Italy

Dainty yet expressive Transparent yet mysterious

50% Barbera/50% Bonarda (aka Croatina). Named for an old farmhouse in the midst of the vineyard, Macchiona is La Stoppa's flagship red. It is made...

One of those cool Italian whites that doesn't really fit in anywhere. The troubled school kid waiting to graduate. It has the high acid, northern I...

Made from the Turbiana grape, a local specialty in Lake Garda, in the Lugana appellation of Lombardy. Aromas of pear, citrus and white spring flowe...

This is a delicate expression of Nero d'Avola. There is acidy and freshness that is hard to find, yet the team from Elios wines does it effortlessl...

From the single-vineyard site Cascina Cariola. One of those weird Italian whites that cannot be replicated anywhere else in the world. This Erbaluc...

The briny expanse of seafaring life forages a thirst. A viking sized, Tuscan thirst. This isn’t cypress tree-lined Tuscany, but the rugged, overg...

Tie your socks....mono-varietal Nero d'Avola from calcareous and clay vineyards. Succulent and powerful with loads of licorice and spice. The eart...

Made from 100% of the Vespolina grape. It is a masculine but elegant wine marked by a strong flavor of bitter cherry with an intense minerality to ...

White blossoms and delicate fruit on the nose – golden apple, pear, a tinge of ripe lemon -- it features stony minerality, bright, refreshing acidi...

70% Nebbiolo, 20% Vespolina, 10% Croatina. Light Nebbiolo with a fine essence of earth, truffle, violets and everything that's beautiful about the ...

This “Bitter Queen” is probably the most revered on the market. It is produced in the Marche region of Italy from rhubarb, dried orange peel, clove...

Nose: Fresh off the tree fruit -- raspberry, pomegranate, navel orange, passion fruit -- that is filled with tons of roaming and magnetic energy. E...

This ancient, but not well known, dark skinned grape, is red intensity. Packed with great acidity and minerality, this wine has character to spare....

From the famous Chianti producer Volpaia comes this IGT Toscana with a similar cepage, more volume and berry depth.

This wine is made from the Grillo grape, translated to grasshopper, alluding to the hoppyness and vibrancy that it shows. Medium bodied with...

Real surprise for the price. Ultra alive fruit and earth make this a splendid display of Etna Rosso in it's most humble yet glamorous mode of being.

60% Nebbiolo, 20% Vespolina and 20% Uva Rara. Very exotic form of Nebbiolo where the spices on the nose contain the standard array of dried flowers...

Grillo came into existence as a deliberate crossing of Catarratto and Zibibbo in 1873. Showing characteristics of both parent grapes in the best...

On the fruiter, tangier side of Pinot Grigio. No smoke-screens here. Wish it away with some minerals and allow succulent acid to persist. Pinot Gri...

A white wine produced from Grechetto, Malvasia , Chardonnay, Sauvignon and Garganega, in approximately equal proportions, planted in the “Paglia...

The rich history of Bisol dates back to 1542. This elegant Prosecco exudes scents of white wild flower and citrus blossom. Silky and crisp, the bri...