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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
Stateside inventory in Napa and NJ
MICHAEL HEINTZ
WHAT WE LIKE
We have three ways to work with our distribution partners: We help build brands by focusing on the things that matter. We build effective pricing and programming in conjunction with our producers.
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We are not afraid of doing the hard work required to get a product into the right place and help it succeed We back that up with an ever growing marketing effort, centered around digital but extending into the store We build creative programs that resonate with today's wine consumers Call us and let us know how we can help you increase your market share and profitability in the large and fast growing Italian Segment within the US
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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
FARMING/WINEMAKING PRACTICES
With amazing holdings in top Cru vineyards across the Barolo zone, Poderi Gianni Gagliardo is recognized as a leader in the area, always striving to respect tradition while utilizing the very best equipment and sustainable practices to make the ultimate Barolo and Roero expressions 96pts TP Barolo 'La Morra' V16 95pts JS Barolo 'Castelletto' V16 94pts JS Barolo 'GG' V16 94pts JS Barolo 'GG' V17 94pts WA Barolo 'Lazzarito Preve' V16 94pts JS Barolo 'Mosconi' V17 93pts WA Barolo 'Fossati' V17 92pts JS Roero Arneis V19 90pts JS Favorita 'Fallegro' V19 GIANNI GAGLIARDO | P A G E 0 6
The origins of Gianni Gagliardo date back to 1847, when the Colla family first began working vineyards in the Langhe zone of Piedmont It was Paolo Colla, the fourth generation of the family who, in the 1960s, began bottling his own wine in the township of La Morra In 1973 his daughter, Marivanna, married Gianni Gagliardo, a young man from Monticello d’Alba in the Roero zone on the west bank of the Tanaro river. Gianni was a passionate young man with a notable entrepreneurial talent. It was in 1973 that the winery, as it exists today, was established. Today, the sixth generation of the family; Gianni’s sons, Stefano, Alberto, and Paolo, are the guardians of the estate Stefano, the first born, a careful and competent oenologist, has taken charge of the style of the wines, which are characterized by a tireless search for elegance, balance, and harmony At his side, his brother Alberto, who has taken on the responsibility for the vineyards, continues to seek optimal balance in the vines and a perfect ripening of the grapes Paolo, the youngest, after a doctoral thesis in Agricultural Sciences, dedicates his energies to the commercial growth and development of Gianni Gagliardo
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90pts WE Barbaresco 'Manzola' V16 93pts/Editor's Choice WE Barbaresco 'Manzola' V19 GRIMALDI | P A G E 0 8
For four generations, the Grimaldi family have been tending the best vineyards in the Langhe and Roero, bottling the most prestigious appellations of the area: Barolo, Barbaresco, Nebbiolo d’Alba, Dolcetto di Diano d’Alba and Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Alba, Roero Arneis, Gavi, Moscato d’Asti and Langhe Chardonnay Over more than a century of working in the vineyards, in close contact with the soil and the vines, the Grimaldis have learned to recognise the most suitable areas for each type of vine, knowledge that they have used by planting the best varieties for the soil, altitude, micro climate and orientation Today Grimaldi produces a wide range of typical wines, a direct expression of the extraordinary variety of grapes and the unique terroir, recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. The history of the Grimaldis goes back to its country roots in the Langhe, in Valle Talloria, at the beginning of the 19th century, when fields of wheat grew between the rows of vines and every farmhouse had, next to the winery, a barn in which were bred the prestigious Fassona Piemontese cattle Grandfather Giuseppe cultivated excellent dolcetto grapes, the main variety of the Diano d’Alba area After harvesting them he would load them on to a cart and take them to Aldolcetto market, where they would be purchased by the winemakers
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 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 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
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AGE AND GLASSES OF WINE SHOULD NEVER BE COUNTED. ITALIAN PROVERB
