Wine serving code

White liqueur wine is never served with red meats and game.
Noble red wine is never served with fish and seafood. A part from white wine, fish can be served only with rosé wine.
White wines are served before reds.
Light wines are served before strong wines.
Chilled wines are served before wines at room temperature.
Wines are served according to alcohol level.
Every wine should have an appropriate glass.
Every wine should be paired with an appropriate dish.
Wines should be served after their best period of ageing.
When changing wines it should be drunk a drop of water.
During an elegant meal, when hors d`oeuvres, first and second courses, desserts are served, the done thing is to serve various types of wine matching with the dishes.
Sweet and liqueur wines are served at the end, with desserts or after the meal.

Featured Italian Wines

Cantina della Vernaccia Oristano

Benas Vermentino di Sardegna

Dry white wine made from native Sardinia grape Vermentino.

There are perfect growing conditions on the isle for the grape that prefers a sea climate. It originated in the western coast of the Bay of Oristano. The name Benas is the Sardinian dialect for veins, as for wine indicating rather subterranean springs, from which bursts crystal clear water.

The Vermentino of Oristano is a well-structured wine of beautiful shimmering colour with a subtle aroma note.

Color: straw yellow.
Aroma: delicate, notes of citrus and white flowers.
Flavor: fresh, full, long lingering aftertaste.
Food matching: goes best with sea food spaghetti, shrimps and crustaceans, asparagus risotto, fish-based dishes.
Serving temperature: 8°/10°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Fattoria San Michele a Torri

I Casali Chianti Classico

A dry red wine from the native Tuscan grape Sangiovese with the addition of Canaiolo and Merlot. I Casali is the name of a vineyard from which originate the grapes used to make this wine. A high-quality, classic Chianti, characterized by all the merits of the grape – freshness, ripe fruit and gentle tannins. The grapes, collected manually, are carefully transformed into wine, which then matures for 12 months in 2500 litre oak casks. Our producer doesn’t intentionally use barriques to highlight beautiful cherry and violet notes of Sangiovese. Very drinkable.

Color: intense ruby red.

Aroma: intense, long lasting, fruity and floral notes.

Flavor: warm, soft, harmonious.

Food matching: excellent with ragout lasagna, grilled meat, Florence steak, meat roast.

Serving temperature: 18°C.

Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Azienda Agricola Luigi Giordano

Barbaresco Asili

Barbaresco from the youngest vineyard of our producer called Asili, located in the town of Barbaresco on the south-eastern slopes. Like the other varieties of this wine Barbaresco Asili too is characterized by a beautiful color and wonderful fruity - spicy bouquet. Certainly, the youngest vineyard, planted in 2000 will in time produce great wines, because the year 2007 confirms the potential of this place. Barbaresco is an elegant wine on special occasions. Ideal for dishes based on meats. The wine has a deep burgundy color and glossy, besides the aroma notes mentioning cherries, red fruit jam, violet, rose, delicate spices.

Color: intensely deep red, brilliant, in time tending orange.
Aroma: notes of cherries, preserves of red fruit, violet, rose, delicate notes of spices, resin.
Flavor: dry, full, aristocratic.
Food matching: pasta stuffed with meat, venison roasts, red meats, stewed meats.
Serving temperature: 16°/18°C in large burgundy glasses.
Alcohol content: 13.5%

Vigne Sannite

Agostinella

Dry white wine of Campanian indigenous grape called Agostinella. Comes from vineyards located in the province of Benevento, in the north-eastern part of the region. No doubt this is an oenological curiosity on the wine map of Italy. This ancient grape variety has always been known to owners of vineyards located in the surroundings of Benevento and Castelvenere, but completely unknown for a wide mass of wine lovers. Only during the last few years was popularized and became a focus for ampelographers - experts in the field of origin and classification of grape varieties. Agostinella is a wine with rich aroma notes, soft and very pleasant to the palate.

Color: straw yellow with goldish reflections.
Aroma: complex, notes of ripe pear and white peach.
Flavor: soft, fresh.
Food matching: excellent with highly flavored dishes, white roast meats and oven-baked fish.
Serving temperature: 12°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Fattoria San Michele a Torri

Tenuta La Gabbiola Chianti Classico

A dry red wine from the native Tuscan grape Sangiovese with the addition of Syrah. Tenuta La Gabbiola is the name of a vineyard where the grapes are grown organically using the minimum of chemicals. Clayey-sandy soils yield ripe grapes of Sangiovese and Syrah with a big aromatic potential. The harvest is done manually, after more than ten days of fermentation the young wine goes to 2500 litre oak casks, where it matures for more than one year. After such ageing the wine develops the whole wealth of aromas and flavors of excellent Chianti Classico maintaining the balance between delicate hints of wood and fresh fruit. Very good.

Color: intense ruby red.

Aroma: intense, long lasting, fruity and floral notes with accents of black pepper.

Flavor: warm, soft, fresh, harmonious.

Food matching: excellent with ragout lasagna, grilled meats, Florence steak, roast meat.

Serving temperature: 18°C.

Alcohol content: 13%.

Vinchio Vaglio Serra

Asti Spumante Valamasca

Sweet white dessert sparkling wine of Piedmont‘s native Moscato Bianco grape variety (White Moscato). It is an aromatic grape orginating in the classical area around Asti, and is considered the best among the whole Moscato grape family because of its aromatic flavor. The production of this sweet sparkling wine began in the mid-nineteenth century and Asti Spumante has been enjoying great success up to the present throughout the world. It is a great companion to desserts and a naturally sweet and aromatic wine to sip.

Color: brilliant straw yellow .
Perlage: fine, numerous, long-lasting.
Aroma: aromatic, notes of white peach, orange blossom, ripe grapes.
Flavor: sweet, crisp.
Food matching: perfect for all kinds of desserts, salads with fresh fruits, perfectly fits with peaches.
Serving temperature: 8°/10°C.
Alcohol content: 7%.

Cantina Castelnuovo del Garda

Ca Vegar Lugana

Dry white wine from native Veneto grape Trebbiano di Lugana. Lugana is an interesting and unique white wine that comes from vineyards located on the south side of Lake Garda, on the border of the provinces of Verona (Veneto) and Brescia (Lombardy). Known already in ancient Roman times, Lugana was granted the DOC status in 1967. Now is very popular, Lugana is excellent as an aperitif (served in the walking zones of Garda) and as an accompaniment to sweet water fish and starters. Its basic version is fresh, slightly citrussy, the Superiore and Riserva versions are decisively more consistent, Passito and Spumante are for lovers of Lugana that prefer more original releasings of this wine.

Color: golden yellow.
Aromal: aromatic notes of citrus fruits.
Flavor:, harmonious, fresh.
Food matching: aperitif wine, for dishes based on fish and white meats.
Serving temperature: 12°/14°C.
Alcohol content: 12,5%

Montenidoli di Maria Elisabetta Fagiuoli

Tradizionale Vernaccia

Dry white wine from the native Tuscan grape variety, Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Vernaccia is one of the oldest vines in Italy, the first mention of it comes from the Middle Ages. The name comes from the Latin Vernaculum, which means local. Vernaccia of San Gimignano is the most famous wine of the species. Tradizionale - the traditional vinification method is based on a long maceration of the grapes in contact with the skins, so that comes out their maximum natural flavor and aromas.

Color: straw yellow.
Aroma: notes of fresh hay, almonds.
Flavor: velvety, rich.
Food matching: very good for fish, fish like raw sushi, vegetables such as spinach, artichokes, asparagus.
Serving temperature: 12°C.
Alcohol content: 13%.

Montenidoli di Maria Elisabetta Fagiuoli

Sono Montenidoli

Dry red wine from the native Tuscan grape Sangiovese. The best selection of Sangiovese grapes and careful vinification gives the wine a beautiful color and wonderful scents. It matures for 18 months in small French oak barrels and a further three years in the bottle. A wine for a special occasion.

Color: deep red, ruby.
Aroma: complex notes of spice and tobacco.
Flavor: elegant, harmonious, long lasting in the mouth.
Food matching: structural dishes based on meat, wine for meditation even after a meal.
Please open the bottle for a few hours before serving.
Serving temperature: 18°/20°C.
Alcohol content: 14,5%.

Cantina Castelnuovo del Garda

Ca Vegar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

Dry red wine of the indigenous Venetian grapes, Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Corvinone. This is the kind of a Valpolicella Classico Superiore called Ripasso. The Italian term means a special vinification technique, involving the fermentation on Valpolicella grapes, which were used in the production of Amarone, the most precious wines of Valpolicella belonging to the species. This process continues for about 15 days, after which the wine is subjected to aging in wooden casks for over a year. Ripasso wine is strongly built and elegant.

Color: burgundy, shimmering.
Aroma: complex, notes of ripe cherries and spices.
Flavor: warm, velvety.
Food matching: dishes based on meat, roast meats, with seasoned cheese.
Serving temperature: 18°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%