Leone de Castris
Leone de Castris was founded in 1665 by Duke Oronzo Arcangelo Maria Francesco de Castris. At the time, Salice Salento was in the Kingdom of Naples and governed by the Spanish Counts of Lemos, one of whom was the Duke. Blessed with abundant sunshine, sparse but adequate rainfall and refreshing Mediterranean breezes, he predicted the […]
Cantine Del Notaio
“Gerardo Giuratrabocchetti has been caring for this family business all his life, as well as for this area of cultivation, which has also gained in visibility thanks to his presence over the past 20 years.” Gambero Rosso Aglianico del Vulture (ahl-YAH-nee-ko del VOOL-too-ray), nicknamed ‘Barolo of the south’ is a bold, tannic and long-lived wine […]
Orefice Vini
Pronounced oh-reh-fee-cheh, Orefice translates as goldsmith. It’s also the name given to a house established by five friends from winemaking families, who see the indigenous grapes of Abruzzo as gold to be sculpted and guided into artwork in the bottle. Their independent vision has seen them establish their tiny winegrowing operation in the low hills […]
Kellerei-Cantina Andrian
Like most of the wine producers in the Alto Adige, Kellerei Andrian is a cooperative. In fact it’s the oldest in South Tyrol, founded in 1893. This style of wine production melds perfectly with a region where a merging of Austrian, German and Italian cultures and hundreds of independent tiny plots are able to work […]
Distillerie Berta
Known for genre-leading, intense and elegant spirits, Berta Distillerie was established in 1947 by Paolo Berta. Already an oenologist in the Asti area (with a brother producing astounding Barolo Chinato), Paolo began the setup of an operation that would bring finesse and expression to Italian grappa that was previously unseen. Today, Distillerie Berta remains an […]
Tenuta Alzatura
Towards the end of the 1990s the Cecchi family identified three different vineyard sites in the Montefalco area, bringing them together to form Tenuta Atzatura. Monterone, San Marco and Atzatura are their trilogy, all terroirs capable of producing distinctly different versions of the indigenous grape of the region, Sagrantino. This dry-toned, savoury, bold and tannic […]
Il Vignaiolo
In Italy, il vignaiolo, ‘the winemaker’ is much more than just that. Caretaker not only of wines but tradition, they are the natural recipient of generations of experience passed through decades and sometimes centuries, by the families who live on and by the land. Il Vignaiolo is also a project to assemble expressive, geographically typical […]
Belpoggio
Belpoggio was established on a historic vineyard site in Montalcino in 2005 by Enrico Martellozzo and his wife Renata Rami, herself a great lover of the region of Tuscany and its wines. This tiny estate is located on some exceptional terroir in the village of Castelnuovo dell’Abate, sitting pretty at 400m above sea level on […]
Serego Alighieri
Located in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica district, Possessioni Serego Alighieri is just a few kilometres from the historic city centre of Verona and the beauty of Lake Garda. In 1353, the charming estate (already famous for the quality of its vineyards), was bought by Pietro Alighieri, son of Dante the Poet. For 21 […]
Duca Catemario
Within Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Collio is far to the east and borders both Austria and Slovenia between the Julian Alps and the Adriatic Sea. Cool air at night helps maintain acidity levels in the grapes, while the unique local soil (ponca, an ancient, layered marl and sandstone filled with sea fossils) gives the wines their characteristic […]
