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 […]
Cantina Mesa
Mesa (meaning dinner table in the local dialect) is the brainchild of Gavino Sanna, who branched out from advertising in 2004 to create a range of wines from his homeland. The 66-hectare estate is on the slopes of Sant’Anna Arresi, near Porto Pino. This southerly coastal belt of the island is known as the Lower […]
Vallepicciola
At the end of the 1990s, the Bolfo family began renovations on the ruins of a 17C convent and its surrounding vineyards within the UGA of Castelnuovo Berardenga, to the Siena end of the Chianti Classico area. The estate is quite large – 265 hectares including 105 hectares under vine – with various terroirs but […]
Villa Rosa
Villa Rosa’s vines extend over 30 hectares in Castellina in Chianti at altitudes between 225 and 425 metres. The Cecchi Family purchased the property from the Lucherini Bandini Family in 2015, after their careful stewardship over 70 years. As soon as the company was purchased, a meticulous project of soil profiling commenced, consisting of in-depth […]
Bellussi Prosecco
In 1993, Enrico Martellozzo and his winemaking father Paolo took control of a historic site in the commune of Valdobbiadene. They named it Bellussi, a moniker derived from the bellussare pruning method which is commonly used in the DOCG. A decades-long expansion, restoring vineyards and establishing one of the most impressive wineries in the Prosecco […]
Giass Gin
Giass was born in an abandoned railway station by the name of Porta Romana. The collaboration of five individuals with experience in food and spirits in the region, what started as some fun in a shed with a three-litre alembic still is now Milan’s first ever London Dry Gin, and a very layered and complex […]