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Michele Reverdito 2023 Verduno Pelaverga
Italian Red
Pale ruby colour accompanies rose, violet, wild strawberry and spice. The wine is dry and fine, with persistence. Pelaverga grapes are destemmed and vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel, with no barrel ageing. The vineyard covers 0.65 hectares and faces southwest at 290 metres. Stainless steel is also used for maturation. Red berries, dark cherry, mint, camphor and white pepper are present.
Tenuta di Biserno 2023 Occhione Toscana Bianco IGT
Italian White
Citron and grapefruit appear with floral, mineral and herbal notes recalling sage. The palate has lively freshness and an enveloping texture, with a savoury, citrus-led finish. The wine is made entirely from Vermentino. Medium-textured soils combine sand and pebbles, while the vines are trained by spurred cordon and Guyot at 6,500 plants per hectare. The colour is bright straw yellow with green reflections.
Denavolo 2020 Dinavolo
Italian White
Rose petal, Turkish delight and herbs accompany tannins and a honeyed finish. Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, Ortrugo, Marsanne and other local grapes make up the blend. Fruit comes from old vines in the upper part of a sloping limestone vineyard. Skin maceration lasts seven to eight months. The wine then spends six months in used barrels. The harvest yielded about two thousand bottles.
Scarpa 2022 Bric du Nota Langhe Nebbiolo DOC
Italian Red
Strawberry, red cherry, sweet spice and violet define the profile. The wine is medium-bodied, with freshness, fine tannin and a firm finish. Nebbiolo comes from south-facing vineyards at 380 metres in the Roero municipalities, on predominantly sandy soils rich in mineral salts. Skin maceration lasts twenty-one days in steel, with two manual pump-overs daily, before twelve months in a 45-hectolitre Allier French-oak cask.
Le Coste 2023 Litrozzo Rosso 1 L
Italian Red
The blend includes Sangiovese and Merlot. Fermentation is spontaneous with native yeasts after destemming, and the wine undergoes eight days in concrete before malolactic fermentation without skins. It is bottled without fining or stabilization. Cherry and orange accompany a fresh, fruity profile. The fruit comes from Bomarzo and Montefiascone, and the release is classified as natural, organic and vegan.
Ammura 2022 Etna Rosso DOC
Italian Red
Ripe wild berries, cherry and pomegranate sit with black pepper, sweet tobacco and a smoky volcanic-stone note. The palate has silky tannins, lively acidity, freshness and persistence. Nerello Mascalese is destemmed and fermented on skins in stainless steel for twelve to fifteen days. Maturation lasts six months in stainless steel and twelve months in 20-hectolitre oak barrels.
Mandrarossa 2024 Sentiero delle Gerle Etna Rosso DOC
Italian Red
Currant, blackberry and plum accompany spice and coffee. The palate is full-bodied and balanced, with fine tannins, freshness and persistence. Nerello Mascalese grows on volcanic soil along Etna's south-eastern slope. Maceration and fermentation last ten to twelve days at 25–27°C. The wine is separated from the skins without pressing and matures for ten to twelve months in 50-hectolitre French oak.
Mandrarossa 2025 Sentiero delle Gerle Etna Bianco DOC
Italian White
Ripe white fruit and orange blossom sit with light sulphurous touches. The palate is savoury and continuous, with dynamic development and a persistent finish carrying floral and balsamic notes. Carricante ferments for twenty-five to thirty days at controlled temperature, then matures on fine lees in stainless steel for twelve to fifteen months. Production totals 12,000 bottles.
Montevertine 2017 Pian del Ciampolo Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Red fruit, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, cassis, plum and floral notes define the profile. Sangiovese forms the blend with small amounts of Canaiolo and Colorino. The parcel covers 1.5 hectares and has an east-northeast exposure, producing a long growing season and complete grape maturation. The wine matures for eighteen months in large barrels and contains thirteen percent alcohol.
Ferraris Agricola 2021 Clàsic Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Italian Red
Black cherry, blackberry and pomegranate sit with rosemary and thyme. The wine is fresh, with dense tannins and a lingering fruit finish. The cuvée combines Ruchè from five growing areas within the seven authorized municipalities of Castagnole Monferrato. Ruby colour with bright reflections accompanies rose-petal and spice notes and a delicate tannic texture. The wine contains fifteen percent alcohol by volume.
Caviro Antico Rosone 2020 Montepulciano Abruzzo 3 L Bag-in-Box
Italian Red
Ripe red fruit sits with earthy, floral and dried-herb notes. Currant and cherry are also present, alongside acidity, velvety tannins and a medium-to-long finish. The blend contains eighty-five percent Montepulciano and fifteen percent other red varieties. It sees no wood and remains in stainless-steel tanks for three to six months before bottling. Alcohol is twelve and a half percent.
Casale del Giglio 2021 Faro della Guardia Biancolella Lazio IGT
Italian White
Pale yellow colour with a green tint accompanies ripe golden peach, fresh apricot and floral perfume. The palate is flinty and fresh, with citrus on a lingering fruity finish. Biancolella grows on Ponza at the base of a sea cliff near the island’s lighthouse. The wine remains on its lees for seven to eight months before bottling. The site has volcanic and calcareous soils.
Le Coste 2024 Litrozzo Rosato 1 L
Italian Rosé
Deep rosé colour accompanies citrus and floral aromas. The palate is fresh, while the finish is persistent and fragrant with the aromatic character of Aleatico. The blend is ninety percent Aleatico and ten percent Merlot. Vines average thirty years on loose volcanic soil at three hundred metres. After a short maceration in the press, direct-pressed juice ferments in stainless steel. The wine matures five months in tank and seven months in bottle.
Tenute Vignola 2024 S’Inventu Cannonau di Sardegna DOC
Italian Red
Deep ruby colour with garnet shades accompanies red-fruit, balsamic and Mediterranean-scrub notes. The palate is fruity, decisive and persistent, with round, smooth tannins. Cannonau is harvested by hand in crates, then crushed and destemmed. A forty-eight-hour cold pre-fermentation maceration precedes fermentation lasting approximately ten to twelve days. The grapes come from Sardinia’s Gallura area. Alcohol is thirteen and a half percent.
Feudi di San Gregorio 2023 Pietracalda Fiano di Avellino Riserva DOCG
Italian White
Straw-yellow colour accompanies chamomile, fresh flowers, white-fleshed fruit, candied citron and Mediterranean scrub. The palate is soft and balanced, with savoury freshness, lively fruit and a menthol note. This Fiano is made as a reserve bottling in Fiano di Avellino DOCG, Campania. Fermentation and six months of maturation take place in stainless steel. Alcohol is thirteen percent.
Frasca La Guaragna 2022 Freisa d’Asti
Italian Red
Ruby red colour has purple highlights. Wild berries, violet, herbs, redcurrant, mulberry and blackberry accompany black tea, earth and lively acidity. The medium-bodied palate has fine tannins, freshness and a mineral finish. Made entirely from Freisa grown in Moasca, the wine includes thirty percent whole bunches, receives delicate maceration without punch-downs, and matures for four months in a large oak barrel.
Caparsa 2019 Bianco di Caparsino Toscana IGT
Italian White
Trebbiano and Malvasia form this still white. The fruit was harvested in late September, after the estate picked Sangiovese for its traditional-method sparkling base. Lemon rind and candle wax define the profile. The wine was made in Tuscany; no following edition was produced because the next season was considered too hot to make a balanced white.
Cantine Volpi 2021 La Zerba Derthona Timorasso Colli Tortonesi
Italian White
Ripe stone fruit, chamomile, sweet spice and herbal notes accompany an exotic perfume. The wine has oily richness, ample acidity and a grassy finish. Timorasso was harvested by hand, gently pressed and fermented slowly at cool temperature in stainless steel before resting in old oak barrels. The finished wine is certified organic, sustainable and vegan. It comes from Colli Tortonesi in Piedmont.
Bruno Rocca 2023 Langhe Rosato
Italian Rosé
Cherry-red colour accompanies raspberry and strawberry. The rosé has concentration, crisp freshness and a red-fruit profile. Nebbiolo comes from young vines in the producer's vineyards. Grapes were harvested by hand, destemmed and sorted as whole berries into stainless-steel tanks. The wine then spent several months in stainless steel before bottling. It is dry and carries the Langhe designation.
Le Coste 2017 Vigna Le Coste Bianco
Italian White
Procanico makes up sixty percent of the blend, with Malvasia di Candia, Malvasia Toscana, Vermentino and smaller amounts of older local varieties. The vines were fourteen years old and planted at high density on a steep east-facing site at 470 metres, over volcanic soil. The grapes were destemmed and placed in wooden vats. After fermentation, the wine spent about two years in 10- and 15-hectolitre barrels. No additives were used.
Castello di Ama 2021 Ama Chianti Classico DOCG
Italian Red
Bright ruby colour accompanies violet, redcurrant, cherry and strawberry. The palate has fruit, polished tannins and fresh acidity. The blend is ninety-six percent Sangiovese and four percent Merlot. Each variety ferments separately with ambient yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Manual pumpovers and twenty-five days of cuvaison are used for both grapes. Malolactic fermentation takes place in steel before blending and ageing in second-passage fine-grained oak barrels. The estate holds Equalitas certification for sustainable viticulture.
Tenute Vignola 2023 Jagamu Vermentino di Gallura DOCG
Italian White
Intense straw yellow with golden reflections accompanies yellow flowers, ripe fruit, citrus and delicate sweet notes. The palate has mineral freshness, pronounced savouriness and an elegant, silky texture. Vermentino is hand-harvested in small crates, refrigerated overnight and pressed as whole clusters without crushing or destemming. Only free-run juice is used. It settles at 7°C for seventy-two hours before about two weeks of alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel.
Malgiacca 2021 Bianco Toscana IGT
Italian White
The blend is approximately half Trebbiano, with fifteen percent each of Vermentino and Malvasia; Grechetto, Moscato and other varieties make up the balance. Half the fruit is pressed pneumatically and half in a basket press. Fermentation takes place naturally in stainless steel without temperature control, followed by malolactic fermentation and three months on lees. Floral, fresh, mineral and savoury notes define the profile.
Diego Conterno 2023 Baluma Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Red berries, cherries, wild flowers and warm spice appear in a medium-bodied profile with silky texture and ripe tannins. Nebbiolo comes from the Ferrione vineyard near Monforte d'Alba, on a west- to southwest-facing slope with clay and calcareous marl. The grapes are harvested by hand and destemmed. Fermentation uses native yeasts, followed by five months in 500-litre oak and four months in cement.
Alois Lageder 2022 Versalto Pinot Bianco Alto Adige
Italian White
Pale yellow with green reflections, this dry white has orchard-fruit and mineral notes. Pinot Bianco grows in stony, sandy soils rich in limestone. Whole clusters are pressed before fermentation with native yeasts, and malolactic fermentation is completed. Oak is used for maturation. The profile is fresh and medium structured, and the wine contains eleven point five percent alcohol.
Borgogno 2023 Langhe Bompè Barbera
Italian Red
Red berries, forest fruit, smoky notes and salinity shape this Barbera. The fruit comes from the Bompè plot at Madonna di Como in the Langhe, where vines grow on sandy, chalky soils with abundant stones. Grapes are harvested by hand and ferment spontaneously in cement for about ten days. Ageing lasts one year in large, lightly toasted French oak barrels.
Cantine di Verona 2018 Alfabeto Amarone della Valpolicella DOCG
Italian Red
Rich ruby-garnet colour accompanies an intense, clear profile of cherry jam and subtle savoury spice. The palate is juicy, with concentrated fruit and fine tannins. Corvina Veronese, Corvinone and Rondinella form the blend. Plum and chocolate are also present, and the palate is silky and harmonious. Part of the wine is aged in wood, and it contains fifteen percent alcohol.
Jermann 2022 Pinot Grigio Friuli DOC
Italian White
Fresh orchard fruit, white flowers, lemon-drop candy and crushed stone appear with lemon zest, green apple skin and wild green herbs. The palate has lively acidity and a lime-toned finish. Pinot Grigio is fermented as a white wine and spends about six months on its lees in stainless steel before bottle ageing. The wine is dry, velvety and fragrant, with thirteen percent alcohol.
Piaggia 2016 Il Sasso Carmignano DOCG
Italian Red
Black cherry, plum, lavender, spice, tobacco and dried herbs appear with cinnamon and allspice. Dark fruit accompanies a soft, yielding finish and textural richness. Sangiovese is blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The fruit comes from the estate's S. Cristina a Mezzana vineyard, and the wine contains fourteen and a half percent alcohol. The colour is red.
Bottazzi 2016 Monterosso Colli Tortonesi Timorasso
Italian White
Ripe yellow fruit and citrus sit within an intense, concentrated profile. The palate is bone dry, with fresh acidity and a full body. Timorasso ferments and ages in stainless-steel tanks. Native yeasts carry out fermentation, while slow natural sedimentation reduces the need for filtration. Herbaceous, floral and fruity aromas are joined by salinity, minerality and a light flint or hydrocarbon character that develops with bottle age.