Viticulture in this country dates back more than 4000 years. Italy is the leading wine producing country in the world both in terms of volume and exports. Today, Italy’s geographical territory spans 20 wine-producing regions such as Veneto, Apulia, Emilia-Romagna and Sicily leading in terms of wine production.
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100% Moscato. Hand-harvested into small bins. Pneumatic direct press. Fermentation in Stainless Steel tanks. Bottled under pressure (Charmat method). Bottled with minimal sulphur (~10ppm) and without sterile filtering or fining. A Wine Vault favorite
100% Lambrusco Salamino.
Organic.
Region: Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Natural fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Carbonation using modified charmat method. Minimal sulfur additions and no filtering or fining.
Produced from selected parcels of Monteulciano grapes grown in the Chieti province of Abruzzo, on southeast Italy’s Adriatic coast. This delicious wine comes from 15-20 year old vines trained using the ancient method of trellising, known as “pergola.” They are planted to clay-rich soils, hand-harvested and wild yeast fermented for 2 weeks on the skins in stainless tanks. After a light fining and filtering, the wine is bottled. It offers rich, bright plum and cherries, with a lip-smacking finish.
Piedmont, Italy: Moscato d’ Asti
A sweet sparkling dessert wine that opens with an off-gold color and ripe aromas of peach, honey, candied fruit and mango.
Sustainably Produced: The Bava family estate extends in Monferrato and Langa, with fifty hectares of vineyards and twenty hectares of natural fields and woods, cultivated with the same awareness, care and attention of the olden times resulting in a sustainable agriculture with a reduced environmental impact. Walking along the Bava vineyards, you will notice the grass clippings and the prunings used as natual fertilizers, the poles, all strictly made of wood coming from renewable forests or grassing between vine rows, which not only helps prevent soil erosion, but also serves as proof that no hebicides are used.
Piedmont, Italy: Moscato d’ Asti
The color of the wine is a ruby red, lively and pleasant. Its bouquet reminds of flowers and fruits, like small red fruits or violets, but it has also a spicy note. On the palate, the taste is elegant, full-bodied and savoury, characteristics due to its rounded tannins typical of Castiglione Falletto cru.
Sustainably Produced: The Bava family estate extends in Monferrato and Langa, with fifty hectares of vineyards and twenty hectares of natural fields and woods, cultivated with the same awareness, care and attention of the olden times resulting in a sustainable agriculture with a reduced environmental impact. Walking along the Bava vineyards, you will notice the grass clippings and the prunings used as natual fertilizers, the poles, all strictly made of wood coming from renewable forests or grassing between vine rows, which not only helps prevent soil erosion, but also serves as proof that no hebicides are used.
Winemaker and Enologist, Alessandro Lanterna, has been using 100% organic practices since 2018. Working with only 2.5 hectares of land with 5 vintages of history behind the label, his small batch wines are regionally distinct and plot specific. His yearly production is 5-6000 bottles.
‘POVENTO’ TREBBIANO IGT
In the local dialect, “POVENTO” means “little wind” and indicates a place sheltered from the wind, exactly like the place where the vineyard rises.
Grape Variety: 100% Trebbiano Procanico
Training System: Spur-Cordon
Harvest: End of September
Vinification: Only free-run must, resulting from softpressing, fermented in steel temperature-controlled tanks
Aging: In stainless steel tanks, for 5 months, on the lees
In the 23rd generation of wine production (!!!), this very traditional and classic producer has moved to low intervention in the vineyards, renewable energy sources on property, and conservation of local plant and animal life. The wines are Sangiovese the way it should taste– beautiful acidity, fruit, and just built to go with food.
In the 23rd generation of wine production (!!!), this very traditional and classic producer has moved to low intervention in the vineyards, renewable energy sources on property, and conservation of local plant and animal life. The wines are Sangiovese the way it should taste– beautiful acidity, fruit, and just built to go with food.
In the 23rd generation of wine production (!!!), this very traditional and classic producer has moved to low intervention in the vineyards, renewable energy sources on property, and conservation of local plant and animal life. The wines are Sangiovese the way it should taste– beautiful acidity, fruit, and just built to go with food.
The Calidonia Chianti Classico Riserva is intense ruby red color. The nose shows fruity and floral notes together with spices and incense. Soft, elegant and well structured. Freshness, complexity, graceful and silky tannins are the result of a careful selection of sangiovese grapes growing on Alberese and Galestro soils. This wine is vibrant and has a long and persistent aftertaste. It is an excellent expression of Mocenni’s terroir and of Chianti Classico Riserva.
In the 23rd generation of wine production (!!!), this very traditional and classic producer has moved to low intervention in the vineyards, renewable energy sources on property, and conservation of local plant and animal life. The wines are Sangiovese the way it should taste– beautiful acidity, fruit, and just built to go with food.
The La Ghirlanda Chianti Classico is intense ruby red in color. An ample and complex bouquet, with distinct notes of flowers, fresh fruit and spices. The palate is vigorous and vibrant, a lovely acidic vein fused with a lot of flavor make it an ample and balanced wine. Elegant and soft tannins. The finish and aftertaste are persistent and lingering. A true and authentic expression of Sangiovese.
The aromas are and intense but at the same time sweet and fruity, with hints of black soft fruit. Pleasant overtone of noble wood, vanilla, and cocoa and a surprising cherry finish. On the palate it is dry, firmly structured, austere, and elegant; well balanced. Excellent persistence of the flavor.
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