Wines by the Glass

Historic estate in Santo Stefano di Valdobbiadene, dating to 1542. Their Extra Dry Prosecco is gently fruity and floral, with apple, pear, white flowers and fresh yeasts.

Founded in 1870, Barone Pizzini was the first Franciacorta producer to go organic. This Metodo Classico ages around 30 months on the lees, with creamy texture, apricot, honey and a saline finish.

Gini is a family estate in Monteforte d'Alpone, farming hillside vineyards in the Soave Classico zone since the sixteenth century. This 100% Garganega is hand-harvested from vines over 70 years old grown on volcanic basalt soils, offering white flowers, peach and citrus on the nose, then a fresh, mineral palate with a clean bitter almond finish.

Angelo Negro is a family estate in Monteu Roero, Piedmont, farming around 70 hectares organically in the Roero DOCG. This Arneis Riserva ages seven years before release, building a rich, textured palate of dried apricot, beeswax and almond, with ripe stone fruit and toasted hazelnut on the nose and a long, sapid mineral finish.

Zenato is a family winery founded in 1960 in Peschiera del Garda, known for its Lugana whites and Amarone. This Riserva, made from Trebbiano di Lugana grown at the Podere Massoni vineyard, aged at least 24 months, offers white flowers, caramelised apple and roasted almonds, with a creamy, mineral palate and bright acidity.

Tornatore is a family winery on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, growing indigenous varieties in the island's distinct contrade. “Pietrarizzo” is a single-vineyard Etna Bianco from Carricante and Catarratto, with aromas of grapefruit, white peach and herbs, and a savory, mineral palate with bright acidity and a long saline finish.

Gaja & Graci is a joint project between the Gaja family of Barbaresco and Alberto Graci, working Nerello Mascalese on the southern slopes of Etna at 600 to 800 metres. This rosato opens with dried rose, wild strawberry and blood orange, then delivers bright red fruit, crisp citrus acidity and a saline mineral finish with a gentle tannic grip.

Giovanni Menti farms organically in Gambellara, on the volcanic soils east of the Soave hills. Monte del Cuca is a skin-contact Garganega left to macerate on its skins: candied orange, dried fruit and a savoury mineral finish.

Tornatore is a family winery on the volcanic slopes of Mount Etna, focusing on indigenous Sicilian varieties grown at high elevation. This single-vineyard Nerello Mascalese from Contrada Pietrarizzo, at around 700 metres, shows wild strawberry, red fruits and florals with a savoury mineral finish and fine, lively tannins.

Zenato was founded in 1960 by Sergio and Carla Zenato at San Benedetto di Lugana, later expanding to the Costalunga estate in the Valpolicella Classica hills. This Corvina-led blend is re-passed over Amarone pomace, gaining depth and structure, with aromas of wild berries, dark chocolate and balsamic herbs, and a full-bodied palate of dark cherry, ripe blackberry and sweet spice.

Speri has farmed the Valpolicella Classica since the nineteenth century and is now in its seventh generation, working 60 certified organic hectares in Pedemonte. This single-vineyard Amarone from old vines on the Monte Sant'Urbano hill in Fumane opens with dried plum, fig, mocha and white pepper, then delivers chocolate-covered cherry, fig cake, anise and loamy earth on a full-bodied, precisely structured palate with a clean bitter finish.

Corte Canella is a small producer in the Valpolicella zone of the Veneto. This dry Amarone, made from Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella and Croatina dried over 90 to 120 days by appassimento, opens with dried cherry, plum, tobacco and leather, then delivers rich fruit, cocoa, vanilla and velvety tannins on a long finish.

Tenuta Fratini is a family estate in Donoratico, in the Bolgheri area of coastal Tuscany, farming around 20 hectares focused entirely on red wine. “Clinio” is a Cabernet Franc aged at least 12 months in second and third-pass barriques, offering blackcurrant, plum, tobacco and graphite on the nose, with ripe dark fruit, well-integrated tannins and a long, harmonious finish.

Serafini & Vidotto, founded in 1986 in Nervesa della Battaglia in the Treviso hills, built their name on Bordeaux-style reds in northeastern Italy. “Phigaia - After the red” is a Montello Asolo DOC blend of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, showing dark fruit, blueberry, blood orange and herbs on the nose, with a medium body, firm tannins and a clean finish.

Vallepicciola is an estate in Castelnuovo Berardenga in the Chianti Classico hills, producing Sangiovese-based wines alongside this single-vineyard Cabernet Franc. “Mordese” is full-bodied and velvety, with aromas of black berry, dark cherry, dark chocolate, pepper and balsamic, finishing long with deep, firm tannins.

Mario Marengo is a small family estate in La Morra, Piedmont, with roots going back to 1899, known for traditionally styled Barolo aged in large Slavonian oak. This Nebbiolo from the Brunate cru opens with cherry, plum, violet, dried rose and light balsamic hints, with a clean, full palate, soft tannins, good freshness and a long, layered finish.

From the historic Negrar cooperative, where Amarone was accidentally born in 1936. Recioto is the sweet ancestor: same grapes dried 100 to 120 days, fermentation stopped early. Raspberry, black cherry, plum, creamy and rich.