The grapes are sourced from a 1.4-hectare vineyard situated at 700 metres above sea level, planted on sandy limestone soils with a high chalk content and farmed using gentle, low-intervention practices. Fermentation is carried out exclusively with indigenous yeasts in 600-litre barrels, with minimal sulphur additions and no oenological additives. The wine...
Cuvée Céleste is produced from old, ungrafted Xinomavro vines in Amyndeo, planted on sandy-clay soils at an altitude of 650 metres. Only the free-run juice is used, with no press wine included. The first fermentation takes place in large foudres following a natural, low-intervention approach, with no added sulphur or oenological additives. The wine then...
Aoton Savvatiano represents one of the most unique winemaking approaches found in Greece today. Spontaneous alcoholic and malolactic fermentation, approximately ten days of maceration on the skins, fifteen months on the fine lees with regular batonnage, and bottling with minimal sulfur remain constant elements of the winery’s philosophy. The 2025 vintage,...
Aromas of apricot, tobacco and chaga and a mouthfeel with a rich honeyed texture but freshened by a generous dose of acidity in excellent balance with the ripe fruit. A few years in bottle and it will develop a lovely smoky expression rather reminiscent of toasted bread and reminiscent of the great terroirs of the world, such as that of Chablis....
It's hard not to be captivated by Lakomata, agreat expression of the dynamism and greatness of the Kefalonian Robola. The aromas of the wine do not stop evolving in the glass, the ripeness plays with the freshness of the acidity, the character in the mouth is complex and the wine clearly gives you a sense of fullness. This is one of the most divine wines...
Made from 100% Passerina grapes grown in thevineyards of Abruzzo, where the cooling breezes of the Adriatic Sea meet the mountain winds descending from the Maiella massif. The variety is renowned for its naturally vibrant acidity and expressive fruit character, making it ideal for producing fresh, approachable white wines. The grapes are harvested by...
100% Montepulciano from 20- to 25-year-old vineyards on the eastern slopes of Maiella, at an elevation of approximately 430 meters. The vines are cultivated using the traditional Pergola Abruzzese system on medium-textured limestone soils, and the harvest is carried out exclusively by hand during the first days of October. Maceration lasts approximately...
Pinot Grigio is perhaps Italy’s most popular white grape variety. Most people know it as a pale, crisp white wine, yet in reality it is a pink-skinned grape, closely related to Pinot Noir, capable of producing wines with distinctive copper hues. Patch Pinot Grigio pays tribute to this historic tradition, presenting the grape as it truly is rather than as...
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo is one of Italy’s most fascinating and food-friendly rosé wines, produced from Montepulciano, the region’s most important red grape variety. Pettirosce—named after the European robin, one of the most iconic birds of the Italian countryside—is crafted by Cantina Orsogna, one of the country’s most pioneering cooperative wineries. The...
The movement was so natural, so exquisite in its gentleness, it wasn't until I opened my eyes that I understood my limbs were touching only air. I was not far off the ground - no more than an inch or two- but I hung there without effort, suspended like the moon in the night sky, motionless and aloft, conscious only of the air fluttering in an out of my lungs. I can't say how long I hovered like that, but at a certain moment, with the same slowness and gentleness as before, I eased back to the ground.