Italian NARF Sept '26
Italian NARF Sept '26
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Bruna 2024 Riviera Ligure di Ponente Le Russeghine Pigato
Le Russeghine is the first-known single-vineyard Pigato from Liguria, which Riccardo Bruna first produced in 1972. It is a selection of middle-aged and older vines from the eponymous vineyard, above the village of Ranzo Borgo, at 230m above sea level,...
$37.99
Bruna 2023 Riviera Ligure di Ponente U Baccan Pigato
U Baccan – the Boss, in local dialect. This is made from a rigorous selection of fruit from the oldest vines – at least 70 years old, but many much older, and from vines on both types of soils –...
$79.99
Bruna 2025 Riviera Ligure di Ponente Vermentino
With the first vintage released in 2016, this is a 'newer' wine from Bruna. It comes from vines in the Garaxin vineyard in Pogli, with limestone-rich soils mixed with white & blue clay, dense with fossils. The grapes are harvested...
$37.99
Claudio Vio 2025 Riviera Ligure di Ponente Vermentino
Claudio Vio and Maria Grazia, husband and wife team, farm a patchwork of rugged vineyards adding up to only 2 hectares total. They are located to the west of Genoa in the crescent shaped reigon of Liguria benefitting from both...
$38.99
Claudio Vio 2025 Riviera Ligure di Ponente Pigato
Claudio Vio and Maria Grazia, husband and wife team, farm a patchwork of rugged vineyards adding up to only 2 hectares total. They are located to the west of Genoa in the crescent shaped reigon of Liguria benefitting from both...
$38.99
Maccario Dringenberg 2024 Rossese di Dolceacqua
From the far west of Liguria very close to France comes this coastal Rossese. A blend of various plots around the estate, the grapes that go into this wine are all hand harvested and only indigenous yeast are employed during...
$39.99
Maccario Dringenberg 2024 Rossese di Dolceacqua Pini (Arrives 9/30)
This fantastic 'cru' bottling of Rossese is from a vineyard rich with mudstones. The vines here are steep, terraced, and extremely old- pre-dating phylloxera! All stainless steel aging. Raw, yet polished with fragrant blue fruit, black olive, tar, woodsy herbs,...
$46.99
Maneterra 2025 Colli di Luni Vermentino
A high toned, ethereal, floating style Vermentino from the prime zone of Colli di Luni. Basil, mint, nectarine, sea salt, and lemon. Manaterra’s Vermentino is harvested from 3 different organic vineyards in Castelnuovo, Fosdinovo and Fravizzola planted in the 1960s...
$39.99
Vini Rabasco 2024 La Salita Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Iole Rabasco, owner & winemaker of Vini Rabasco is one of the most talented farmers in Pianella, Abruzzo, where she farms 11 hectares of grapevines and olive trees. Her 50 year old vines have never seen any chemicals and have...
$31.99
Amorotti 2023 Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
Amorotti's first official vintage was 2016, but they have been a winemaking family for over a century. While they still sell grapes in bulk, they save the best selections for their own label. The vines are certified organic and wine...
$48.99
Paraschos 2021 Collio Pinot Grigio Not Riserva
From the Slatnik vineyard comes this gouegous rhubarb, sour cherry, and cardamon scented Pinot Grigio. Half of the grapes are direct press and half are macerated bringing a stunning burnt orange / onion skin color. The food pairing ideas are...
$47.99
Grosjean 2025 Vallee d'Aoste Premetta
The Grosjeans are one of the only families estate bottling a Premetta in Valle d'Aosta. They are a benchmark grower in these Italian alps making regionally specific wines with no chemicals in the vines and fermented with native yeasts. This...
$36.99
Fornacina 2024 Rosso di Montalcino
With so much Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino in the market, it can take a lot of trial and error to find one you really connect with. Fornacina's ethos is one that feels right at home on the CSW shelves-...
$36.99
Molino, Renato 2022 Spluva Vino Rosso
Very complex on the nose with mint & potpourri jumping out first. Then layers of moreno cherry, truffle, and cocoa powder come out, with a medium body and fine grain, approachable tannins. An incredible value considering this wine is basically...
$49.99
Chiorri 2024 Grante Rosso Umbria Sagrantino
Chiorri is represented now by Monica, the fifth generation running this Perugia based estate. While Sagrantino can be one of the most intense red wines in all of Italy, this quickly macerated example shows the other side of the Sagrantino...
$22.99
Poggio, Ezio 2022 Colli Tortonesi Terre di Libarna Timorasso Caespes
The Poggio family is in the traditional zone for Timorasso in the Colli Tortonesi. They are Walter Massa's higher elevation neighbor and that really comes through on the wine bringing forth a sharper, leaner, and brighter style. Calling all fans...
$33.99
