Products tagged with Italy

Maurizio Donadi of Casa Belfi is swimming against the Prosecco current by crafting wines strictly in accordance with the Biodynamic calendar and using biodynamic preparations in his vineyards. The result is pure and vibrant wines with ample acidity.

A textured and fun skin-contact wine, with naval orange skin, wildflower, some tannins, and a touch of wildness on the finish. The juice is macerated for 10 days before aging in fiberglass. Winemaker Danilo Marcucci has learned from some of Italy’s winema

We’ve stocked Il Censo’s Praruar for many vintages now, but this is the first release of this new skin contact wine. Insolia tends to be a bit fresher and lighter in comparison to Catarratto; salty and bright, with nectarine and mango fruits.

Black raspberry fruit, minerality, touches of light tannin, Pinot’s characteristic tomato skin, and a nice acid structure. The wine is so light it could almost be characterized a dark rosé.

A gorgeous rendition of this varietal. The fruit is deep and dark, with a distinct earthy mineral imparted by clay amphora. Dolcetto tends to play second fiddle to Barbera, but an expression like this reminds us of its potency.

Yet another obscure Italian varietal has been saved from extinction thanks to a handful of intrepid growers in the region. Floral and dominated with green orchard fruits; balanced and mineral.

Like all great Lambrusco, this stuff is dangerous! Lively in the glass, with dark raspberry fruits and a touch of clean earthiness underneath. Take this bottle over to Frankie and Vali’s to pair with a delicious slice or three.

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

The grapes are co-fermented on the skins for 60 days(!) in large tanks. There’s a reason Frank Cornelisson’s wines have achieved über-cult status – this, his entry level wine is as mind warping as they come, yet still fragrant & thoroughly elegant.

This Alpine liqueur is in the green chartreuse family, but a bit more delicate and refined, with a focus on green herbs and mint. The Bordiga estate was founded in 1888 in the city of Turin.

A friend of the legendary Bea family, winemaker Gaetano Gargano received Giampiero Bea’s guidance to begin making his own incredible wines using those mythic Bea practices. The wine bursts with white peach and apricot, braced by an underlying earthiness t

Gamay grown at this altitude tends to be more rustic and spice-driven than in Beaujolais. The fruit is still plush and red, with a bit of tannic structure and high acidity. A refereshing mountain Gamay. The Grosjean family is one of the few to estate bott