Italian Red

Ten year old wines usually show their, well, age. Wines from cooperatives can be very middling. Many wines from Puglia are ponderous because weather is warm and overripens grapes. Yet, every now and then a wine turns your head and upends all of your preju

The Vajra family is highly regarded in the wine community for their hand-crafted Piedmontese wines including the standards; Dolcetto, Barbera, Barolo and Nebbiolo among others. But as much as we love the 'big boys' they produce, we have a special fondness

Valle delle Stelle, “Valley of the Stars,” paints a complete picture of this sweeping valley vineyard where these two classic Bordeaux varietals grow with the influence of cool Mediterranean nights & hot Tuscan days. In glass, the wine is deeply hued and

While Lorenzo wants this red on ordinary dining tables, the Nebbiolo in the bottle is anything but. All of the fruit comes from Barolo vineyards in Castiglione Falletto and Serralunga d’Alba. The vines are 20-25 years old and grow in white calcareous soil

Istine Istine Chianti Classico 2019

Hand harvested and fermented in tank, this 100% Tintilia is a fascinating Adriatic red aged four months before being bottled unfined and unfiltered. With a deep and vibrant hue, this 2016 is medium bodied, and richly aromatic with dark, tangy fruit of mor

Ettore Germano Barbera d’ Alba 2020

Montenioldi Montenidoli Chianti Colli Senesi “il Garrulo” 2019

Grotta del Sole Ottouve Gragnano Sorrentina 2020

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Tenuta di Castellaro Ypsilon 2017 - Blend of Corinto Nero, Nero d'Avola and Alicante, the grapes are destemmed and fermented using native yeast. It is aged in stainless steel for one year and spends at least four months in bottle before release. Ripe spic

Giovanni Rosso Giovanni Rosso Langhe Nebbiolo 2019

D'Angelo D’Angelo Aglianico del Vulture DOC 2017

Ciacci Picolomini d'Aragona Ciacci Piccolomini Sant'Antimo Ateo 2018

Carletti Poliziano Poliziano Rosso Di Montepulciano 2018

Oddero Oddero Barolo 2017

For decades growers of Barbera, the grape originating in the Asti countryside, have recognized the superiority of the warmer, lower altitude vineyard area around the hamlet of Nizza. In 2014 the Barbera produced there was elevated with the DOCG appellatio

Sangiovese is a vigorous grape that benefits from strict pruning to concentrate the fruit. It is low in anthocyanins (antioxidants that add color) and can be difficult to ripen. (The Brunello clone is the exception.) Historically, Canaiolo and Colorino we

Bonaccorsi Valcerasa Etna Rosso 2016

New Item Alessandro Veglio Barolo 2017