2023 Camino de Chile Cabernet Sauvignon The grapes come from vineyards located in Villa Alegre, 285 km south of Santiago, in Maule Valley. This place has a Mediterranean-like climate, with mild winters and dry summers, with marked range of temperatures between day and night. This allows the grapes to get ripe tannins, as well as excellent aromas and color concentration. Soils are a combination of sand and volcanic ash and the flat terrain gets and superb sunlight exposition. Yields are carefully controlled to produce concentrated wines, excellent quality and elegance. Camino del Chile indicates the direction of Bodegas De Aguirre, today known as VDA, Viña de Aguirre, from their origins and their ancestors towards excellence. Classified as AA Company under the BRC Global Standards Quality Program. For more info, visit Viña de Aguirre website. VARIETALS 100% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2023 Download Tasting Note
2023 Camino de Chile Carménère The grapes come from vineyards located in Villa Alegre, 285 km south of Santiago, in Maule Valley. This place has a Mediterranean-like climate, with mild winters and dry summers, with marked range of temperatures between day and night. This allows the grapes to get ripe tannins, as well as excellent aromas and color concentration. Soils are a combination of sand and volcanic ash and the flat terrain gets and superb sunlight exposition. Yields are carefully controlled to produce concentrated wines, excellent quality and elegance. Camino del Chile indicates the direction of Bodegas De Aguirre, today known as VDA, Viña de Aguirre, from their origins and their ancestors towards excellence. Classified as AA Company under the BRC Global Standards Quality Program. For more info, visit Viña de Aguirre website. VARIETALS 100% Carménère VINTAGE 2023 Download Tasting Note
2022 Camino de Chile Malbec The grapes come from vineyards located in Villa Alegre, 285 km south of Santiago, in Maule Valley. This place has a Mediterranean-like climate, with mild winters and dry summers, with marked range of temperatures between day and night. This allows the grapes to get ripe tannins, as well as excellent aromas and color concentration. Soils are a combination of sand and volcanic ash and the flat terrain gets and superb sunlight exposition. Yields are carefully controlled to produce concentrated wines, excellent quality and elegance. Camino del Chile indicates the direction of Bodegas De Aguirre, today known as VDA, Viña de Aguirre, from their origins and their ancestors towards excellence. Classified as AA Company under the BRC Global Standards Quality Program. For more info, visit Viña de Aguirre website. VARIETALS 100% Malbec VINTAGE 2022 Download Tasting Note
2023 Camino de Chile Merlot The grapes come from vineyards located in Villa Alegre, 285 km south of Santiago, in Maule Valley. This place has a Mediterranean-like climate, with mild winters and dry summers, with marked range of temperatures between day and night. This allows the grapes to get ripe tannins, as well as excellent aromas and color concentration. Soils are a combination of sand and volcanic ash and the flat terrain gets and superb sunlight exposition. Yields are carefully controlled to produce concentrated wines, excellent quality and elegance. Camino del Chile indicates the direction of Bodegas De Aguirre, today known as VDA, Viña de Aguirre, from their origins and their ancestors towards excellence. Classified as AA Company under the BRC Global Standards Quality Program. For more info, visit Viña de Aguirre website. VARIETALS 100% Merlot VINTAGE 2023 Download Tasting Note
2019 Cantina di Negrar Amarone della Valpolicella Classico DOCG The Cantina di Negrar brand is the soul of Cantina Valpolicella Negrar and pays homage to the philosophy of cooperative production while also recalling the territory’s historical vestiges: the effigy of St. Mark’s Lion standing tall on a column in the centre of Negrar is testimony of the Venetian Republic’s domination in the sixteenth century. The Cantina di Negrar wines are rooted in the wine-making tradition of Valpolicella and the Veronese wine-growing areas, with a modern reinterpretation to guarantee the best price/quality ratio. Made from grapes grown in the Valpolicella Classico zone (Corvina, Corvinone and Rondinella), which undergo the long drying process called appassimento, Amarone is the maximum expression of the union between men and this land. A wine of refined softness, intense, enveloping, a meditation wine of great longevity. For more info, visit Cantina di Negrar website. VARIETALS 70% Corvina, 15% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
NV Cantina di Negrar Appassimento Rosso Veneto IGT The Cantina di Negrar brand is the soul of Cantina Valpolicella Negrar and pays homage to the philosophy of cooperative production while also recalling the territory’s historical vestiges: the effigy of St. Mark’s Lion standing tall on a column in the centre of Negrar is testimony of the Venetian Republic’s domination in the sixteenth century. The Cantina di Negrar wines are rooted in the wine-making tradition of Valpolicella and the Veronese wine-growing areas, with a modern reinterpretation to guarantee the best price/quality ratio. The catchy and interesting label of this Appassimento depicts Ulysses’ 10-year journey home from Troye to Ithaca. Every facet of his journey captivates the sense of discovery, self-discovery, and world discovery Ulysses experiences in those enchanted 10 years. The wine is still dry, but juicy and easy drinking, with a Cherry Pie character, and made with the “appassimento” method, where grapes are dried for 60 days and aged in new oak for 4 month after the pressing. For more info, visit Cantina di Negrar website. VARIETALS 60% Corvina, 15% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella, 10% other varieties as per DOCG regulations VINTAGE NV Download Tasting Note
2020 Cantina di Negrar Corvina Verona IGT The Cantina di Negrar brand is the soul of Cantina Valpolicella Negrar and pays homage to the philosophy of cooperative production while also recalling the territory’s historical vestiges: the effigy of St. Mark’s Lion standing tall on a column in the centre of Negrar is testimony of the Venetian Republic’s domination in the sixteenth century. The Cantina di Negrar wines are rooted in the wine-making tradition of Valpolicella and the Veronese wine-growing areas, with a modern reinterpretation to guarantee the best price/quality ratio. This is a brand new single varietal from this co-operative, located in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico area, just a few kilometres from Verona. Corvina is usually blended with Molinara and Rondinella, but an increasing number of producers are making 100% Corvina wines. The result is light and fragrant with floral notes and some blackcurrant. It has an elegant structure with some peppery hints on the finish. The catchy and interesting label depicts Ulysses’ 10-year journey home from Troye to Ithaca. Every facet of his journey captivates the sense of discovery, self-discovery, and world discovery Ulysses experiences in those enchanted 10 years. For more info, visit Cantina di Negrar website. VARIETALS 100% Corvina VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note
2019 Cantina di Negrar Si.Mento Rosso Verona IGT The Cantina di Negrar brand is the soul of Cantina Valpolicella Negrar and pays homage to the philosophy of cooperative production while also recalling the territory’s historical vestiges: the effigy of St. Mark’s Lion standing tall on a column in the centre of Negrar is testimony of the Venetian Republic’s domination in the sixteenth century. The Cantina di Negrar wines are rooted in the wine-making tradition of Valpolicella and the Veronese wine-growing areas, with a modern reinterpretation to guarantee the best price/quality ratio. Si.Mento Rosso is a soft, elegant, easy-drinking wine, intended for the general public, but above all for young people. The name Si.Mento is the last part of the word ‘appassi-mento‘, but at the same time it means ‘si, mento‘ in Italian; ‘yes, I’m lying‘. It’s meant as an unloving salute from the orthodox producer in Valpolicella to the southern Italian versions, which are often made with must concentrate instead of dried grapes. “We want to offer a new interpretation of Valpolicella, a denomination that gives wines of great structure, but which can also give quality wines that are easy to drink, in every occasion and place.” Daniele Accordini, CEO and winemaker of Cantina Valpolicella Negrar. For more info, visit Cantina di Negrar website. VARIETALS Corvina and Corvinone VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2020 Cantina di Negrar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore DOC The Cantina di Negrar brand is the soul of Cantina Valpolicella Negrar and pays homage to the philosophy of cooperative production while also recalling the territory’s historical vestiges: the effigy of St. Mark’s Lion standing tall on a column in the centre of Negrar is testimony of the Venetian Republic’s domination in the sixteenth century. The Cantina di Negrar wines are rooted in the wine-making tradition of Valpolicella and the Veronese wine-growing areas, with a modern reinterpretation to guarantee the best price/quality ratio. This Ripasso Valpolicella is made from grapes grown in the heart of the Valpolicella Classica area, in the town Roselle in the hills of Negrar. His style emphasizes the profile of the typical and traditional Valpolicella: a well-distributed harmonic structure of flavor, smell and taste, creating a unique style of simplicity and elegance. For more info, visit Cantina di Negrar website. VARIETALS 70% Corvina, 15% Corvinone, 15% Rondinella VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note
2022 Cantina Tollo Gufo Merlot In central Italy there is fossil evidence of grapevines dating back two million years, but the first traces of agricultural activities oriented to grape cultivation itself date back to the end of the Bronze Age. In Abruzzo, the first evidence of wine production stretches back in pre-Roman times, with funerary pottery unearthed in the monumental cemeteries around L’Aquila. In ancient Rome, an owl was the soul bird of Goddess Minerva.”Gufo” stands for Owl, the mysterious night creature moving at ease through the dark, in all times symbol of knowledge, wisdom and prophecy. VARIETALS 100% Merlot VINTAGE 2022 Download Tasting Note
2021 Cantina Zaccagnini Tralcetto Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC In the heart of Bolognano, a small town in Abruzzo region, Zaccagnini company has been established in 1978. Starting from a family-run business, the Winery has grown rapidly and steadily with the goal of “absolute quality, from cluster to glass”, reaching the current condition of an international reality with more than 300 hectares of beautiful vineyards, well-kept and monitored at every production stage. Excellence, passion and devotion to job have made Tralcetto’s wines the pride of Abruzzi’s wine production appreciated all over the world. Even in the simplest version, the Montepulciano d’Abruzzo of Zaccagnini maintains all the integrity that distinguishes this extraordinary grape variety. The Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC “Tralcetto” is a wine that stands out for drinking and for depth, never predictable in expressing all its natural characteristics. For more info, visit Cantina Zaccagnini website. VARIETALS 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2020 Cantina Zaccagnini Tralcetto Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva DOC In the heart of Bolognano, a small town in Abruzzo region, Zaccagnini company has been established in 1978. Starting from a family-run business, the Winery has grown rapidly and steadily with the goal of “absolute quality, from cluster to glass”, reaching the current condition of an international reality with more than 300 hectares of beautiful vineyards, well-kept and monitored at every production stage. Excellence, passion and devotion to job have made Tralcetto’s wines the pride of Abruzzi’s wine production appreciated all over the world. Zaccagnini Montepulciano d’Abruzzo ‘Tralcetto’ Riserva is made exclusively from Montepulciano grapes grown on medium-textured clay soils and crafted to showcase the finest qualities of this Abruzzo indigenous grape. It embodies a distinctive character, where robust structure meets the grape’s signature aromatic elegance. For more info, visit Cantina Zaccagnini website. VARIETALS 100% Montepulciano d’Abruzzo VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note
2021 Cantine Pirovano Collezione Nero D’Avola Sicilia DOC Amadio Pirovano opened the tavern “Da Pirovano” in the mid-800s, selling wine bought mainly from small farmers in southern Italy, especially in Puglia and Sicily, from where this fruity and generous Nero d’Avola comes from. Today, the fourth generation, with commitment and dedication, continues the growth and development of the family business. For more info, visit Cantine Pirovano website. VARIETALS 100% Nero d’Avola VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2022 Cantine Pirovano Collezione Primitivo Puglia IGT Amadio Pirovano opened the tavern “Da Pirovano” in the mid-800s, selling wine bought mainly from small farmers in southern Italy, especially in Puglia. Today, the fourth generation, with commitment and dedication, continues the growth and development of the family business. For more info, visit Cantine Pirovano website. VARIETALS 100% Primitivo VINTAGE 2022 Download Tasting Note
2020 Cap Royal Bordeaux Supérieur Rouge Cap Royal takes its name from the royal Cordouan lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse of Europe, situated at the entrance of Gironde Estuary. This 14th century beacon once signalled safe passage to Bordeaux wine merchants, returning home after sharing the great wines of Bordeaux with the world. Cap Royal benefits from the expertise of Jean René Matignon, winemaker of Château Pichon Baron, Grand Cru Classé Pauillac. Certified EVE Vegan. For more info, visit Cap Royal website. VARIETALS 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note