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The warmth of the Salento Peninsula, form where this wine hales, is contrasted with gentle, cool sea breezes in the evening. This natural temperature control is vital in the production of this superb vino. The personality of the Fiano variety are truly represented here, the outcome is a wine with depth, secrets waiting to be discovered and it is often described as, “A very sexy wine”.
A few cool drinks on a warm afternoon, what a great idea. This very pretty wine will romance you with its hidden depth. It looks very cheeky in the glass; a hint of green to the straw appearance of this wine gives an immediate impression of freshness.
The nose will have you experiencing aromas that range between ripe stone fruits, delicate floral scents and fresh grassy notes.
Only when you take the first sip of this wine does it truly reveal itself to you. Crisp acidity and roundness provide great length to the finish that will leave you tingling all over.
Put some fresh flowers on the table, BBQ some seafood and vegetables, crack a bottle of chilled Alticelli Fiano and let the romance begin, ah, spring…
As previously mentioned, the long anticipated arrival of Birra Duan has come to fruition. Birra Duan is a very special part of the birra artigianale movement that is taking off not only in Puglia but throughout Italy. Producer, Fabrizio Erbi, of San Giorgio Jonico, Puglia, tells us, “Our beers are the result of careful craftsmanship. Our passion along with the selection of the best raw materials and the use of water from our land possessing exceptional chemical and physical characteristics make our beers unique and special”.
Producer: Cantine CRIFO
Variety: 100% Bombino Bianco
vintage: 2007
Degorgement: 2010
This delicious version of Italian bubbles is a 100% bombino bianco varietal. Made using the traditional champagne production method, the grapes are handpicked and then softly pressed. This is a dry, elegant brut-style wine with delicious almond and breadcrumb undertones, bringing out the quality of the Indigenous grape varietal. It is a perfect match with oysters and seafood. Yet it’s extremely versatile, and will work fantastically with light antipasti and fresh cheese.
WINE MAKER: Luigi di Tuccio
PRODUCTION AREA: Vineyard near Cerignola, the soil is fairly calcareous soils and sandy loam texture.
GRAPE VARIETY: 100% Falanghina Organic
Falanghina is one of those grapes that came out of nowhere to an almost sudden stardom. This native of Campania, in southern Italy, has a floral-mineral profile that sits well with its mostly coastal environs around Naples, where it is very much a foil to seafood.The colour is a straw yellow with intense golden glints and fruity scent. This wine presents pleasant floral and aromatic notes. It is Harmonious, sapid and dry taste. Falanghina escape a Grigio-like fate if it follows in the line of higher yields, less attentive winemaking and easy profits. But just as there are extraordinary Pinot Grigio's that will restore your faith in that variety, there is Falanghina that aims to be so much more than a simple life near the shore.
PATRUNI E SUTTA is a traditional Italian card game played in the south of Italy for over 400 years. The highest score winner is the PATRUNI and the lowest is the SUTTA, who shouts the drinks. Enjoy responsibly.
Very deep lemon gold colour. Lots of legs, almost viscous. The nose is really interesting and complex - Intense barley sugar, burnt toffee, peaches. Some minty spice and liquorice oak. The palate is also complex, intense and pleasant. The acidity is surprisingly high for Puglia. With a medium to full body, there are intense flavours of grilled green pepper, asparagus, peach juice followed by bitter chocolate and liquorice and with a finally of chewing tobacco. A really interesting wine, especially to try out new flavour and aroma notes. Definitely needs food to match this dry white and vegetal tastes. Great with a good roast chicken or lamb.
PRODUCTION AREA: Valle D'Itria, centre of Puglia.
COLOUR: Deep straw yellow with greenish tints.
SCENT: intense and persistent, with marked fruity and floral fragrances blended with slight aromatic notes.
TASTE: pleasant, well-balanced, with good structure, accompanied by sensation of fruity on the nose and palate.
ALCOHOLIC CONTENT: 13 – 13.5 % by vol.
FOOD MATCH: Traditional seafood dishes, fish or white meat, medium aged cheese.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 12 – 14°C (52-56 F)
AGING POTENTIAL: 24 -36 months,
particular vintage years even longer.
You may have been introduced to Fiano Campano some time over the last few years, well now we have a real treat for you; Fiano Minutolo, the aromatic and in some ways, more charismatic brother of Campano. Fiano Minutolo is an indigenous variety to Puglia and is the result of Fiano planting hundreds and hundreds of years ago. With the changes in climate, soil and terroir it has evolved into this very pretty and lively Fiano.
The generous aroma is the first thing you notice as citrus and peach start to make the mouth water. Once in the mouth it reveals it's delicate minerality, crisp acidity, it's lean freshness and finishes with traces of lime blossom that you earlier detected on your nose.
This is a great summer wine and a tribute to it's seaside home of Puglia. Salute.
GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Bombino Bianco
Telero Bianco is delightful on its own as an aperitif and is also a perfect accompaniment for appetizers, fish and white meats.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 11°C
GRAPE VARIETIES: 100% Chardonnay
An intense straw colour with green and gold reflections. The perfume is initially spicy and then it opens like a fan to reveal waves of floral and fruit scents. Acacia side by side with home-grown and exotic fruits. The mouth feel is silky and velvety as a result of the careful use of wood and the wine in its entirely is a faithful reflection of its terroir.
This is a wine which needs time and space and will improve and continue to surprise for at least three years after the vintage.
Teresa Manara Chardonnay is a very universal in that it matches well with fish dishes, vegetables, white meat and cheese. Try it also with lightly fried food and particularly mushrooms.
SERVING TEMPERATURE: 14 to 16° C
The good people at Rivera have risen to the challenge of successfully adapting a typically northern variety to the warm climate of Puglia. Its vines have found their place in the Murgia hills, not the most hospitable environment, I must say. Unforgiving land of rock and harsh elements have all added to the result. The result is Terre al Monte and it speaks for itself.
He wine is pale & luminous, it has a crystal appearance that speaks to you in a soft voice, a whisper, not unlike the Murgia breeze on a warm afternoon, seducing you into taking the next step.
The nose will give you some typical Sauvignon characteristics of intense fruit but no passion fruit here my friends, the Murgia hills are a long way from N.Z…
Finally it reaches your mouth where the fruit comes alive, excellent balance is displayed and is crisp and dry on the palate.
You could quite easily settle into a few bottles of this on a warm evening with some seafood, poultry or a light meat dish.
