Faia by Mai & Kenji is an expressive, complex white wine with excellent acidity. Obtained from pure chenin blanc grapes which come from small plots located on soil characterized by clayey sands, rich in quartz. Refines for 12 months in used wooden barrels. Given their goodness and very limited production volume, Mai & Kenji wines are almost impossible to find. If a bottle passes by, know that now is the perfect time to drink it.
Region: France, Loire.
Grapes: Chenin blanc
Alcohol content: 13.5%.
Aging: 12 months in wooden barrel.
Contains sulfites
"Yellow Muscat" by Matic Wines is a macerated wine based on 100% Yellow Muscat. The grapes come from 15-year-old vines found on soils rich in limestone in the Slovenian part of Styria. The grapes are destemmed, and the must is left in contact with the skins for 2-3 weeks, followed by fermentation in steel, where the wine ages for 6 months before bottling. Wine that tastes of tropical fruits, articulated and multifaceted, it is a wine that, after the first taste, is not easily forgotten. A must try.
Region: Slovenia
Grapes: Yellow muscta
Alcohol content: 11,5%.
Aging: 6 months in steel
Contains sulfites
Carricant is the latest novelty from Alessandro Viola, a white wine that comes from a blend of carricante and catarratto. Aged in fiberglass, it proves to be an easy-to-drink, carefree wine, with hints of citrus juice and the scent of the sea.
Region: Sicily.
Grapes: Carricante and Catarratto.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 6 months in steel.
Contains sulfites
EHey! by Amos Baneres is a white wine obtained from a blend of Macabeo and Xarel-lo. In the cellar the Macabeo is pressed directly while the Xarel-lo is destemmed and macerated for 10 days on the skins. Fermentation takes place spontaneously in steel with indigenous yeasts and subsequently the wine ages for 12 months with the Xarel-lo in wooden barrels and the Macabeo in steel. A wine that offers fruity hints of peach, citrus aromas and notes of anise, and does not lack lightness and freshness.
Region: Spain, Penedes
Grapes: 60% Macabeo, 40%, Xarel-lo.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: 12 months in barrique
Contains sulfites
Lazaro di Masiero is a macerated white wine made from 100% Garganega grapes. Spontaneous fermentation thanks to indigenous yeasts in ash wood barrels with maceration on the skins for 3 months, and aging in a Carrara marble barrel, followed by bottling without filtration and clarification. A wine with a good structure, slightly tannic, and with a great minerality typical of this very persistent volcanic territory.
Region: Veneto.
Grapes: Garganega
Alcohol content: 11,5%.
Aging: Some months in marble barrel
Contains sulfites
The Wintrich Ohligsberg Riesling Trocken GG by Molitor is a white wine made from 100% Riesling grapes. A powerful wine, captivating, taut, juicy, full of substance, elegant acidity, good balance.
Region: Germany, Moselle.
Grapes: Riesling.
Alcohol content: 13%.
Aging: Some motnhs in steel.
Contains sulfites
"Don Carlino" is a white wine made from 100% Pecorino grapes and aged in cement tanks and wooden barrels. The nose reveals hints of ripe yellow fruit, such as peaches and bananas, followed by herbal notes of sage and mint and light spicy hints. On the palate it is fresh and vertical, with a rich and savory texture, mineral and persistent. A wine to love and to stock up on.
Region: Abruzzo.
Grapes: Pecorino.
Alcohol content: 14%.
Aging: 9-12 months between tonneau, large barrel and cement tanks.
Contains sulfites
Nù Litr Orange is an orange wine that comes from pure Falanghina grapes. Fermentation is spontaneous with maceration on the skins for 7 days in open vats with manual hat breakage. Unfiltered wine. The nose recognizes aromas of ripe fruit, spicy hints and officinal herbs. The sip is satisfying and stands out for its salinity and
Region: Puglia.
Grapes: Falanghina.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging: Fiberglass tanks.
Contains sulfites
Airén Pampaneo Naturalis a white Spanish wine that comes from white grapes of Airèn, a typical Spanish grape variety, with maceration on the skins for a good 4 months. It has an amber color, given by the long maceration on the skins. On the palate it expresses intense aromas of dehydrated fruit, notes of undergrowth and spice. To the enveloping, energetic, very fresh, mineral sip, with a very long persistence.
Region: Spain, La Mancia
Grapes: Airen.
Alcohol content: 12,5%.
Aging: 2 months in terracotta amphorae.
Contains sulfites
Indi is a coplex and fascinating orange wine that comes from a blend of Ribolla, Friulano, and Chardonnay, with a small balance of Riesling. It is presented in an orange-yellow glass. The nose offers intense, rich and complex aromas of candied fruit, with hints of ginger. On the palate it is broad, warm and persistent, slightly sapid, slightly tannic, elegant and mineral. It closes very long.
Region: Slovenia.
Grapes: 50% Ribolla, 20% Friulano, 20% Chardonnay, 10% Riesling.
Alcohol content: 11,5%.
Aging: 36 months in large acacia barrels
Contains sulfites
Tropicale is a compulsive drinking wine made from white grapes. Spontaneous fermentation and aging in fiberglass tanks for 8 months on the fine lees. Tropical gives the nose aromas of fresh fruit, in particular the passion fruit and pineapple. In the mouth it is sapid, with beautiful freshness and fruity hints of pear and lychee return. A wine with great drinking, with a single shrewdness: it ends immediately. Rare wine only 1800 bottles produced.
Grapes: Local white grapes.
Alcohol content: 11%.
Aging.8 months in fiberglass tanks on the lees.
Contains sulfites
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Iastemma is a macerated wine made from white grapes that undergo 8 months of maceration. The nose expresses an intense and elegant olfactory profile, with notes of ripe fruit, floral and aromatic hints. In the mouth it is elegant and fruity, with good freshness and flavor, with a good finish.
Grapes: White grapes.
Alcohol content: 13%.
Aging: Some months in steel.
Contains sulfites