Romantic Veneto’s Most Notable Biodynamic Producer: Valpolicella, Ripasso, Amarone, and Recioto (6-Bottle Wine-Package for $350, All Included)

Castelrotto is a small hamlet on the hill of San Pietro in Cariano, one of the five towns that constitute Valpolicella, the historical Amarone producing area. It is where Carlo Venturini and his wife Alessandra Zantedeschi, both from winegrowing families,…

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Posted on 2021.01.06 in Wine-Aid Packages, Italy, Veneto  |  Read more...

Inexpensive Party Wines for Memorial Day Weekend

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. Tis’ the season of backyard barbecues, hanging out on the patio, picnics in the park, and any excuse you can find to enjoy the outdoors with friends, family, and wine. While…

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Posted on 2017.05.25 in France, Saturday Sips Wines, Misc Spanish, Spain DO, Burgundy, Languedoc-Roussillon, Italy, Veneto, Ribeiro  |  Read more...

Stunning Amarone from a New Cult Favorite Producer

Lorenzo Begali “Monte Ca’ Bianca” (Amarone della Valpolicella, 2010) $89/bottle Although Lorenzo Begali looks like he might have just stepped out of a Spaghetti Western his stardom is in winemaking, not cinema. Since 1986, he and his wife…

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Posted on 2016.03.23 in Saturday Sips Wines, Italy, Veneto  |  Read more...

New Arrivals Italian-Style September 2015

We are always finding new and interesting wine. Quite often they are tiny production from family farms and we might never get a chance to let you know before they are all gone. Here are just a few of the…

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Posted on 2015.09.15 in Piedmont, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Veneto  |  Read more...