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• 100% Schiava (Vernatsch) from Cornaiano. • Elevation is 350 to 420 m with a northerly exposure. • Soils are...
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Alto Adige is one of the few winegrowing areas of Italy with optimum conditions for Pinot Noir or Pinot Nero, which...
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The Alois Lageder 2020 Pinot Noir Krafuss has a hard-core vein of minerality that cuts straight through. It is...
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COLOR: Ruby-red with a purple shimmer. AROMA Subtly pronounced, fresh, fruity, floral (violet), white pepper....
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Attractive aromas of sour cherries, chocolate, dried blood orange and dry earth. Medium-bodied and crunchy with a...
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Here's a new discovery from the Mazon subregion that is closely associated with the cultivation of Pinot Nero. The...
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Ruby red color, red berries, and cherries matched with soft tannins and some herbs and spice.
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The work horse of the region in terms of planted acres, this varietal likens itself to Gamay (Beaujolais), or...
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COLOR: Light ruby red color. NOSE: The bouquet on the nose is typical of the grape variety and very elegant, with...
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On the palate it is an excellent definition of the elegance of this variety, full of fruity aromas of dried...
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The 2015 Gottardi Blauburgunder (Pinot Noir) Riserva is restrained at first yet deeply alluring, as dusty black...
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Indigenous and deeply rooted: the Merano Schiava has been grown around Merano for centuries as the area provides the...
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Light ruby-red in color with a garnet glow and intense bouquet of red berries and Marasca cherry with a tinge of...
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Light ruby-red in color with a garnet glow and intense bouquet of red berries and Marasca cherry with a tinge of...
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Light ruby-red in color with a garnet shimmer. Notes of red berries, cherries and spices. On the palate it is so and...
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It presents a rather pale, ruby red color, while at the same time it is warm and lively. The flagrance is intense,...
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Gamay Pinot Noir Mencia Italy Trentino/Alto Adige

The French wines of Beaujolais are widely regarded as some of the finest table wines in the world. This is due in part to the qualities of the Gamay grape, from which they are made. Gamay produces beautifully, juicy, rounded and gulpable red wines, usually drank young and full of their natural fruit character. However, it would be a mistake to say that Gamay is limited to easy-drinking, soft wines - it’s a highly flexible and versatile grape, capable of producing aged wines of serious complexity and structure, full of expression and fascinating characteristics.


The majority of Gamay wines from France are labeled under Beaujolais Villages or Beaujolais, and these are the standard table wines we’re used to seeing in French restaurants, at bistros, and at our local wine store. Usually great value for money, these are the light, slightly acidic examples of what the grape can do. Far more interesting are those Gamay wines from the 10 cru villages, just north of Beaujolais, where generations of expertise and a unique soil type made up of granitic schist result in far more unique, complicated wines. The best examples of Gamay feature intense aromatics, all black fruit and forest fare, and are worth cellaring for a few years.

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.

There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.