Brigaldara Valpolicella is anything but a generic Veneto red wine. The Cesari family hand harvests the same estate fruit used in their decadent cellar-worthy Amarone. However, with just six months in steel, this youthful, light-bodied... Read More
Cala Cala is a unique take on traditional Sicilian varietals. It's a multi-vintage blend of 95% Nerello Mascalese and 5% Nerello Cappuccio from vines planted on Mount Etna's slopes. Then, Massimiliano Calabretta takes... Read More
Over the last century, the Rovero family has produced lots of wine, amaro, and grappa from their organic vineyards and orchards. Brothers Claudio & Michelino do the viticulture, while their sons Enrico & Simone make the wine and... Read More
Monica is a grape specific to the island of Sardinia, where lots is grown for quaffable table wine. Monica has soft tannins, bright acids, and a pleasantly light profile, and that is exactly what you get in Cardedu's Praja... Read More
Colli Senesi (hills of Siena) surround the historic city of Siena and border prime vineyards of Chianti Classico, Montalcino, and Montepulciano. It's a destination for affordable wine, but since Fattoria di Fèlsina... Read More
The concept of land used exclusively for vines is relatively modern. In the old days, farms usually had mixed crop arrangements with animals, pollinators (bees & bats), and complementary food products. In western Sicily, closer... Read More
D'Angelo has been producing wine for a century and has made an art form of Aglianico, an ancient grape brought by colonizing Greeks after their arrival in the 7th century BC. The name Aglianico is likely derived from the Greek... Read More
