Talk about a wine growing on you. Over a period of four days, this really crawled into my bed. At first pop the fruit subdued nicely, impressed by the balance.... read more →
I have a soft spot in my heart for freisa, a lovely little known grape from Piemonte. Ferdinando raises this in stainless, keeping it fresh. The length is long and... read more →
A totally stainless approach to nebbiolo, from forty-year-old vines in the Le Coste di Monforte d’Alba vineyards as well as some younger vines—destined to grow up into barolo, from the... read more →
From Antoniotti’s porphyry soils, this is made from the oldest vines. The fruit gets three weeks ferment and three years aging in large botti of at least 1250 liters. The... read more →
I don’t think Ferdinando Principiano can ever disappoint me. I suppose if the price doubled, that could do it, but meanwhile he gives an elegant, expressive, delicious Barolo at a... read more →
Another great find from the Indie Wineries people. This smacked of old world rusticity in the best possible authentic way. The story here is that the grapes went to Giacosa... read more →
Rinaldi is always hard to snag, but this one is really worth going the extra effort for. From soils higher in iron and easy to drain, which was truly a... read more →
Rolfo makes simple and sincere wines, great for crowds and simple dinners at home. The wine was raised in stainless and is super fresh with great concentration. A lovely barbera... read more →
Colombera & Garella is about twenty minutes south of Sostegno and a little further west of the Sesia River. The grapes get ten days maceration and six months of aging.... read more →
A white mashup of favorita, arneis, cortese, and sauvignon blanc. I could have sworn Alessandra told me the reason a muscat florality was there was because a little bit sneaked... read more →