2016 La Fiorita, Brunello di Montalcino, $71
Winery Info: La Fiorita was established in 1992 in Montalcino, Tuscany by Roberto Cipresso, a rising star winemaker. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Wines
Collector’s Club – June 2022
2020 Mylonas, Savatiano — Mylonas is a tiny, self-described “micro winery” in Attica, north of Athens in Central Greece. Continue reading
Specialty Club – May 2022
2017 Cantina del Pino, Ovello, Barbaresco, $60
Winery Info: This estate in northwest Italy’s Barbaresco region has been producing wine for over 100 years. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – May 2022
2020 Tre Donne, Donna Chiara Arneis — Back in the 1980s, sisters Antonella, Rosanna, and Daniella Lequio had to work hard to convince their reluctant and skeptical father that they could take over the family winery (rather than “just marry a good winemaker”). Continue reading
Specialty Club – April 2022
2018 Bodega Catena Zapata, Catena Alta Historic Rows Malbec, $54
Winery Info: This iconic Argentinean winery dates back to 1902 when Italian immigrant Nicola Catena planted his first Malbec vineyard in the Andean foothills of Mendoza. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – April 2022
2017 Macchialupa, Campania Aglianico — This wine comes from Campania, in the boot heel of southern Italy. The winery is located at around 450 meters elevation in the mountainous, interior Beneventano subregion and their focus is on local indigenous grapes. Continue reading
Specialty Club – March 2022
2007 Vignalta, Cabernet Riserva, $65
Winery Info: Vignalta was founded in 1980 by Lucio Gomiero in Colli Euganei, a group of hills of volcanic origin on the Venetian plain of northern Italy. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – March 2022
2020 J. Mourat, Collection Val de Loire Blanc — The Loire Valley stretches from Sancerre in the east to Muscadet, where the river meets the Atlantic. Continue reading
Specialty Club – February 2022
2017 Venus la Universal, Montsant, $56
Winery Info: This winery is run by husband and wife team Sara Pérez and René Barbier both of whom come from legendary Spanish winemaking families. Continue reading
Collector’s Club – February 2022
2020 Nortico, Alvarinho — We usually associate Albariño with the fresh, seafood-friendly wines from northeast Spain’s Rías Baixas region. Continue reading
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