Pighin

Pighin Pinot Grigio Friuli Grave 2024 750ml

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About Pighin

In 1963, Luigi, Ercole and Fernando Pighin decided to buy a 500-acre farm in the middle of the Friuli Grave DOCG, and over the next few years, the brothers... modernized the estate. They revamped vineyards, planted orchards, refurbished the cellar, added 74 acres in the prestigious Collio subregion, and even built new offices for the company. These three brothers worked hard to make Pighin exemplary producers of Friulian wines, and in the process, they earned the reputation for making two of the best Pinot Grigio bottlings in the region (one from Friuli Graves and the other from Collio). In 2004, Fernando and his family gained sole ownership of the Pighin estate, which now operates as two distinct winemaking entities: the Risano Estate in Friuli Grave and the Spessa di Capriva in Collio. One thing, however, remains unchanged, and that is the deliciousness and typicity of the Pighin family of wines.
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Tenuta Terraviva

Terraviva Ekwo Pecorino d’Abruzzo DOC 2022 750ml

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About Tenuta Terraviva

The name is a hint, but Tenuta Terraviva, located just one kilometer from the Adriatic in the rolling hills of Tortoreto in Abruzzo, is committed to... crafting natural wines that telegraph their terroir with every sip. Organic since 1998, family-owned-and-operated Terraviva grows native grapes like Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Trebbiano, Passerina and Pecorino, crafting two lines of wines, one made from younger vines released under the Terraviva label and one from older vines that’s fittingly called Old Vines. The Bordini family has worked this land since the 1970s, and their holdings now comprise a 54-acre block of sandy, limestone-rich vineyards that sit in an impressive natural amphitheater. Hand-picked grapes ferment with only natural yeasts, and the wines mature in steel to maintain their purity and typicity.
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Arianna Occhipinti

Arianna Occhipinti SP68 Sicilia Bianco IGT 2023 750ml

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About Arianna Occhipinti

These days, Arianna Occhipinti stands as a venerated rockstar among makers of natural wine, so it’s easy to forget that Arianna’s inaugural... bottling went on the market less than two decades ago when she was just 22. Inspired by her uncle, Giusto Occhipinti of COS wines in Sicily, Arianna went to Milan to study enology, and she was quickly disillusioned by the teaching that focused on chemistry and labs. Arianna felt inspired by grapes, by soil, by weather, and by the beauty that her native island of Sicily brought to wine. Arianna returned to Vittoria, Sicily, and she began making wines her way. Today, she owns 56 acres (17 under vine), farmed organically, growing indigenous Frappato and Nero d’Avola, as well as Grillo, Moscato di Alessandria, Zibibbo, and Albano. In 2013, Arianna and her team completed building a specially designed cantina, allowing for cement fermentation, gaining in amphora, and space to teach the next generation of natural winemaking geniuses.
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Fontodi

Fontodi Meriggio Colli Toscana Centrale Bianco IGT 2019 750ml

Fontodi Meriggio Colli Toscana Bianco A rare Super-Tuscan white, Fontodi’s Meriggio showcases Sauvignon in a classic Italian context. Meriggio wraps its crisp orchard and citrus fruits around a... steely core of minerals; white wildflowers, sweet mint, and a touch of green grass complete the profile. This delicious white wine balances its lushness with energy as it builds to a crisp, lip-smacking finish. Immediately enjoyable, this Tuscan white is a sure-fire crowd pleaser.
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Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Bocca di Lupo

Bocca di Lupo Pietrabianca Chardonnay Castel del Monte 2022 750ml

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Marchesi Antinori Tormaresca / Tenuta Bocca di Lupo

Tormaresca, the Antinori family’s Puglia estate, founded in 1998, began with two parts: the 247-acre Tenuta Bocca di... Lupo, which sits in Castel del Monte in the wild beauty of Murgia, and the 1,235-acre Masseria Maìme in Salento, close to the Adriatic Sea. In time, Antinori split these estates, bottling Bocca di Lupo as its own entity, while expanding Tormaresca to include additional inland vines at Tenuta Carrubo, located in Manduria. Growing both indigenous and international grape varietals, Tormaresca draws from these locations to create wines that offer a panoramic view of Puglia, while offering a finessed style that bridges traditional Italian and more modern wine profiles. As with most of Antinori's estates, Tormaresca and Bocca di Lupo are under the guidance of CEO, enologist, and winemaker Renzo Cotarella and his team, who work to craft wines that transmit the region's unusual volcanic terroir. Together, these sites craft a range of delicious, terroir-driven Puglian wines that pack a punch at their relatively low price points.
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Palmento Costanzo

Palmento Costanzo ‘Contrada Cavaliere’ Etna Bianco 2021 750ml

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About Palmento Costanzo

In the subregion of Sicily’s Contrada Santo Spirito, on the north slope of Mount Etna near the village of Passopisciaro, sits the Palmento Costanzo... estate. Owned and operated by Valeria Agosto and her husband, Mimmo Constanzo, this organic winery is surrounded by Italy’s Parco Naturale dell’Etna, a UNESCO World Heritage site. In 2010, Valeria and Mimmo purchased a 17-acre existing estate in Etna Nord, and they named their estate after the eighteenth-century stone winemaking structure, the palmento, located on the property, expanding their holdings to 45 acres over time. Planted to indigenous grapes Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Carricante, and Catarratto, Palmento Costanzo’s vineyards grow on a snaking series of more than 100 terraces, about 2,000 to 2,600 feet above sea level, and the team relies on ultra-natural winemaking techniques like using only naturally occurring yeasts, gravity flow through lava stone, and aging in large “ovum” barrels. The resulting wines feel almost alive with energy, brimming with terroir, and almost achingly pure — Palmento Costanzo is a rising star in Italian wine.
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