and wife... Read More
Estate History: Firriato was created by Salvatore Di Gaetano and Vinzia Novara Di Gaetano. Passionate about Sicilian wine, the husband-and-wife duo decided to start making their own by pairing ancient regional traditions with... 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
