Italy

From the deep south, a rich and spicy Primitivo from the village of San Marzano. Full, baked fruit and vanilla oak abound. Delicious.

Tenuta Fertuna is located in the heart of the Tuscan Maremma, an outstanding viticultural area quickly becoming known for its top-quality wines. This is Fertuna's latest white wine made from 100% Vermentino, simultaneously rich and textural but with elegance and freshness.

Fertuna's Pactio was created to celebrate the meeting of Fertuna and Nicolo Incisa della Rocchetta (of Sassicaia fame). This fruit-driven Tuscan blend comprises 60% Sangiovese with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Merlot, aged for 4 months in new French oak to add toasty complexity.

A top quality Bardolino with deep red and black cherry fruit and a fine silky texture. Best served slightly chilled.

This blend of Catarratto, Grillo, Damaschino and Inzolia is made with strictly selected grapes vinified before fermentation is stopped with the addition of eau de vie so sugar levels remain below 40g/L. This “Mistella” is then blended with the best DOC wine and aged at least 2 years in French oak casks. The final wine is fortified to 18% alcohol. With toffee and nutty aromas, this wine has rich dry fruit palate flavors. Passito di Pantelleria Muscat of Alessandria, or Zibibbo, grapes are harvested at the end of August and dried naturally before vinification. The wine shows complex, elegant dried fruit and apricot aromas with beautiful balance.

It has a beautiful bouquet, with scents of ink, coffee and blackberry pie. The taste confirms the same flavors and adds notes of cherry and plum, which often accompany hints of white pepper.

A medium sweet Marsala made from Catarratto, Grillo and Inzolia. Use as an aperitif, with pudding or in a sweet dish.

A superb Ripasso from Tedeschi. A blend of 30% Corvina, 30% Corvinone, 30% Rondinella, 10% Rossignola from 20 year old vines. The dried grape skin from the Amarone production are added to create a second fermention adding depth and complexity to the wine.

A top Chianti Classico Riserva with 80% of the wine spending 18 months in Slavonian oak and 20% aged in French oak barriques. Very classic in style showing deep, powerful black and red cherry fruit with violet and black pepper. A truly fantastic wine.

Luisella Benedetti is the third generation of women to run the Ancilla Lugana estate, and this is a fantastic example of her winemaking prowess. Grapefruit and ripe lemon on the nose, rich citrus and a touch of peach on the palate, with a well-rounded and fresh finish.