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Notes of white tea, nectarine, yellow flowers, and a hint of red apple. Marco Bertoni founded Il Farneto in the 90’s to naturally cultivate vines with an emphasis on biodiversity. The microclimate found at his estate is ideal for this mission.

Michael Schmelzer is the winemaker at the famed Monte Bernardi estate in Chianti Classico. He crafts this everyday little number from a single vineyard in Camporeale, Western Sicily. Medium bodied, fruit-forward but dry, with good earthiness lingering bel

Grown on volcanic soils in the northern Piedmont DOC of Coste della Sesia. Neighboring Gattinara and Carema, these higher altitude, cooler climate locals produce much softer, more feminine expressions of Nebbiolo. Floral and bright, but deep with notes of

Sourced from vineyards around the town of San Gimignano, which is located at a higher elevation than average. The result is an ever-so-slightly lighter, more ethereal Chianti, but with all the classic notes of red cherries, tomato skin and dried spices, a

A short skin maceration gives the wine some depth, and 6 months aging on the lees brings texture and balance. The old vines of Porta del Vento are grown on a steep hill and are exposed to consistently brutal winds. This combined with extreme diurnal shift

Vernaccia from San Gimignano was long considered one of Italy’s finest white wines; recently its reputation has been dwarfed by other mass-produced choices. Delicate white wildflowers are complimented by freshly picked yellow fruits.

Freshly cracked black pepper, black raspberries, and a clean, volcanic minerality, with a medium body and great acidity. We at the shop feel that Frappato is severely overlooked (although to be fair there’s not a lot to go around). Its personality is as d

A gorgeously fresh mountain wine, with white flowers, green apple, and a profound mineral and acid structure. At 1100 meters these are the highest vineyards in Europe, meaning the vines were never exposed to phylloxera. This makes them some of the last to

This wine is just delicious. It spends a whopping 90 days on the skins, imparting a deep color and some tannic grip. Vibrant stone fruit, fresh acidity, and beautiful texture all work together beautifully.

The grapes are co-planted and co-fermented; essentially an old school field blend. The bubbles are pleasantly frizzante. Fresh, vibrant, and juicy, but with roundness and depth thanks to malo and at least a year on the lees. “Arcese” is a cheaky portmante

A juicy, delicious orange wine on the cleaner side of things. Claudio Ancarani is the 3rd generation at this winery; the family’s approach has always been old school and “natural”, long before that concept existed in the wine world.

Priced slightly above an “everyday” Barbera but drinking way beyond that. What a steal. Importer Neal Rosenthal describes this wine as “muscled and exuberant with a rustic shrug of its broad shoulders.” Nice. The estate was established in 1919 and is comm