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We at Enotec have been helping America live deliciously since 1985. We specialize in finding family owned and estate driven wineries from across the Italian peninsula and bringing them to the US Our focus has always been wines of character and distinction, which for us means delicious wines possessing classic balance and structure, usually made by families tending their vineyards for generations, and who are focused on local indigenous varieties. They typically use traditional winemaking techniques although they aren't afraid to try modern processes if that will help make a more delicious wine
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Our producers live on the family farms and vineyards they cultivate, and many of them have young children and pets living with them and playing in the vineyards, so they care about what is happening on their properties They all work to minimize any inputs and let mother nature do her job They are farmers first and are out in the vineyards practically every day working with respect for the earth and their local environment While many have chosen to go down the certification path, some have not but still use organic and sustainable practices such as minimizing the use of water in the winery, using minimal amounts of only naturally derived inputs Quite a few use natural yeast ferments whenever possible Sulfites are unavoidable in the production of wine, but care is taken to minimize the use of these as well
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When we think of history and tradition we cannot do other than imagining distant and forgotten times The past is a warm and colorful place compared to the mechanical coldness of the present although not all the time In certain things the tradition survives, carried on by the same loving hands of the past. Hands that caress the grapes as they have caressed the hair of their grandchildren, who, then, return them to the grapes. This is what lies behind the historical name of wine production: the Azienda Agricola Fratelli Degani, whose name suggests how their activity is lived. A family management, in the truest sense of the word, where all the activities, from the first manual harvesting of the grapes, their drying for the glory of Amarone and Recioto, the vinification and, finally, bottling, are followed by family members and implemented according to traditional methods. This because Degani family knows the importance of a wine tradition that dates back to early 1900, born to quench the thirst after a long day of work and only after it has been proposed to us, acquired relatives, that we become part of this intimate production from the 1970s A combined effort to bring a part of their story to our table And their work was rewarded: in 1996 the wines made their way in prestigious guides such as “Il Gambero Rosso” and not just that: Veronelli, AIS, Luca Maroni and then across the Alps with the Swiss “Merum” and the German “Der Feinschmecher” as well as in newspapers such as La Repubblica and Il Corriere della Sera. It’ s incredible how a wine destined for the oldest members of the family has come so far. 94pts Vinous Amarone 'La Rosta' V13 92pts Vinous Amarone 'La Rosta' V15 90pts Vinous Amarone della Valpolicella V17
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The result today is a winery cooperative with 650 members and 450 hectares of vineyards
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Today, Cantina Kaltern is one of the principal wineries of Alto Adige, and Kaltern itself is proud of its reputation as the most popular and best known wine village in the region. But Kaltern is not only a special corner of the world for wine lovers and connoisseurs from near and far; village life revolves around wine. Wine sets the stage here; it is a source of employment and also of pride for the villagers and wine growers
Cantina Kaltern has a long history It took more than a century for our winery to become what it is and what it stands for today: professionalism, passion, a shared community, experience and the highest quality standards
The history of Cantina Kaltern goes back to the beginning of the 20th century, a century that witnessed long, debilitating years of war and the separation of Alto Adige from Austria but also the eventful history of Kaltern’s five wineries, including glorious days as official suppliers to the court in Vienna, economic crises and boom years, and also mergers and a consistent orientation on quality in wine growing
Hailing from Guarene, Piero Palladino spent his youth in Alba, where he studied winemaking at the Istituto Enologico He was employed as winemaker for a wine vendor in Biella, having moved there after the war However, Piero did not cut ties with Alba and the Langhe In the years following, his characterizing resourcefulness led him to set up businesses in various sectors, before definitively arriving in the textile industry However, wine remained his passion, one that he emphatically asserted at the first opportunity In 1974, Piero bought the current Azienda Vinicola Palladino and entrusted its management to his cousin Maurilio, his subsequent business partner Maurilio Palladino, together with his wife Domenica, managed the company for years, drawing inspiration from the principle of fidelity to tradition and the characteristics of the territory Today his experience is combined with the enthusiasm of the new generation, who help to manage the cellar and to continuously research new markets They include Maurilio's granddaughter Veronica and her husband Alessandro and Margherita, Piero's granddaughter and daughter to Mauro Palladino, Maurilio's partner and cousin. Not to forget Luca and Matteo who provide invaluable help in the vineyard and in the wine cellar. Our Philosophy A wine cellar is its territory: a simple philosophy, focused on the link with tradition, on respect for the terroir and the passion with which we try to communicate these values throughout the world
PASSION links all of the elements and is the underlying premise and the indispensable ingredient of each phase, from the careful tending of the vineyard to the processes of winemaking in the cellar and finally the promotional efforts in Italy and abroad
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The TERRITORY finds expression in the purity of production of the historical Piedmontese denominations and in the ability each wine possesses, capable of summarising, with its own aroma and flavour, the specifics of the grapes ' terroir of origin
TRADITION lets us relive history through the memory of the past and respect for the vines, tended according to ancient customs of manual processes, thus bringing a healthy product into the wine cellar, which is followed step by step, until its evolution into wine
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In 2002 the founders’ great grand sons, Francesco, Gianluca Rio, and Alberto Mario, driven by the will of the Pardi family to keep on the tradition, and with the help of their parents Agostino and Alberto, restore the building in Montefalco and revive their great grandfathers’ winery
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Cantina Fratelli Pardi story begins in 1919 when the three brothers, Alfredo, Francesco and Alberto, establish it The winery was, back then, located on the ground floor of the San Marco Hospital, as part of San Francesco monastery in Montefalco. The grapes, used in the wines’ production, partly belonged to the family and some were bought from other local landowners. White and red wines were produced and marketed, but it was the Sagrantino, exclusively Passito, to be the foremost. The wines were sold all over Umbria, and eventually out of the region, to eminent costumers such as the Vatican
Today the brothers Alberto Mario and Gianluca Rio, with their enthusiasm and hard work, are the new era of the Pardi wine’s legacy
CANTINA PARDI
The Sant'Agnese Estate has now been run by three generations of the Fanetti family, beginning with Adamo, followed by Giuseppe, and now Elisabetta, who picked up her father's secrets over the years, accompanying him through the vineyards as a young girl The first renaissance of the Vino Nobile took place in the 1920s, thanks to Adamo Fanetti, Adele Andreucci's husband Adele was the daughter of a Montepulciano landowner, the proprietor of the Sant'Agnese farm Adamo set out to improve the wine his father in law was already producing, and made the decision to bottle this higher quality wine on the estate Having put his plan into practice, he brought his wine to the first traditional wine fairs that took place in Siena in the 1930s, and from that moment the wine's fame was assured Awards came thick and fast, including international recognition, such as the gold medals won at the Grands Prix of Paris, Ljubljana and Milan. Today, the continuity of the estate has been entrusted to his daughter, Elisabetta.
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The fourth generation Mine is a history tied to the land, having left Castelnuovo Abbot Bramante where my grandfather was a farmer before he opened a workshop in San Angelo, where he repaired tractors in the thirties, and arrived at Poggiolo, where today I produce a few bottles The real protagonist of this story is not me, is my father, Roberto, son of Bramante, owner S. Angelo Scalo an agricultural equipment shop known by all, in 1971 he decided to buy a farm, Poggiolo, then uninhabited, without a cellar, without even a row of vines, in practice, no nothing. At the time in Montalcino Brunello producers were just 28, was not the economic and commercial phenomenon that we have come to appreciate over the years For me, the spark was kindled in 1984, when I attended for the first time at Vinitaly, and already the following year, 1985, I started to put my giving birth to the first cru of Brunello di Montalcino, the Redwing, who followed the logic of the French Cru: a selection on the market at twice the price of the base, when nobody did In 1989, with the disappearance of father Roberto, I found myself in the position of having to take over the company, continuing to make wine, so far, exactly as he would have done JS Brunello di Montalcino Brunello di Montalcino JS Brunello di Montalcino Ris Brunello di Montalcino Ris Rosso di Montalcino 'Sassello'
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93pts WS Chianti Classico 'Vigna Viacosta' V16 93pts WS Cabernet Sauvignon 'Mon Nene' V11 91pts Vinous Cabernet Sauvignon 'Mon Nene' V15 93pts W&S Chianti Classico 'Viacosta' V16 92pts Vinous Chianti Classico V16, 90pts W&S V17 FATTORIA RODANO | P A G E 1 3
Fattoria di Rodáno is located in the heart of the Chianti Classico in the famed region of Castellina in Chianti The original farm dates to the Middle Ages and sits on the historic “Via Franchigena” used by pilgrims to travel from northern Europe to Rome It became a wine producing property in the sixteenth century. The winery has been in the Pozzesi family for three generations, since 1958. Vittorio Pozzesi, who owned the winery until his passing in 2012, was the President of the Chianti Classico Consortium. His son, Enrico is now the winemaker and managing partner of the winery. In an area that is dominated by giant wineries, Rodano remains a small, family run, artisanal estate practicing organic, traditional wine fermentations in cement and aging in large, neutral botte Fattoria di Rodáno is a top source for classically made, user friendly and complex Chianti Located in Castellina in the heart of the Chianti Classico district, the estate dates back as a wine producing property to the sixteenth century, belonging to the Pozzesi family ever since that time
TERRA ROSSA is the most modern and innovative line of the winery Il Poggiolo, where art meets wine and making wine is an art Created by Rodolfo Cosimi and fruit of his restless character, it combines these two great passions always respecting tradition A former European Motocross champion and rally car racer, Rudy retains his passion for riding and regularly rides around the estate on a custom built course. Also a painter, Rudy has lovingly crafted his paintings which adorn the labels of Terra Rossa wines The paintings are of his beautiful and charming partner Cecilia, who has inspired Rudy to achieve new heights in all that he does Terra Rossa’s wines can be described as a more contemporary take on Brunello and Rosso di Montalcino that preserve the fresh fruit and acid while allowing for a more generous expression of Sangiovese Grosso 96pts JS Brunello di Montalcino V15 93pts Vinous Brunello di Montalcino V16 93pts JS Brunello di Montalcino Ris V13 92pts JS 'Oltre' V19 90pts TP Sparkling Sangiovese V13 TERRA ROSSA | P A G E 1 4
The winery’s vision is dedicated to the mother of this ancient land: Mount Etna Inspired by the natural beauty and respect for this terroir and a perfect balance between ancient traditions and modern technology the Bosco family has dedicated all its passion to the production of top quality indigenous wines of unique character and elegance, and with a true expression of this terroir
TOP 100 Wine Discoveries 2020-Tenute BoscoWA 91pts WA Etna Rosato V18 92pts JS, WA Etna Rosso V17 93+pts WA Etna Rosso Prephylloxera 'Vico' V16 94pts JS Etna Rosso Prephylloxera 'Vico' V16 TENUTE BOSCO | P A G E 1 5 N O T A V A I L A B L E C A , I L , M I NEW!!
THE ESTATE Tenute Bosco is located in the commune of Castiglione di Sicilia on the northern side of Mount Etna The estate's vineyards extend between the two domains of Piano dei Daini in Solicchiata and Santo Spirito in Passopisciaro. The first written evidence of the estate of Solicchiata is found in an old manuscript dating back to 1669. Abate Coniglio from Castiglione describes the old domain, Piano dei Daini, as an area cultivated with vineyards and palmenti.
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The winery was founded in 2000 in order to save the vineyards that surround our family home from being sold, those which were purchased by my grandfather Generoso in the 60’s For decades the 6 hectares of vines located 600 meters above the sea at the foot of Mount Vulture (a dormant but not yet extinct Volcano) were cultivated for the sole purpose of selling the grapes on the local market and beyond, to northern Italy Selling the vineyards seemed the most logical solution as my dreams took me far from my native home, elsewhere in the world to seek my fortune But my heart sank at the thought of the sacrifices my family made being sold off, so I utterly changed my plans. Concurrent with my studies at the University of Pisa in Oenology and Viticulture a new project was launched, one that would invest in our territory, staking everything on a single wine, TITOLO, class “ cru ” to best represent the characteristics of Aglianico and the unique terroir and microclimate of our area.
SCEG was born from the desire to help some friends of my grandfather Generoso My grandfather is 94 yrs and has worked his whole life in our vineyards His friends have grown up together with him and have vineyards nearby At their age its very difficult for them carry on the vineyards, and their sons are away from our little town These men have refused to sell the vineyards hoping that someday their children would change their minds and come home and then take over, but there was a high probability these vineyards would soon be gone I had to do something YEARS Tre Bicchieri Gambero
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After a distinguished career in bio technology and research, which culminated in founding Italy’s first biotech research company Biosearch Italia(which went on to launch on the NASDAQ), Claudio Quarta decided to return to his home region and begin the next phase of his life as a winemaker His vision was to highlight the incredible and distinctive wines of the regions near to his heart and to elevate them to Grand Cru status Fast forward to the vineyards of Southern Italy: his first venture was to be Tenute Eméra in Lizzano, followed shortly thereafter by Cantina Sanpaolo in Campania and in 2012 by his third winery, the small Cantina Moros in Salento In the same year Alessandra falls in love with her oenological project and decides to follow in dad's footsteps, contributing with the same visionary approach to the crowning of a great dream Tenute Eméra, Cantina Sanpaolo, Cantina Moros, three wineries, three different territories, one goal: to produce wines capable of "telling" the story of the South of Italy. Here the great reds and the elegant whites are born, which express the identity of the territories and the essence of their native vines. Wines with a soul. With a contemporary style, attentive to sustainability in every production phase, where technological modernity is used to rediscover the authenticity of the grapes that have made the history of these territories.
For the US Market, Claudio and Alessandra import wines of these three top estates, but also produce a second label brand called Antica Masseria, which brings the key regions and their wines together in a more accessible way for US wine lovers
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A stunning example of post industrial architecture, it is a small treasure chest, where art, history and modernity come together in a unique atmosphere The name is evocative of the history of these territories, theater of encounters with the Saracen culture and also recalls the dark color of the Negroamaro and the Malvasia Nera, which are exalted here as symbols of the local wine tradition It also celebrates the god Moros, brother of Hemera, guardian of the ranks of fate Cantina Moros is located near the town's railway station as required by the culture of the past, when wine served as a "cutting" product to reinvigorate wines from other geographical areas Thanks to the conservative restoration of the old factory, the underground tanks, in the past used for the storage of wine, have returned to new life and today preserve the barrels for the refinement of Salice Salentino Dop Riserva, "Moros"
In the small vineyard of just 1 hectare and 3, attached to the cellar, the grapes of Negroamaro and Malvasia Nera are grown from vines that are more than sixty years old.
CANTINA MOROS is the smallest of the Quarta house, located in Guagnano, the epicenter of the Salice Salentino DOP, in the heart of Negroamaro An old social winery from the 1950s, reborn in 2012 to enhance the local cru in a modern "One Garage Wine", where only one wine, the namesake Moros, is produced, in just six thousand bottles a year: the only reality of this type in Puglia, a rarity on the national scene.
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The labels currently produced are eight Claudio Quarta’s CANTINA SANPAOLO vineyard is composed of small plots for a total of about 22 hectares: 10 extend around the cellar, divided between the areas of Tufo where the precious Greco of Lapio is grown in the heart of the DOCG Fiano d'Avellino for the breeding of Fiano and Paternopoli, for the cultivation of Aglianico, in the DOP Irpinia Aglianico and DOCG Taurasi The other 12 hectares, cultivated in Falanghina and Aglianico, constitute a single estate located in Pietrelcina, in the Benevento area Rosso
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CANTINA SANPAOLO rises in a hilly area, straddling the provinces of Avellino and Benevento, perfectly integrating with the landscape Here the white berried grapes are grown which give rise to Greco di Tufo DOCG, Fiano di Avellino DOCG and Beneventano Falanghina IGP, together with the fine Irpinia Aglianico DOP from which the homonymous wine and the most prestigious Taurasi DOCG are born. The cellar develops on three levels dug on the slope of a hill: the terracing nearing completion, with planting of vineyards, will allow it to be completely integrated with the surrounding environment, respecting the harmony of the landscape that inspired its restructuring It is technically equipped for the production of whites and reds and for their refinement in the barrel room, made up of barrels of different carats: barrique, tonneau and oak barrels
TENUTE EMÉRA is the largest of Claudio Quarta's four cellars, located in the heart of the DOPs of Manduria and Lizzano in Puglia The farmhouse cellar houses the ancient millstones of the early 1900s which, once the recovery in progress is complete, will be used to revive the emotion of the traditional pressing of the grapes with your feet. The name refers to the goddess Hemera, Greek divinity that symbolizes the day: a tribute to the culture of Magna Grecia and a reference to the geographical position of the estates, located in the Salento peninsula, the easternmost edge of Italy that first witnessed the rise of the Sun. A large vineyard close to the sea that extends over a property of about 80 hectares, of which almost 50 are planted in 2007 In addition to the indigenous varieties such as Primitivo, Negroamaro and Fiano, international vines such as Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay have been planted, following a rigorous micro zoning scheme Here was planted what probably represents the largest biodiversity vineyard in the world, with about 500 varieties of minor vines, mainly of Caucasian and Mediterranean origin A project launched in collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Milan with the aim of preserving a unique source of biodiversity and continuing to study the characteristics and quality potential of the vines
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