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Baglio Ingardia 2025 Èra Terre Siciliane IGP
Italian White
Grecanico Dorato forms this dry Sicilian white. Floral notes are joined by citrus peel and mineral character. The wine carries Terre Siciliane IGP status and certified-organic classification, with twelve and a half percent alcohol. The producer is based near Mount Erice in the province of Trapani and farms more than twenty hectares. The estate's origins reach back to the eighteenth century.
Montalbera 2021 La Tradizione Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato DOCG
Italian Red
Ruchè gives a bright red colour with violet reflections. Rose, red fruit and pepper shape the aromatic profile. The palate is rich in fruit, soft and structured, with a long, characterful finish. The wine is made entirely from Ruchè and matured in stainless steel before controlled-temperature bottle ageing. Fruit comes from Castagnole Monferrato and Montemagno in Piedmont.
Tenuta di Valgiano 2016 Palistorti Bianco Toscana IGT
Italian White
Vermentino accounts for half of the blend, joined by eighteen percent Trebbiano, sixteen percent Malvasia and sixteen percent Grechetto. Trebbiano spends three days on its skins, while a small portion of Vermentino ferments spontaneously in barrique and the rest remains in stainless steel at low temperature. Maturation lasts six months in the same vessels. Peach and citrus accompany freshness and a saline finish.
Barone di Villagrande 2015 Etna Rosso DOC
Italian Red
An eighty-percent share of Nerello Mascalese is joined by Nerello Cappuccio and Nerello Mantellato. Delicate fruit, herbs and woodland tones define the profile, and maturation lasts one year in chestnut barrels. The wine carries Etna DOC status and thirteen percent alcohol. The vineyards sit on Etna, where southern warmth meets mist, pronounced temperature shifts and frequent rain.
Tua Rita 2022 Rosso dei Notri Toscana IGT
Italian Red
Blackberry, plum and ripe black cherry meet cocoa, liquorice and sweet spice. The palate is smooth, with silky tannins and bracing acidity carrying structural balance through the finish. Fresh sage, flowers, raspberry, earth and iron add detail, while chalky tannins close the profile. The blend brings together Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah from younger Tuscan vineyard selections.
Antonelli San Marco 2024 Montefalco Grechetto DOC
Italian White
Made entirely from Grechetto, grapes hand-picked in September undergo soft pressing, cold static clarification and fermentation in stainless steel. Maturation continues in tank with extended lees contact before bottling. The colour is deep straw yellow; citrus, peach, almond and hawthorn appear with fresh, fruity and floral character. The palate has good structure and pleasant freshness.
Figli Luigi Oddero 2024 Convento Langhe Rosso
Italian Red
Dolcetto leads the blend, joined by Barbera and a touch of Nebbiolo. The grapes are naturally fermented in stainless steel, then assembled and matured for about six months in cement, while the Nebbiolo component rests in cask. Violet-toned berry fruit meets a light, crunchy profile with clear grip and structure. The components are assembled for bottling in late spring.
Valle Martello 2023 Brado Pecorino Colline Teatine IGT
Italian White
Salted herbs, butter and cheese rind meet fresh pineapple and lime. Citrus remains prominent, while peach gives the palate a full, rich feel against abundant acidity. Made entirely from Pecorino, the wine is fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel. Its official profile also records ripe yellow fruit, floral character, freshness, persistence and a mineral note, with thirteen percent alcohol.
Kellerei Kaltern 2024 Pinot Grigio Alto Adige DOC
Italian White
Brilliant yellow colour opens to pineapple, banana and ripe pear. The palate is full-bodied, creamy and juicy, with ripe fruit continuing through the finish. The vineyards lie between three hundred and four hundred fifty metres, facing south and east on clay-rich limestone gravel. Fermentation is temperature-controlled, followed by three months on fine lees in stainless steel.
Argiolas 2021 Costera Cannonau di Sardegna
Italian Red
Dark ruby colour shows garnet nuances. Ripe cherry, blueberry, blackcurrant and red plum appear with delicate spice, myrtle and Mediterranean herbs. Ripe, juicy fruit and velvety tannins lead to a soft, fruity finish. The blend combines ninety percent Cannonau with five percent Bovale and five percent Carignano. Fermentation and maceration take place at controlled temperature for ten to twelve days.
Planeta 2023 Rosé Sicilia DOC
Italian Rosé
Pearl-pink colour recalls the inside of an oyster. Pastry notes, currants and Sicilian wild strawberries join plum and pineapple. The palate is smooth, with gently stated acidity. The blend is equal parts Nero d’Avola and Syrah. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel, followed by time on the fine lees with weekly stirring. The wine is certified organic and carries SOStain certification.
La Tunella 2022 Sauvignon Colli Orientali del Friuli
Italian White
Bright straw-yellow colour shows green reflections. The bouquet is intense and persistent, with vegetal sensations alongside delicate fruit. The palate is fresh, light and marked by acidity. Made entirely from Sauvignon Blanc, the grapes are harvested during the first week of September, then destemmed, crushed and gently pressed. A portion receives thirty-six hours of cryomaceration at four degrees.
Albino Rocca 2023 Rosso di Rocca Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
This red blends Nebbiolo with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. Its profile is fragrant and soft, with flavour concentration and fresh character. Fruit comes from a vineyard at Magliano Alfieri, on the left bank of the Tanaro, and from parcels in eastern Barbaresco. The wine sees no wood and is finished at 13.5 percent alcohol.
Il Palazzo 2020 Chianti Riserva
Italian Red
Ruby-purple colour accompanies red and black fruit, including currant, cassis, sour cherry and black-cherry syrup. Peach skin appears with rhubarb root, cinchona and liquorice. The profile includes delicate tannins, freshness and balance. The blend combines ninety percent Sangiovese with five percent Canaiolo and five percent Colorino. Fermentation takes place at controlled temperature; maturation uses stainless steel and large oak.
Castell’In Villa 2022 Gazzarina Toscana
Italian Red
This pure Sangiovese red is slender and tonic, with youthful fruit and freshness. The grapes receive a short maceration to preserve their lively character, and the wine can be served lightly chilled at thirteen to fourteen degrees. It comes from Tuscany under the Toscana IGT designation, contains 13.5 percent alcohol, and is bottled as a still red wine.
Adriano Marco e Vittorio 2021 Lice Freisa Langhe
Italian Red
Cherry, strawberry, raspberry and rose meet a fresh, vinous character. The palate has moderate body, present tannins and an easy flow. Freisa comes from the family's first planting of the variety, a parcel once belonging to an uncle named Felice. Fermentation is spontaneous in stainless steel, with no wood used. The wine is classified as organic and matures in steel and bottle.
Tenute RaDe 2018 Derthona Timorasso Colli Tortonesi
Italian White
Pale yellow with golden highlights, showing dried fruit, honey and walnut. The palate is full-bodied, savoury and persistent. Timorasso grows on sandy soils in the Colli Tortonesi. Hand-harvested grapes are cold macerated and gently pressed, followed by static clarification and slow low-temperature fermentation. The wine remains on fine lees for six months with regular bâtonnage, then ages a further six months in bottle.
Orsi Vigneto San Vito Posca Rossa NV
Italian Red
Drawn from a long-running perpetual vat, the red version is topped up almost monthly with younger wine, bringing several harvests together. Fermentation is spontaneous, and the wine is neither clarified nor filtered. The vineyards are cultivated biodynamically. The cuvée is continually evolving and is intended as a daily wine. The bottle uses a glass closure with a separate sealing ring.
La Miraja 2021 Grignolino d’Asti DOC
Italian Red
Light in colour, the wine combines raspberry, dried cranberry and cherry with baking spice, forest-floor and mushroom notes. Its fruit concentration sits within a savoury profile. Grignolino's numerous seeds give the variety pronounced tannin. This bottling also has an acidic backbone, a tannic finish and 12.5 percent alcohol. The winemaker recommends serving it chilled, in the manner of a white wine.
Produttori del Barbaresco 2024 Langhe Nebbiolo
Italian Red
Bright red in colour, the wine combines red raspberry and strawberry with rose petal, fresh herb, earthy iron and spice. Juicy red cherry sits alongside crunchy acidity and stern tannins, while crushed rock and lightly scorched earth add savoury detail. The finish is long. The fruit comes from younger vines whose quality could otherwise meet Barbaresco classification, and the wine carries 14.5 percent alcohol.
Foradori 2025 Lezèr Vigneti delle Dolomiti
Italian Red
Purple-violet in colour, the wine combines berries, plum, cherry and floral notes with a fresh, juicy and light profile. Twenty separately fermented lots are assembled, using vessels that include barrels, amphorae, stainless steel and cement. Crunchy acidity accompanies red-berry and black-fruit character. The wine is made in Trentino and carries the Vigneti delle Dolomiti designation.
Nervi 2018 Gattinara
Italian Red
Garnet colour accompanies a bouquet of marasca cherry and blueberry, with powder, fireplace and tertiary aromas emerging as the wine opens. The palate is austere rather than immediate and develops gradually in the glass. Bunches are gently destemmed and pressed, with maceration lasting at least twenty days in oak and steel vats. Maturation takes place for a minimum of three years in large oak casks.
Vini Aurora 2018 Fiobbo Offida Pecorino
Italian White
The yellow colour is bright without being deep. A slight initial reserve gives way to fresh floral character with a touch of botrytis. The palate is both soft and incisive, with acidity, salinity and freshness alongside a lightly mentholated finish. Pecorino is the sole variety. Half of the wine ferments and matures in large barrels, with the remainder handled in stainless steel; both parts age for a year before blending.
Cantina Gaffino 2023 Il Buon Bastardo Cabernet Sauvignon
Italian Red
Cabernet Sauvignon grows on volcanic clay soils at a density of 6,300 vines per hectare. Harvest falls in the final third of September. Cold pre-fermentation maceration lasts twelve hours at ten degrees Celsius, followed by twenty-four days on the skins. Maturation includes six months in barriques and a further six months in bottle. The profile is balanced and includes tannins.
Campi Valerio 2023 Fannia Falanghina del Molise
Italian White
Falanghina comes from a one-hectare vineyard in Monteroduni, planted at 560 metres on mainly clay soil. Harvest takes place in mid-September, followed by alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel. Orange blossom and yellow-fleshed fruit appear with freshness, balance and pronounced minerality. The wine is dry and carries a medium finish, with field flowers, pear and white pepper also present.
Di Majo Norante 2017 Ramitello Biferno Rosso
Italian Red
Montepulciano and Aglianico come from clay soils at one hundred metres in Campomarino. The wine spends about a month in contact with the skins and completes malolactic fermentation. Maturation takes place partly in cask and partly in stainless steel, followed by six months in bottle. Plum, leather, liquorice and spice appear within a full, soft and velvety profile.
Fattoria Selvapiana 2022 Chianti Rufina
Italian Red
Crushed cherry and red currant appear with red flowers, orange rind and crushed stone. Tart acidity accompanies fine, long, dry tannins and a lighter-bodied profile; a bitter-edged saline finish follows. Sangiovese is joined by small amounts of Canaiolo, Colorino and Malvasia Nera. Native-yeast fermentation and maceration last twenty-five days in stainless steel, followed by twelve months in large French casks.
Lornano 2021 Chianti Classico
Italian Red
Tangerine peel and citrus blossom accompany cherry, strawberry, graphite, pencil shavings and pepper. Cherry returns on the palate with peppery earthiness, warming acidity and firm, taut tannins. The wine is made from Sangiovese. Temperature-controlled fermentation takes place in stainless steel with fifteen to eighteen days on skins, followed by malolactic fermentation in French oak and twelve months of oak maturation.
Medici Ermete 2020 Phermento Lambrusco di Sorbara
Italian Sparkling
Lambrusco di Sorbara is refermented in the bottle. The wine is lightly sparkling and dry. Red berry, violet, citrus and bread-dough aromas accompany raspberry, grapefruit and ginger, with crisp acidity. The colour is bright pink and the bubbles are fine and persistent. The fruit comes from sandy soils around Soliera in Modena, and the wine is finished with a crown cap.
Le Nuvole 2016 Iànghë
Italian White
Malvasia del Vulture and Moscato di Rapolla are vinified separately for this white from Basilicata. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in concrete before the wine rests in bottle. Straw colour introduces broom flowers, fruit and herbs, with beeswax, apricot and rosemary. The profile includes fresh acidity, salinity and length. The natural blend contains eighty-five percent Malvasia and fifteen percent Moscato.