Northern Italy may not be the first place that comes to mind when it comes to Sauvignon Blanc, but it’s been cultivated in regions like Friuli and Alto-Adige since the late 19th century with great success. In fact, Sauvignon played a decisive part in the revival of Italian wine in the mid-1980s. This wine shows an intense nose that's never cloying with subtle notes of tomato leaf, pepper, sage, mown grass, nettle, and spice box. There are hints of yellow and even tropical fruit. The taste is fresh and mineral and does not disappoint expectations. A superb example of Italian Sauvignon Blanc.

Elisabetta refers to this wine as the “Champagne of Montenidoli.” It is the perfect wine to drink at any joyful moment of the day! This is organically farmed 100% Canaiuolo from 65 year old vines. The bouquet opens with raspberries & violets, progressing to orange blossoms and citrus aromatics. On the palate, it is full bodied, quite dry with well balanced acidity and some warm berry flavors. The finish is long, saline and mineral, which keeps you coming back for more. A great food wine!

Since the mid-19th century, the Alessandria family has called Verduno, at the northern edge of the Barolo zone, home. The Pelaverga grape is cultivated only in Verduno, just down the northern slope of La Morra hill in Barolo. The grape doesn’t have much color or body, but what it lacks in tannin and heft, it makes up for in delightful, distinctive aromatics. At Alessandria, they call it Speziale, the local description for the distinctive pepper and spice of Pelaverga. Theirs leans toward wild strawberry with a dash of plum jam and decidedly herbal notes like rosemary, wild thyme and anise with a dash of freshly cracked black pepper at the end.

Poggeto is the top of the hill owned by Giovanni Rava and his wife Elena. It is quite close to their cellar in the village of Cella Monte, in the northern Monferrato. The vines are at high elevation and grow in limestone rich, brittle and porous soils. Grignolino is a rare Piemontese specialty that makes light-bodied, fun, slightly eccentric wines. Transparent and bright violet in color, this offering from La Cassacia is tangy and fruity with lean minerality and the characteristic tinge of almond. Light and incredibly quaffable, this is a fantastic “picnic” red. Ideally served lightly chilled.

Produced with Nebbiolo and Vespolina grapes from the Novara hills in the Altopiemonte. This wine is the fruit of Altopiemonte's vocation for flavor, fragrance, crispness of fruit and drinkability. On the palate, the wine is crisp, juicy, and velvety, showcasing the lighter, more vertical profile typical of Alto Piemonte. Red berry fruit merges with floral lift and a whisper of spice, carried by fine tannins and a clean, mineral-driven finish.