Ground shipping included on 6 bottles or more, mixed and matched with Penna-Currado wines When Luca Currado-Vietti and Elena Penna sold their beloved Vietti, it sent shockwaves through the wine world. What would happen to Vietti, everyone wondered, now...

The discovery of Cornarea was the product of several years hard research in the Langhe- a search for an Arneis we could recommend to our customers that the locals there themselves loved. I looked at what winemakers ordered when I ate out with them, what...

You wouldn’t think the noble Nebbiolo vineyards of Monforte d’Alba, right in the heart of the Barolo growing zone, would also be known for producing something as prosaic as Chardonnay…..but they are! The limestone and clay marls here...

Fattoria Coroncino is one of the legendary artisanal producers of Verdicchio. The winery was founded by Lucio and Fiorella Canestrari in 1981. The winery is located in Staffolo, in the heart of theCastelli dei Jesi zone. Organic since the beginning, and...

A Light and Lively Red from Piedmont Discover the distinctive character of the 2022 Francesco Rinaldi Grignolino, a light and lively red wine that beautifully captures the essence of Piedmont’s unique terroir. Produced by the...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: PiemonteWine Varietal: Nebbiolo

OK.  This wine, quite honestly, is the kind of value that could drive us out of business.  What I mean is that we would need to sell an awful lot of $12 Barbera to pay our rent here in Dublin.  But a deal is a deal and when one this good...

On the short list of the top Arneis made, this, the winery’s signature cuvee, is assembled from two separate vineyards in Roero- one in Vezza adjacent to the iconic Valmaggiore and the other, Renesio Incisa, in Canale.  This latter hill has...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: Friuli Venezia Giulia

Spring  has officially sprung!  Those looking for the perfect seasonal quaffer need look no further than Stefano Massone’s absolutely delicious Gavi!  All at once serious and a ton of fun to drink, Massone’s organically-farmed,...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: Emilia-Romagna

Damilano is one of the oldest wineries in Barolo. The family business dates back to 1890 when Giuseppe Borgogno started cultivating and producing wine from the grapes from his own vineyards. Giuseppe  improved the general quality of the vinification...

Ground shipping included on 6 bottles or more You wouldn’t think the noble Nebbiolo vineyards of Monforte d’Alba, right in the heart of the Barolo growing zone, would also be known for producing something as prosaic as Chardonnay…....

Sure, this Monforte d’Alba producer is justly famous for their two amazing single-parcel Barolos, both coming from the iconic Ginestra MGA but they do several other things extraordinarily well too.  You already probably familiar with Educato,...

The name of this obscure, off-the-beaten path appellation in Italy actually takes longer to say than to drive through but, trust me, once you’ve had a glass or two, ‘Blanc de Morgex et de la Salle’ will just roll off your tongue. ...

Wine Country: Italy Wine Subregion: Veneto Wine Sub-subregion: Prosecco

VINEYARDS: Estate vineyards are planted on clay- and limestone-rich soils, unique to the region, with topsoils of gravel, the classic terroir of Grave. AGE OF VINES: 20 years, on average WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Pressed full cluster (color...