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Nada, Giuseppe

Nada, Giuseppe - Barbaresco Riserva 'Casmar'
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

DB8961-17

Nada, Giuseppe - Barbaresco Casot
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

From the eponymous cru in the village of Treiso. The 3.5 hectares of vines were planted between 1960 and 2012, facing SW at 350m. Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel, with an extended maceration on the skins, 65 days. Aged for 2 years, the 1st year in 1000L botticelle and the 2nd year in...

Organic
DB8960-19

Rivano, Angelo

Rivano, Angelo - Carignano del Sulcis "Intrigu"
Carignan from Sardinia, Italy

DB1067-20

Villa Calicantus

Villa Calicantus - Vino Rosato Frizzante “Sollazzo”
Red blend from Veneto, Italy

Sollazzo, meaning “fun under the sun,” is made with Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara, and a little Sangiovese from a west-facing site planted in pergola. This is a fairly fertile plot, less calcareous than the vineyards that make the Bardolino Classico wines. Half the vines are planted in 1966 and...

Biodynamic
DB0164-20

Villa Calicantus - Bardolino Classico “Soracuna”
Red blend from Veneto, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0167-20

Villa Calicantus - Bardolino Classico Superiore “Avresir”
Red blend from Veneto, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0168-18

Villa Calicantus - Bardolino Superiore 'Lassuperiora'
Red blend from Veneto, Italy
Biodynamic
DB0166-19

Produttori del Gavi

Produttori del Gavi - Gavi "Il Forte"
Cortese from Piedmont, Italy

100% Cortese. The grapes used in this classic example of Gavi grew in the shadow of “Il Forte,” the iconic fortress that towers over the region’s namesake village. Cool temperature fermentation for 20 days, aging in steel through the winter months. Bright, balanced, aromatic, fruity wine. Floral...

DB8413-20

Produttori del Gavi - Gavi "Il Forte"
Cortese from Piedmont, Italy

DB8413-21

Monte di Grazia

Monte di Grazia - Rosso “Melogna” IGT Campania
Red blend from Campania, Italy

"Melogna", dialect for badger, is a new wine for Monte di Grazia. It’s a field blend that harkens back to old-school farmer wines. 60% Piedirosso, 30% Tintore di Tramonti, 4% Moscio, 3% Olivella, and 3% Sciascinoso from a 0.3ha pergola at 600m, planted 30 years ago. Harvest was at yields of 30hl/...

Organic
DB1103-20

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Rosato
Red blend from Campania, Italy
Organic
DB1102-21

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Rosso 'Melogna'
Red blend from Campania, Italy
Organic
DB1103-19

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Rosso
Red blend from Campania, Italy

90% Tintore di Tramonti and 10% Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age varies between 25-100+ years. Harvest was in late October 2015 at yields of 4,000 kg/ha (about 25hl/ha). Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with 15 days of maceration...

92 VM 90 W&S Organic
DB1104-15

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Bianco
White Blend from Campania, Italy

40% Ginestra, 40% Biancatenera, and 20% Pepella. The grapes come from 5 different parcels totaling 1.2 hectares, between 270 and 600m, with soil rich in volcanic pumice. The vines are planted in pergola and range from 25-100+ years old. The Harvest was very low yields of 2,200 kg/ha (about 17 hl/ha...

Organic
DB1101-19

Monte di Grazia - IGT Campania Rosso
Red blend from Campania, Italy

90% Tintore di Tramonti and 10% Piedirosso from 3 parcels between 270-600m, planted in pergola, 1 hectare total. Vines age varies between 25-100+ years. Harvest was at yields of 4,000 kg/ha (about 25hl/ha). Spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with 15 days of maceration. Aged in stainless...

Organic
DB1104-17

Condello, Chiara

Condello, Chiara - Romagna Sangiovese Predappio
Sangiovese from Emilia-Romagna, Italy
VM: 92 Organic
DB0695-19

Condello, Chiara - Romagna Sangiovese Predappio Riserva "Le Lucciole"
Sangiovese from Emilia-Romagna, Italy
VM: 94 Organic
DB0696-18

Iuli

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Nino" (Pinot Noir)
Pinot Noir from Piedmont, Italy

Nino is 100% Pinot Noir. Fabrizio, a lover of Burgundy, planted one hectare of Pinot in 1999, with a northern exposure at 380m above sea level. "Nino" is local dialect for "bambino," as he feels this wine is like a kid: delicate, fun, with a lot of clean, youthful fruit. Vinified in stainless...

Organic
DB2343-18

Iuli - Vino Rosso "La Rina" (Slarina)
Slarina from Piedmont, Italy

La Rina is 100% Slarina, another indigenous Piedmontese variety that had nearly disappeared. Fabrizio is a believer in this grape and he planted nearly a hectare and half of it in 2013. With such a large surface area (for Slarina), he jokes, "I am the most important producer of Slarina in the...

Organic
DB2341-19

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Malidea" (Nebbiolo)
Nebbiolo from Piedmont, Italy

Malidea is 100% Nebbiolo. It's also the name of the hill between the cantina and where the Nebbiolo vines were planted, in 1999. "Mal' idea" in Italian means "bad idea," an apt name for a Nebbiolo wine in the land of Barbera, but a challenge Fabrizio wanted to take. The south-facing vineyard was...

Organic
DB2344-18

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Umberta" (Barbera)
Barbera from Piedmont, Italy

Umberta is 100% Barbera and the so-called "entry-level" wine at Iuli. Coming from south-facing vineyards planted between 1940 and 1999, it is typically harvested the first week of October. Vinified in concrete with 20 days of maceration. Aged in concrete for 10-11 months, with an additional...

Organic
DB2345-20

Iuli - Vino Bianco "Barat" (Baratuciat)
Baratuciat from Piedmont, Italy

Barat is the latest addition to Iuli's range. It is made with 100% Baratuciat, a nearly-extinct variety originally from the Val di Susa, west of Torino. In the area's dialect, the name means "the cat's testicles," in reference to its oval-shaped berries. The vines for Barat were planted in 2015...

Organic
DB2340-20

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Natalin" (Grignolino)
Grignolino from Piedmont, Italy

Natalin is made with 100% Grignolino. Natalin was also Fabrizio's grandfather's nickname and Grignolino was the wine he loved the most. This wine comes from a few different vineyards, planted in 1970, 1990, and 2016 with east, west, and north expsoures. Fermentation in concrete vats with 12...

Organic
DB2342-20

Iuli - Vino Rosso "Rossore" (Barbera)
Barbera from Piedmont, Italy

Rossore, 100% Barbera, was Fabrizio's first wine. The name refers to the red flush on one's cheeks after drinking it. It comes from different south-facing parcels planted between 1985 and 1990, harvest at the end of September or beginning of October. Vinification is in concrete with 21-28 days of...

Organic
DB2346-18

Fongoli

Fongoli - IGT Umbria Rosso Passito "Decius" (Sagrantino)
Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB9181-15

Fongoli - Montefalco Rosso DOC
Red blend (mostly Sangiovese) from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB9101-19

Fongoli - Sagrantino Montefalco DOCG "Fracanton"
Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB3697-15

Fongoli - IGT Umbria Rosso "Rossofongoli"
Red blend (mostly Sangiovese) from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB9100-20

Fongoli - Trebbiano Spoletino IGT Umbria "Biancofongoli"
Trebbiano from Umbria, Italy

85% Trebbiano Spoletino/15% Grechetto. From certified-biodynamic vines, planted from 1999-2008 on the estate's typical heavy clay soils with limestone. The bunches are harvested by hand early in the morning and immediatey destemmed and co-fermented spontaneously and with no sulfur or temperature...

Biodynamic
DB9096-20

Fongoli - Trebbiano Spoletino IGT Umbria Frizzante "Laetitia Bullarum"
Trebbiano from Umbria, Italy

100% Trebbiano Spoletino. From biodynamically farmed, certified-organic, hand-harvested estate fruit. Fermentation occurs with native yeasts in open-topped tanks with no temperature control or sulfur. Maceration is approximately 24 hours. The wine is aged on its fine lees in stainless steel for 3...

Biodynamic
DB2807-20

Fongoli - Trebbiano Spoletino IGT Umbria "Maceratum"
Trebbiano from Umbria, Italy

100% Trebbiano Spoletino. From biodynamically farmed, certified-organic, hand-harvested estate fruit. The bunches are destemmed and fermented with native yeasts in open-topped wooden tanks (tini ) without temperature control or sulfur and with punchdowns 3x per day. Maceration, for which the wine...

Biodynamic
DB2052-20

Fongoli - Vino Rosato
Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy

100% Sagrantino. From certified-biodynamic estate fruit, harvested by hand earlier than Sagrantino for red wines. The grapes are destemmed, pressed immediately and see no maceration. Fermentation is spontaneous with natural yeasts and no sulfur; the wine goes through malolactic fermentation and is...

Biodynamic
DB3205-21

Fongoli - Montefalco Sagrantino DOCG
Sagrantino from Umbria, Italy
Biodynamic
DB9179-15

Fongoli - Montefalco Rosso Riserva DOC "Serpullo"
Red blend (mostly Sangiovese) from Umbria, Italy

60% Sangiovese/20% Sagrantino/10% Cabernet Sauvignon/10% Merlot. From biodynamically farmed, certified-organic, hand-harvested estate fruit. The riserva-level Montefalco Rosso comes from hand-selected bunches from two of the oldest parcels, planted in 1975 and 1986. Fermentation is spontaneous in...

92V Biodynamic
DB9104-15

Fongoli - Grechetto IGT Umbria "La Palmetta"
Trebbiano from Umbria, Italy

100% Grechetto. From certified-bodynamic vines, planted with traditional palmetta-style training in 1987 on the estate's typical heavy clay soils with limestone. The bunches are hand-harvested early in the morning and immediately destemmed and gently pressed while the fruit is still cool. Only the...

Biodynamic
DB3150-20

San Martino

San Martino - Aglianico del Vulture DOC "Arberesko"
Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy

100% Aglianico (as required by the DOC). San Martino’s six hectares of well-aged vines are split into 8 parcels at almost 600 meters among the hills at a distance of 4.5 km from the ancient Vulture volcano in northern Basilicata. The soils are a complex layering of sand, shells and stones rich in...

Organic
DB2338-19

San Martino - Aglianico del Vulture DOC "Siir"
Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy

100% Aglianico (as required by the DOCG). San Martino’s six hectares of well-aged vines are split into 8 parcels at almost 600 meters among the hills at a distance of 4.5 km from the ancient Vulture volcano in northern Basilicata. The soils are a complex layering of sand, shells and stones rich in...

Organic
DB2337-19

San Martino - Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG "Kamai"
Aglianico from Basilicata, Italy

Organic
DB2339-17

Halarà

Halarà - IGT Terre Siciliane Rosso
Parpato from Sicily, Italy

100% Parpato, facing north at 80m above sea level. The vines are planted ad alberello (bush vines) and are 40 years old. Harvest was on August 31st, 2019 at yields of 4,500kg/ha (roughly 31 hl/ha). Fermentation was spontaneous in stainless steel. One part of the harvest was crushed and destemmed...

Organic
DB3135-20

De Fermo

De Fermo - Chardonnay IGT Colline Pescaresi "Launegild"
Chardonnay from Abruzzo, Italy

100% Chardonnay. The original vines were brought back from France by current-generation Eloisa de Fermo's great-uncle Carlo (the "Don Carlino" for whom the family Pecorino is named) and planted in 1926.These are some of the oldest Chardonnay vines in Italy and are an old, now-rare clone. The vines...

Biodynamic
DB3159-20

De Fermo - Vino Rosso "Concrete"
Montepulciano from Abruzzo, Italy
VM:90 Biodynamic
DB3154-19

De Fermo - Montepulciano d`Abruzzo "Prologo"
Montepulciano from Abruzzo, Italy

100% Montepulciano. Prologo was De Fermo's first wine--hence the "prologue" moniker--in the 2010 vintage. It comes from two of the estate's four parcels of certified-biodynamic vines (aged around 25 years) and is hand-harvested the latest of all of the De Fermo vines. The bunches are destemmed by...

Biodynamic
DB3157-18

De Fermo - Montepulciano d`Abruzzo "Prologo"
Montepulciano from Abruzzo, Italy

VM:91 Biodynamic
DB3157-17

De Fermo - Pecorino IGT Colline Pescaresi "Don Carlino"
Pecorino from Abruzzo, Italy

100% Pecorino. From certified-biodynamic estate vines. The bunches are partly destemmed and partly left whole, macerated for a few hours and pressed in an old-school vertical pressoir. The wine ferments spontaneously with native yeasts and no temperature control in 500-liter Slavonian oak tonneaux...

Biodynamic
DB3158-20

De Fermo - Cerasuolo d`Abruzzo Superiore "Le Cince"
Montepulciano from Abruzzo, Italy

100% Montepulciano. De Fermo makes a very traditional Cerasuolo, a Montepulciano vinified as a white essentially--it is not a saigné pulled from a red-wine-to be. The vines are certiffied-biodynamic and harvested by hand, from the same parcels used for their reds but earlier. The bunches are partly...

Biodynamic
DB3156-20

De Fermo - Vino Rosato "Concrete"
Montepulciano from Abruzzo, Italy

100% Montepulciano. From an earlier hand harvest of certified-biodynamic estate vines. The bunches are destemmed and the grapes pressed gently in a vertical torchio press with a brief two-hour maceration. The must is fermented in concrete tank spontaneously with native yeasts and without sulfur or...

Biodynamic
DB3868-21

De Fermo - Vino Bianco "Concrete"
Pecorino from Abruzzo, Italy

60% Pecorino/30% Chardonnay/10% other white varieties. From estate vines, the Pecorino planted in the 1970s and the Chard going back to the 1920s (an old clone now found nowhere else). The fruit is harvested earlier than for the single-variety bottlings. A touch of the blend is from other varieties...

Biodynamic
DB3155-21

Mary Taylor Wine

Mary Taylor Wine - Sicilia Bianco (Clara Sala)
Grillo from Sicily, Italy
Organic
DB3241-21

Mary Taylor Wine - Sicilia Rosso (AnnaMaria Sala)
Nero d'Avola from Sicily, Italy

Again from the Contrada San Nicola vineyard, outside the village of Mazara del Vallo in western Sicily, we find Nero d’Avola vines tended to by the ever thoughtful Sala sisters. The vines are just 15 years old on average but the wine is ever complex. While some Nero d’Avola wines can be on the...

Organic
DB3242-21

Baudana, Luigi

Baudana, Luigi - Langhe Bianco 'Dragon'
from Piedmont, Italy
WA:90 Organic
DB3273-21

Bowler Wine

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