Orange Wines & Natural Wines: Time to Get Funky

Bright ruby red color with spicy aromatics and scents of ripe red fruit. Full-bodied, balanced tannins with structure to age gracefully over the next 10 to 13 years.

The Bevi Orange appears a bright, pale amber color in the glass. On the nose, the wine is fresh and youthful with notes of citrus fruits and stone fruits. The palate is also bright and youthful, revealing flavors of apricot, citrus... Read More

Golden yellow hue. Articulated olfactory frame with mature smells and refreshing notes, shell fruit, cucumber and green tea, candied fruit, anise and hay. Good progression to the palate, where amphora maceration enriches and projects... Read More

Pale yellow hue with green highlights. The nose is characterized by fruity and floral notes, crabapples and loquat, robinia flowers and chamomile. Full taste that reflects the initial scentings with hints of vanilla. Fresh and... Read More

This wine is not your typical Vernaccia. It is intentionally oxidized and drinks more like a dry Sherry although it is not fortified.

Ramì is a little lighter and more approachable for white wine drinkers first stepping out into the orange wine category. The skin contact is expressive, but the flavors are approachable and not too intense. A crisp wine... Read More

Skin contact performs a great textural role and quietly weaves in with the aromatics of the wine. Malvasia Moscata is an aromatic variety that lends itself very well to the production of dry and aromatic wines. With the maceration... Read More

In the glass, Dettori Bianco 2020 reveals an antique gold colour, palpable and
radiant. The olfactory picture is sunny and joyful, painted by sweet scents that recall tangerine peel, candied apricot, dandelion honey, helichrysum,... Read More

This wine is a 50/50 blend of Trebbiano and Falanghina. The Falanghina was macerated 1 week (50% whole bunch) and the Trebbiano was a direct press. They were fermented separately and then blended a month before bottling. Only... Read More

The Filippo Grasso Ripiddu Etna Rosso appears a ruby red with garnet reflections in the glass. The palate reveals spicy notes with hints of smoke and a dry, full and pleasantly tannic finish.

Enjoy with red meats, game, roasts,... Read More

Antiogu is an intensely red-colored Mandrolisai wine with light garnet reflections, produced by grapes grown in goblets and matured in oak barrels.. It is a wine full of character, with a particular finesse, with inklings of vanilla... Read More

The Francesco Cadinu Perdas Longas Cannonau di Sardegna appears a bright red garnet color in the glass. A complex bouquet with floral and spicy notes (berries, black cherries, prunes, violet, myrtle, licorice) leads to soft tannins... Read More

The Graci 2023 Etna Rosso presents a subtle blend of small berry fruits and blue flowers. Additionally, you’ll notice a touch of black tea and dried mountain herbs, reflecting the warmth of the vintage. This wine possesses... Read More

The Iolei Cannonau di Sardegna appears a ruby red color with violet reflections in the glass. On the nose, cherry, pomegranate juice, fresh laurel, myrtle berries, and cloves notes immediately emerge, with a persistent hint of... Read More

Aromas of red licorice, dried leaves, and fresh pipe tobacco introduces a palate with a floral edge and gentle tannins. The palate shows red licorice, dried flowers, blood orange, and Mediterranean herbs and fresh tobacco leaves.... Read More

The nose is evocative of autumn on multiple sensory levels, with aromas of fennel fronds, chamomile tea, almonds, and tangerine that lead into a full but delicately rendered palate. Vitorchiano’s volcanic soils come through... Read More

Notes of orange peel, dried tangerine, and ripe pear mingle with hints of anise, ginger, and savory herbs. Accents of dried flowers and a meditative earthiness lend depth and character. This is a more concentrated, textured, and... Read More

This is probably the most deeply red-fruited and mineral Pelaverga we know, not nearly as rustic and peppery as many others in the region. Gorgeous.

One of the early success stories in the modern-day revival of skin-macerated white wines, Bea’s beloved “Arboreus” originates from exceedingly old Trebbiano vines in the village of Spoleto. A striking instance... Read More

Similarly large-scaled as the San Valentino above, the Pipparello is more overwhelmingly brooding, and even more intense in its concentration. The ultra-savory nose is a thick swamp of camphor, black olives, fresh tar, and sandalwood,... Read More

The Paolo Bea Montefalco Sagrantino Cerrete is intense in nearly every aspect, with a deep violet color, robust tannins, and power that announces itself from the first aromas through the persistent finish. Despite all of this... Read More

Bea produces perhaps his most renowned wine from pure Sagrantino grown on the prized hilltop site of Pagliaro, situated at 1300 feet above sea level in Montefalco proper. The only wines that approach Bea’s in that regard... Read More

Bea’s rare and mind-bendingly complex passito (the traditional method for making Sagrantino di Montefalco, in fact) comes from pure Sagrantino harvested at a high sugar levels and left to dry on straw mats completely naturally... Read More

This sun-marked 2019, clocking in at 14% alcohol and with a formidable 45-day maceration, is a potent and brooding wine that makes no concessions to polite society. Significant in its tannins, it nonetheless presents them in such... Read More

Compared to the relatively racy Arboreus and the typically chiseled Lapideus, the Santa Chiara often swaggers out of the bottle with macerated peaches, brassy spice notes, a liberal dash of white pepper, and candied citrus. Despite... Read More

Ripe and fruity on the nose, with distinct spicy and balsamic nuances; on the palate, excellent volume, depth and structure, great mouthfeel and simultaneous finesse; clean, consistent and persistent finish.

Pairs well with Pasta... Read More

80% Chardonnay/20% Tocai Friulano

Slatnik starts with organic Chard and Tocai bunches harvested by hand and destemmed. The berries are co-fermented with natural yeasts in oak vats with no sulfur or temperature control and a 10-14-day... Read More

This Sale Item qualifies for the 10% case discount.

Aromatically this wine is complex, with layers of rose petals, white flowers, dried stone fruits, white pepper, fresh herbs, and honey-ed cream. On the palate the wine is full... Read More

Soft on the palate, medium-bodied with expressive aromas of ripe peaches, citrus fruit, and hazel nuts which mix and mingle to create a whole which is greater than its parts; a vibrant touch of acidity complete sand balances the... Read More

This lovely bianco is made from a very rare clone of what used to be called the Tocai Friulano grape variety. This clone is very low-yielding and the grapes have a lovely golden hue; on the palate it is deep and rich, but with... Read More

Ruby red with light garnet hues in color. On the nose it is pleasant and fragrant, with notes of dried violet, cherries, peach, myrtle liqueur, dark spices. Persistent red fruit and earthy aromas, followed by a mix of bitter-sweet... Read More