2022 ChevernyDomaine du Salvard
France | Loire
$22
Producers
Bèrto
Italy | Piedmont
A stellar, artisanal red Vermouth whose uses are endless.
Bèrto
Italy | Piedmont
Let this aromatic Piemontese vermouth spice up your cocktail game.
Bèrto
Italy | Piedmont
You’re going to bring your martini game to a whole ’nother level with this dry Piedmontese Vermouth.
Vigne Rada
Italy | Sardinia | Vermentino di Sardegna
A luscious texture, heady aromatics, and salty finish from a vineyard strewn with chunks of quartz.
I Pástini
Italy | Puglia | Valle d’Itria IGP
Verdeca, a specialty around the town of Locorotondo, stars in this bottling that drinks like a southern Prosecco: light, crisp, and citrusy, with a playful bead.
I Pástini
Italy | Puglia | Valle d’Itria
A delicious aperitivo, it can seamlessly pair with anything you throw its way.
I Pástini
Italy | Puglia | Valle d’Itria IGP
Minutolo preserves lip-smacking acidity and low alcohol despite the baking-hot Puglian summers, flaunting a gorgeous perfume of blossoming flowers, lemon verbena, and wild sage.
I Pástini
Italy | Puglia | Valle d’Itria IGP
The Verdeca grape of Puglia yields a stimulating dry white that is wonderfully versatile at table: crisp, floral, herbaceous, and cleansing.
Riofavara Italy | Sicily
Riofavara
Italy | Sicily | Sicilia Noto
A unique interpretation of chalky soils, wild Mediterranean herbs, coastal sea breeze, and Sicilian sunshine. Delicate, stimulating, and completely dry—it’s a ravishing aperitivo, but works with anything from the ocean.
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Pignoletto dell’Emilia
It’s tart and juicy like a fresh mandarin, with invigorating acidity ideally suited to cut through the region’s signature Parmigiano-Reggiano and prosciutto di Parma.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
This gently sparkling dry rosé is the stuff aperitivo dreams are made of.
Riofavara
Italy | Sicily
This delicious, handy dandy olive oil is the ultimate stocking stuffer for the adventurers on your list. The slim metal bottle makes it ideal for on-the-go EVOO indulgence, from campfire cooking to beach picnics.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
Pair this coastal fizzy white with spicy shrimp.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
A gently flowery, low-alcohol white that presents a barely noticeable spritz.
I Pástini
Italy | Puglia
Zesty and cleansing, with just a spritz of orange blossom. It shines at aperitivo hour paired with some green olives.
Silvio Giamello
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe
Giamello’s Langhe Nebbiolo is fresh and vibrant, evoking cherries, roses, and a touch of tar.
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Emilia-Romagna
This fully dry, frothy red from Fattoria Moretto might just be Italy's happiest wine.
Fattoria Moretto
Italy | Emilia-Romagna | Emilia-Romagna
Dry red Italian sparkling wine with dinner? You’ll love it.
Colleleva
Italy | Le Marche | Lacrima di Morro d’Alba
A highly aromatic rosso that is all about pleasure, especially in the hands of Colleleva’s Stefano Antonucci
Punta Crena Italy | Liguria | Riviera Ligure di Ponente
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Prime placement in a great vineyard site provides exquisite balance, gentle tannin, and notes of brambly fruit.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto d’Alba
Bone-dry and tangy, with brambly black fruit and a bold, old-school Italian bite.
Gregoletto Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani Verdiso
Gregoletto
Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani Verdiso
Exquisite at apéro hour, alongside oysters, or with a light first course of fish or risotto.
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Bianco di Custoza
A masterful blend of Garganega, Trebbiano, Trebbianello, and Riesling, this perfumed charmer punches far above its weight.
Guido Porro
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
These Barbera vines sit in a privileged Barolo site, so there is no shortage of pedigree.
La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche | Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi
This generous, but chiseled Verdicchio will be one of your favorite white-wine discoveries of the year.
Sesti
Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Drink Now: With a beautifully integrated tannin and outstanding finesse, this “baby Brunello” punches way above its weight.
Villa Di Geggiano
Italy | Tuscany | Toscana IGT
Among the most perfect country wines we carry on our shelves.
Riofavara
Italy | Sicily | Sicilia Noto
A unique interpretation of chalky soils, wild Mediterranean herbs, coastal sea breeze, and Sicilian sunshine. Delicate, stimulating, and completely dry—it’s a ravishing aperitivo, but works with anything from the ocean.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont
Perfumed Nebbiolo fruit and tender tannins encourage pulling the cork just for the sake of quenching one’s thirst.
Gregoletto
Italy | Veneto | Prosecco Treviso
This brisk, fizzy, stony nectar has an undeniable gift for bestowing unparalleled palate stimulation and mental reinvigoration.
Piero Benevelli
Italy | Piedmont | Langhe Nebbiolo
Extremely pure, with smooth tannins, freshness, and a touch of austerity that hints of its serious terroir.
Il Palazzotto
Italy | Piedmont | Dolcetto di Diano d'Alba
Real refreshment, plus a serious side and good concentration from old vines in chalky marl soils.
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Corvina Veronese IGT
At Corte Gardoni they believe in pure Corvina, putting the best aside for their Becco Rosso. Vibrant and faultlessly refreshing, this bottling has also been known to resemble much pricier Burgundy with some bottle age.
Punta Crena
Italy | Liguria | Colline Savonesi
Lean, bracing, and tangy—just what you want when digging into a plate of fried calamari.
Gregoletto
Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani
Unlike the opulent, Cassis-scented Merlots from Bordeaux’s Right Bank, this rendition—with its pretty notes of brambly wild berries and hints of spice—shows the more mineral, ethereal side of the grape.
Gregoletto
Italy | Veneto | Colli Trevigiani
Crisp, clean, and aromatic, this is a delightfully refreshing white.
Corte Gardoni
Italy | Veneto | Bardolino
Lovely right now, but a candidate for cellaring as well. It is cool to drink some reds cool.
Silvio Giamello Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
Portelli
Italy | Sicily | Vittoria Frappato
The wine builds to a crescendo and leaves the palate stained and saturated with staying power. This is much more than quaffing Frappato. Irresistible.
La Marca di San Michele
Italy | Le Marche | Marche Rosso IGP
This red, made from the local Montepulciano grape, is aged in tank and bottle to refine its pleasantly rustic personality.
Riofavara
Italy | Sicily | Eloro
The Padova family’s Spaccaforno is generous but not heavy, with suggestions of blackberry, licorice, and spice leading to a lively, chalky finish.
A. & G. Fantino
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera d’Alba
Elegant, lithe, and versatile, this Barbera is full of young charm, fragrant fruit, and bright, mouthwatering acidity.
Portelli
Italy | Sicily
Enough vibrance and freshness to drink well on its own, but just enough tannin and acid to be versatile at table.
Cantine Valpane
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera del Monferrato
While it can age for a few more years, its rich, juicy fruit and plump texture make it hard to resist today.
Terre del Vescovo
Italy | Campania | Irpinia Campi Taurasini DOC
It feels rustic but has polished tannins, deftly sustaining a racy core of inky black fruit.
Cantine Valpane
Italy | Piedmont | Barbera del Monferrato
Rich, juicy fruit and plump textures make it hard to resist, especially when served with tomato-based pastas, pizza, or even a burger.
Terre del Vescovo
Italy | Campania | Campania IGP
Chewy and dark with loads of bloody, briary wild fruit, along with remarkable freshness, this is one of the best values we import from anywhere.
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