Southern Italy

1998 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Riserva 5L
Mastroberardino
1998 Mastroberardino Taurasi Radici Riserva 5L
Wine Spectator: 94 PointsA lovely, layered red, offering baked strawberry and cherry fruit accented by graphite, chartreuse liqueur, leather and citrus peel aromas. Vibrant and minerally, with creamy tannins and a subtle streak of tarry smoke echoing on...
$679.99
2010 Antica Cooperativo Copertino Copertino Riserva
Antica Cooperativo Copertino
2010 Antica Cooperativo Copertino Copertino Riserva
Tasting notes: Ruby red with garnet hints. Intense, full, rich and ethereal aromas of blackberry, plum, Mediterranean vegetation, ripe fruit, and leather. Warm, rich and generous, with complex tones and flavors of almond and blackcurrant. Perfect...
$16.99
2014 Di Majo Norante Don Luigi Riserva
Di Majo Norante
2014 Di Majo Norante Don Luigi Riserva
Don Luigi was made in tribute to Don Luigi Di Majo Norante, the patriarch of this estate. The wine undergoes a period of extended maceration to achieve incredible color and concentration before being refined further in Allier and Tronçais...
$34.97
2014 Valle dell'Acate Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico
2014 Valle dell'Acate Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico
Winery Notes: These vineyards are located on what is known as the “Bidini Soprano” plateau. The soil structure is divided between clear red sand and dark, medium density earth with good depth. The grapevines planted in dark red soil produce...
$24.97
2015 Fonzone Irpinia Aglianico
Fonzone
2015 Fonzone Irpinia Aglianico
The color is ruby red with purple hues. It is characterized by an intense aroma of violets, dried rose, red fruits, black cherry and typical herbaceous varietal notes. The taste is concentrated, soft, with a pleasantly long and spicy final...
$24.97
2015 Tenuta delle Terra Nere Etna Rosso Calderara
2015 Tenuta delle Terra Nere Etna Rosso Calderara
Calderara Sottana is the result of very old vineyards, from 50 to 100 years of age. Of all our crus it is perhaps the most complete: as a wide angle lens includes the widest panorama, so our Calderara seems to contain and exhibit the widest spectrum...
$74.97
2015 Valle dell'Acate Cerasuolo di Vittoria
Winery Notes:  A blend of 60% Nero d’Avola with 40% Frappato from 10 to 25 year old vines.  Spontaneous fermentation occurs in steel tanks with indigenous yeasts, while maceration for the Frappato lasts 5 days and Nero d’Avola lasts...
$26.97
2016 Benito Ferrara Irpinia Vigna Quattro Confini
Benito Ferrara
2016 Benito Ferrara Irpinia Vigna Quattro Confini
PRIMA's Notes:  There is just a ton of character here- the product of plenty of Italy’s life-affirming southern sunshine.  Great aromatics, great fruit and just enough tannin to keep it fresh and lively, there is more than enough...
$28.00
$22.99
2016 Ciro Biondi Etna Rosso Cisterna Fuori
2016 Ciro Biondi Etna Rosso Cisterna Fuori
Importer Notes: Grape Varieties: Nerello Mascalese 80%, Nerello Capuccio 20% Production Zone: South East Mt. Etna, Trecastagni. Vineyard Details: Two hectares in Contrada Ronzini. “Cisterna Fuori” (outside tank), is the name that the...
$54.97
2016 Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso Feudo
Girolamo Russo
2016 Girolamo Russo Etna Rosso Feudo
Bright ruby-red. Refined raspberry and red cherry on the nose, joined by quinine and floral notes that build with air. Fresh red berry and smoked beef flavors are given an exotic touch by an element of orange zest. Closes with a meaty tactile quality,...
$67.99
I Custodi
2016 I Custodi Etna Bianco Ante
Mount Etna is the current darling of the Italian wine scene, and I Custodi is in the center of it all. Founder Mario Paoluzi has teamed up with Etna guru Salvo Foti (and his label, I Vigneri), who have the best local vineyard workers who tend the ancient...
$29.97
Masseria Furfante
2016 Masseria Furfante Nero di Troia Rosso
Winery Notes:  The red wines of northern Puglia are predominantly of Nero di Troia (sometimes called Uva di Troia), and are completely different from those of the south of Puglia, which is hotter and dominated by Negroamaro, Malvasia Nera...
$14.99
2016 Montevetrano Core Rosso
Montevetrano
2016 Montevetrano Core Rosso
In addition to the masterful montevetrano wine, they also make a 100% aglianico wine. this wine proves their sense of subtlety. Core (pronounced Kor-Ay) is local dialect for “heart”, and the label (once again designed by the daughter of...
$26.97
2017 Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria 375ml
Donnafugata
2017 Donnafugata Ben Rye Passito di Pantelleria 375ml
Winery Notes:  Ben Ryé 2017 offers an extraordinary rich bouquet with outstanding aromas obtained from the dried grapes: apricots and candied orange peel. The palate is very fresh and intense, balancing perfectly the sweetness followed by a...
$44.97
Marisa Cuomo
2017 Marisa Cuomo Ravello Bianco
Vinification technique:The hand-picked grapes are brought into the cellar whole, and after being destemmed and crushed they undergo soft pressing. The free-run must, which undergoes cold static fining and is inoculated with selected yeasts, ferments at a...
$27.50
2017 Mastroberardino Redimore Aglianico Irpinia
Mastroberardino
2017 Mastroberardino Redimore Aglianico Irpinia
Tasting Notes:  The 2017 Redimore (literally- King of Blackberries) is a sumptuous example of the grape variety; dark in color, packed with ripe fruit and imbued with the richness and spice that gives rise to the expression, ‘Barolo of the...
$30.00
$21.99
Mastroberardino
2017 Mastroberardino Redimore Irpinia Aglianico
PRIMA Notes:  The 2017 Redimore (“king of blackberries”) is a sumptuous example of the grape variety; dark in color, packed with ripe fruit and imbued with the richness and spice that gives rise to the expression, ‘Barolo of the...
$29.97
$21.99
2017 Passopisciaro Etna Rosso Contrada S
Passopisciaro
2017 Passopisciaro Etna Rosso Contrada S
The Contrada S by Passopisciaro is a deep, elegant and expressive red wine, born from 90 years old sapling vines from Contrada Sciaranuova on the slopes of Etna at 900 m above sea level. After an aging of 18 months in big oak barrels it spings out...
$74.99
2018 Cantele Negroamaro Rosato
Cantele
2018 Cantele Negroamaro Rosato
Soft pink-rosé. Essence of geranium and rose combined with strawberry and cherry. Sweet and nuanced on the nose, with noteworthy tenacity. The wine’s impressive alcohol is balanced by its delicate flavors and light, bright freshness,...
$15.99
2018 Capichera Lintori Vermentino di Sardegna
Capichera
2018 Capichera Lintori Vermentino di Sardegna
Capichera is one of the top names in Sardegna. The wines can be typically quite rich and extroverted in style, however the Lintori lightens up as the Vermentino is the earliest pick, then fermented and aged on its lees in stainless steel tank. ...
$24.97
2018 Clelia Romano Fiano di Avellino Colli di Lapio
Clelia Romano
2018 Clelia Romano Fiano di Avellino Colli di Lapio
Tasting Notes:  Aromatic, rich and expressive, here is the very essence of these hills in every bottle and its richness and sheer personality redefines everything we thought we knew about the Fiano grape. A grilled piece of very fresh tuna in a...
$35.00
$29.99
2018 Fonzone Fiano di Avellino
Fonzone
2018 Fonzone Fiano di Avellino
An aromatic and tasty Fiano di Avellino DOCG, obtained from grapes from the Contrada Arianello vineyard, at 600 meters above sea level, from clayey soil. The Fonzone Company provides for a manual collection of the bunches and a vinification in steel...
$24.97
2018 Leone de Castris Verdeca Messapia
Leone de Castris
2018 Leone de Castris Verdeca Messapia
Verdeca grapes express themselves with the characteristic straw yellow and greenish highlights. The nose has interesting hints of wild flowers together with citrus fruits as bergamot and exotic as pineapple. It has a fresh taste, savour and nicely...
$16.99
2018 Librandi Ciro Bianco
Librandi
2018 Librandi Ciro Bianco
Librandi is located in Ciro Marina, a small town in the southern Italian region of Calabria (Italy’s boot tip), on the splendid Ionian coastline. The winery was founded in 1950 by Antonio and Nicodemo Librandi, and Nicodemo remains active today,...
$12.99
2018 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosato
Terre Nere
2018 Tenuta delle Terre Nere Etna Rosato
Winery Notes:  In trying to find balance, you walk a thin line. The Platonic ideal, as I see it, would be the rosé that has the body of a white and the soul of a red, if that makes any sense. Anyway, that’s what I’m looking for: a...
$29.99
2018 Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore
Terre Nere
2018 Terre Nere Etna Bianco Superiore
 A perfectly lovely wine. With the effortless uplift of a dancer, it allows me to let it go freely through life, malo included, without it ever losing its bright demeanor and lively step. Deviously drinkable, still it always clings, leaving one...
$59.97
2019 Graci Etna Rosato
Graci
2019 Graci Etna Rosato
Etna Rosato di Graci immediately reveals its rosé character and verticality. Given that the wine is produced using soft pressing and without skin maceration, it is of a beautiful bright salmon pink colour. A delicate look that the nose confirms,...
$22.50
2019 Marisa Cuomo Ravello Bianco
Marisa Cuomo
2019 Marisa Cuomo Ravello Bianco
Tasting Notes:  Pale straw yellow colour with greenish hues and a characteristic fruity aroma mixed with floral notes. Balanced flavour sustained by a slightly acidic note which enhances aromatic freshness.
$27.99
2018 De Conciliis Selim Brut Spumante
De Conciliis
n.v. De Conciliis Selim Brut Spumante
Elegant, fresh, and mineral-laden, the De Conciliis NV Selim Spumante Brut is a rare Campanian sparkler. Bursting with tropical and orchard fruits, the Selim dances across the palate with saline minerality and citrus zest; it’s elegant and lively,...
$24.97
NV Vino Lauria Perpetuo Grillo Terre Siciliane 375ml (half bottle)
Vino Lauria
NV Vino Lauria Perpetuo Grillo Terre Siciliane 375ml (half bottle)
Importer's Note:With wine making in his family blood, Vito Lauria decided to attend the University of Udine in Friuli where he obtained a degree in Enology in 2003. After stepping off the campus he worked at a number wineries in northern Italy for a few...
$42.50