Old Friends from Italy - Monte Dall'Ora, Foradori, and Occhipinti
Old Friends from Italy - Monte Dall'Ora, Foradori, and Occhipinti
Monte Dall'Ora
Monte Dall'Ora was started in 1995 by wife and husband team, Alessandra Zantedeschi and Carlo Venturini. They renewed abandoned terraces, replanted local indigenous grape varieties, always focusing on organic and Biodynamic farming and agricultural practices. Now, 30 years later, they are joined by their son, Saverio, one of the most gentle, enthusiastic and charming Italian winemakers we have the pleasure of knowing!
The wines have always been beloved by the Chambers Street staff, and we are very happy to offer some classics, plus a new Pet-Nat! I will never forget visiting Monte Dall'Ora 10 years ago, which was the first visit and also my first ever day in Italy. Alessandra and Carlo were so welcoming and passionate, it was hard to leave at the end of the day, especially after a never-ending dinner complete with more courses than I could count, including purple ravioli made with their Amarone!
Foradori
In a little corner of the Alto-Adige, at the feet of the Dolimites, Elisabetta Foradori quietly created a legendary winery many decades ago, focused on very low yields and passionate agriculture (she is one of the first winemakers I knew of who treated her vines like friends and family, literally speaking to them daily). Now sharing winemaking and commercial duties, Elisabetta's two sons, Theo and Emilio, have kept the traditions going.
Local grapes are favored at Foradori, like the red Teroldego or nearly extinct white variety, Nosiola. Aging is in old barrels or one of the nearly (if not more than) a hundred clay amphoras that Elisabetta collected over the years. In addition to new releases, the family also sent some library wines to New York. For those of you who are waiting on the thirst quenching light red, 'Lezer' from the Foradori team, stay tuned for its arrival in the next few weeks!
Arianna Occhipinti
Another longtime friend of Chambers Street is Arianna Occhipinti, whose wines took the wine world by the storm over a decade ago. Many people had written off Sicily as a bastion of commercial, over-cropped wines, but when they tasted Arianna’s soulful and balanced examples of Nero d’Avola and Frappato, they were forced to take notice and reassess what Sicilian wine can be. Since releasing her first vintage at the age of 24 in 2006, she has been a champion of Sicilian viticulture – through organic practices, cooperative work with other winemakers, and raising the profile of her island’s indigenous grapes. It's hard to track down her wines at times, but we can offer her fantastic Siccagno bottling of Nero D'Avola and a few bottles we have left of her top white, the Vino di Contrada 'SM' Grillo.
All wines will be available for delivery/pickup after Wednesday, 5/14
From now until the end of the weekend,
we're offering a SPECIAL 10% discount on 6 or more bottles from this collection!
Discount will be applied automatically at checkout and will not combine with our normal 10% mixed case discount
Monte dall'Ora 2023 Pet-Nat 'Vino da Sete'
A playful sparkling wine from the Monte Dall'Ora estate, made from primarily Garganega, with about 20% Malvasia. "Vino da Sete" translates to "wine of thirst," and it could not be more aptly named! Thirst-quenching, with fine bubbles and a nice...
$28.99
Monte dall'Ora 2023 Valpolicella Classico 'Saseti'
When one thinks of Valpolicella, it may be difficult to get a handle on what the basic expression of the wine should be (with the ripassos, new oak, and extraction for international tastes). At its heart, it was traditionally light...
$25.99
Monte dall'Ora 2020 Valpolicella Classico Superiore Camporenzo
50% Corvina/30% Corvinone/20% Rondinella. This is a superb Valpolicella Superiore with richness, but also great balance and acidity making this a perfect accompaniment to grilled meats and stews. Aging is approximately 6 months in tank and then 6 months in...
$36.99
Monte dall'Ora 2021 Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore 'Saustó'
Ripasso is a wine aged on the lees — what's left over after winemaking — of the famous Amarone. This process confers some of the luscious richness of Amarone without the Port-like heavy sweetness and high alcohol of those wines....
$44.99
Foradori 2023 Nosiola 'Fontanasanta' IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti
Elisabetta Foradori and her sons have turned out some of northern Italy’s most exciting wines. In particular their work with Teroldego receives accolades, but this exciting bottle of Nosiola should not go overlooked. Nosiola is considered the last indigenous white...
$59.99
Foradori 2021 Teroldego 'Granato' IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti
From the Foradori website: "Grapes and pomegranate have common origins and are often found growing together in the Mediterranean basin. The pomegranate fruit also possesses the charm, beauty and intensity of grapes. It is thanks to this union that the name...
$89.99
Foradori 2016 Teroldego 'Granato' IGT Vigneti delle Dolomiti
From the Foradori website: "Grapes and pomegranate have common origins and are often found growing together in the Mediterranean basin. The pomegranate fruit also possesses the charm, beauty and intensity of grapes. It is thanks to this union that the name...
$149.99
Occhipinti 2022 Nero D'Avola 'Siccagno'
Nero d'Avola is the primary red grape of Sicily, and while capable of making very fine wine, most examples are very ordinary. This is one of the greats — an expression of the grape at it's most elegant and refined...
$52.99
