A one-of-a-kind, high-altitude, fully dry Moscato. Bright fruit and granitic minerality in an utterly thirst-quenching package.

A decidedly bright, aromatic, almost exotic Chianti, with aromas of black olive, violets, iron, and smoked meat.

Edi’s bottling of the local Malvasia Istriana grape is a delightful way to get to know the wind-whipped slice of Friuli that hugs the Slovenian border.

Finding a wine as tasty and versatile at this price is not an easy task.

Dessert Wine Sale Selection, 20% off this month! A sublime late harvest of Malvasia that is sumptuously delightful with a perfectly tart bite.

This low-alcohol, youthful bianco has a subtle, chalky texture you might find in much pricier French Chablis.

Crafted from the local variety Minutolo, Pástini’s Rampone preserves lip-smacking acidity and low alcohol despite the baking-hot Puglian summers

The grapes are dried for several days after harvest, then pressed and aged in barrel to give an equally lively red with a bit more guts and bass notes.

One of the most prestigious vineyard sites in his village of Monforte d’Alba, if not all of Barolo.

Delicate floral perfume, medium body, and velvety tannin.

You’d be right to be skeptical of a Nebbiolo from Sardinia, but from a top-notch terroir high in the mountains, it is something else entirely.

Crack it open now; aromas of tart blackberries and mint will waft out of the bottle, a perfect reminder of summer and outdoor grilling.

Prime placement in a great vineyard site provides exquisite balance, gentle tannin, and notes of brambly fruit.

The perfume of rose petals and vivid red berry fruit, along with the delicate, fine-grained tannin, make this a truly special Rosso.

A delicious Chianti Classico for now or later, with extraordinary potential at table.

Tuscan Pinot Noir—or Pinot Nero, as it’s called there—has no right to be this good.

When I asked winemaker Lorenzo Mocchiutti why he only bottles this wine in magnum, he said it is because it is so delicious a regular-size bottle is just not enough.

Expect bright berry fruit with floral notes, a touch of smoke and leather, silky spice, and an earthy, mineral finish.

Supple, pretty notes of freshly crushed blackberries and raspberries—it will pair well with pretty much anything.

With notes of white peach, red berries, melon, and grapefruit, this Chiaretto is the quintessential Italian rosato for a summer evening al fresco.

Alessandro Fantino’s Riservas are as good as Barolo gets.

A sparkling wine from Mount Etna that tastes like a day spent in the sun. Notes of juicy blood orange and pineapple have salty, flinty inflections from the small vineyard’s volcanic home by the sea.

Notes of Cassis, black cherries, and espresso draw you into the glass and keep you coming back to decipher what makes this cuvée and terroir so special.

This Santa Maria is coursing with raw beauty, exuding rose petals and turned earth and finishing with tannins fine as silk.

While charming now, Le Coste di Monforte will reward you for many years to come.

This new release highlights a parcel shielded from the hottest hours of afternoon sun by tall silver oaks (lecci), yielding a gentler Chianti characterized by dark, sultry fruit, luxurious spice, and velvety tannins.

You’re going to bring your martini game to a whole ’nother level with this dry Piedmontese Vermouth.

This inky, chewy blend of Cannonau with the native Muristellu boasts a strikingingly wild perfume that soars from the glass.

A dry white with an intriguing aroma. You can drink it in good-sized swallows while floating on an inner tube.

Lucky for us, vignerons in the 1980s salvaged this gem of a variety; one sip feels like stepping into technicolor.

No lack of minerality in this perfumed white from the Italy-Austria border.

The first jar feels like a special treat, but by the second or third you realize they’re a pantry staple.

Ample, deep, and succulent, this enthralling Brunello is already highly rewarding.

Each refreshing sip goes down lighter than air, keeping your palate clean and refreshed for whatever comes next.

This smooth and noble wine has the depth and structure to pair with venison or other wild game while remaining immediately approachable. There are no rough edges!

This old-vine Carricante gets its luxurious golden hue from four days of skin contact, a traditional process on Etna that really brings out the distinctive scents of this special place.

You’d be right to be skeptical of a Nebbiolo from Sardinia, but from a top-notch terroir high in the mountains, it is something else entirely.

The fruit—think cherries and strawberries—is more reserved, with smoke and stones sharing the stage.

The wines produced from La Tartufaia are textbook examples of classically structured Barolo typical of the area.

Offers an absolutely electric perfume loaded with bright notes of pomegranate, sour cherry, and fresh strawberry, while the palate delivers bracing acidity and a chiseled, chalky finish.

A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.

From the flowers on the nose to the fruit on the palate, and on through the succulent finish, it’s simply a joy to drink.

Supremely crisp and mineral, this is an ideal representation of this coastal region and perfect for seafood.

A delightfully crisp seaside quaffer that transports us to the Mediterranean coast with bright, lemony freshness and sea-breeze salinity.

Aromas of wildflowers, saffron, beeswax, and Mediterranean herbs. Rich, fleshy, and focused, all at just 12% alcohol.

Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops. It is heavenly with sea urchin pasta.

Sommariva’s Prosecco is an obvious choice when looking for a wine for a celebration, or simply to enliven the senses.

These Barbera vines sit in a privileged Barolo site, so there is no shortage of pedigree.

Crisp and lean with mouthwatering minerality, Nössing’s Riesling is one of great finesse and precision.

A reserve bottling made from Kante's best barrels of citrusy, salt-kissed Malvasia. Aged eight years before release, the wine is textured, vibrant, and delightfully decadent.

Volcanic soils confer mouthwatering salinity to the Garganega grape in this racy, textured white.

Floral notes and silky berry fruit showcase Etna’s gentler, but by no means weaker, side.

Old-vine Moscato from Sardinian mountaintops, 4 days on skins, fermented dry and aged in barrel—heavenly with sea urchin pasta

With its light and elegant notes of citrus and orchard fruit, this is one of the stand-out, exquisitely crafted wines of this region.

Grottafumata’s first release from the “Vigna degli Architetti” delivers deep, ripe fruit with elegance and grace.

This Sylvaner, from high in the Dolomites, is a finely channeled mountain breeze, an exercise in textural delicacy that will leave your palate tingling with the sensation of crispy minerals.

There’s no mistaking this red for anything other than Nebbiolo—perfectly ripe fruit and the telltale scents of tar and roses.

The old-school, vino rosso of our dreams—serve it chilled, perhaps in a glass pitcher, for full trattoria effect.

This gives it a mesmerizing, Meursault-like tension between fuller body and almost creamy texture on one hand and high-acid, citrusy flavors on the other.

Merlot and Cabernet Franc born from such high altitudes display classic cedar, graphite, and black cherry notes, but with smooth, velvety tannins that bely the bottle’s youthful age.

This red, made from the local Montepulciano grape, is aged in tank and bottle to refine its pleasantly rustic personality.

Already elegant, this Barolo shows astonishing poise and a different mesmerizing feature of its kaleidoscopic personality every time you take a sip.

Fumin truly is, as Feuillet’s vigneron Maurizio Fiorano puts it, “an age-old pearl of local enology.”

“Sciavè is the result of ancient clones of Nero d’Avola which, besides exalting the limestone matrix of its terroir of origin in the Eloro appellation, carry forth the elegance gleaned from patiently aging the wine in barrel.”

Bone-dry and tangy, with brambly black fruit and a bold, old-school Italian bite.

This inky, chewy blend of Cannonau with the native Muristellu boasts a strikingingly wild perfume that soars from the glass.

This site yields a lively, focused Rosso, featuring a mineral backbone that provides crystalline structure to the juicy, savory red fruit that cascades over the palate.

You’ll find whiffs of both Burgundy and Barolo in this single-vineyard bottling from vines planted in 1930, but it is unmistakably Etna.

February Club Gourmand ~ A citrusy and floral sparkler with a stony, bone-dry finish. Mamma mia!

It’s both inviting––it makes for a lovely apéritif––and angular, prime to accompany lemony pasta dishes, clams, or flavorful and rich vegetarian lasagnas.

A luscious Verdicchio with layered textures that white Burgundy lovers chase after.

This is the true alchemy of Quintarelli, a wine that has everything: fruit, length on the palate, and beguiling, layered aromatics.

The wine offers a seductive red berry note, but also a savory balsamic element, balanced by a grippy, mineral backbone.

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.

This is unadulterated, bone-dry, incredibly stimulating, low-alcohol Garganega frizzante from the unheralded volcanic hills of Gambellara.

Aromas of wildflowers, saffron, beeswax, and Mediterranean herbs. Rich, fleshy, and focused, all at just 12% alcohol.

You have never tasted Sauvignon quite like this.

A dense and chiseled Aglianico from old vines at elevation.

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.

This 2017 is compact and absolutely brimming with energy, culminating in a grippy, stony tannin.

With intense flavors of blood orange, brambly fruit, licorice, and herbs, Barrosu is perfectly suited to a wide range of meat slow-cooked over coals.

True to the region, it has exuberant, piquant fruit, both peppery and floral throughout.

This rare red variety has a straightforward freshness and light herbal spiciness.

All the depth, concentration, and intensity imaginable are densely packed into a tight, firm, chewy package.

Beautiful, classic Barolo nose. Intense depth. Fresh and complex.

This site yields a lively, focused Rosso, featuring a mineral backbone that provides crystalline structure to the juicy, savory red fruit that cascades over the palate.

A quintessential house wine from Piemonte’s less-traveled side.

The uncommon location and treatment capture a different face of this very familiar variety, deep and mouth-filling yet carrying a bracing jolt of limey acidity.

While Piemonte’s most prestigious wines get all the attention, the heart and soul of the region revolves around its delicious everyday reds.

The Fantino brothers’ Riservas are as good as Barolo gets.

A spritzy rosato with scents of frutti di bosco and wildflowers.

Always a standout, it is lithe, racy, and elegant, while not lacking the stony backbone for which great Greve is known.

The family’s top bottling of Prünent from a single vineyard is aged for an extra year in large cask and has another gear, and many corners and crevices to explore.

Hauntingly and uniquely perfumed, with ripe, buttery peach, green almond, and sea salt, the aroma of a well-made version is worth the price of entry.

This fully dry, frothy red from Fattoria Moretto might just be Italy's happiest wine.

Broad-shouldered, with hearty tannin and acidity and a dark, earthy quality to its fruit, it is a lumberjack wine that can cut through anything a Tuscan table can throw its way—wild game and aged cheeses are some of our favorites.

There is actually a depth of interest that can reflect man’s insignificance in the solar system. Take me to the terrace!

Among the most perfect country wines we carry on our shelves.

Four months of skin contact leaves this Garganega from Vignato Davide bursting with fragrant clementine and almond blossoms, while volcanic soil imparts lingering salinity.

The wine’s salinity finds balance with a delightfully tart note of lemon rind.

Lovely now with a slight chill, their Refosco has a stimulating, stony backbone that ensures a slow evolution through the years.

February Club Gourmand ~ This low-alcohol Etna white shows subtly smoky aroma complemented by notes of yellow fruit, herbs, and wild broom.

The unique blend of Favorita, Moscato, Arneis, and Chardonnay is dry but not tart, fruity but not cloying, and held together with a gentle effervescence.

A fleshy and savory unfiltered Vermentino from northern Sardinia.

Let this aromatic Piemontese vermouth spice up your cocktail game, or sip it on the rocks with an orange peel garnish.

A delicate and savory palate, framed by fine Nebbiolo tannins and plenty of refreshing acidity, suggests it will live a long and prosperous life

Dry, chalky, and just the right combination of fleshy and lean. Serious sparkling wine.

Sporting rich primary fruit, an intense granitic backbone, and mellow tannins, this monument to Sardinian viticulture delivers impressive power.

Crisp, clean, and aromatic, this is a delightfully refreshing white.

Grottafumata means “smoky caves” and that's exactly what I think about when I swish this around. Grown in volcanic soils, it's a perfect balance between smoky tannins and Sicilian grapes.

Rada’s dense, minty Cagnulari is a reminder to take Sardinian reds very seriously.