The Sterpi together with Costa del Vento are the top crus from Vigneti Massa. Sterpi come from younger vines but the main difference with his “brother” Costa is due to the soil. Here the soil is stony-calcareous, this gives to timorasso grape a unique character and sharp minerality. Like Costa only 5.000 bottles produced every year, a rarity among rarities!

Wine maker - Walter Massa

Grape Variety - Timorasso 100%

Alochol - 14.5%

Food Match - Chicken, pork, charcuterie, fish, and seafood risotto

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The Costa del Vento is the name of the first vineyard that Walter planted with Timorasso; the first bottling was in 1997. Made from old vines, which add depth and complexity, it offers a rich bouquet of herbs and peaches. Rich and fruity in the mouth, the palate is luxurious and expansive with dried fruit, stone fruit, floral notes and sublime balance. The finish is spicy and shows fine mineral notes.

Wine maker - Walter Massa

Grape Variety - Timorasso 100%

Alochol - 14.5%

Food Match - Chicken, pork, charcuterie, fish, and seafood risotto.

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An enticing nose of elderflower and pink grapefruit is constantly evolving in the glass. A light, creamy Burgundy character comes through in the mouth – full-bodied with good acidity that shows plenty of fruit character and a mineral backbone.

Wine maker - Walter Massa

Grape Variety - Timorasso 100%

Alochol - 13%

Food Match - Cold cuts and charcuterie, fish and seafood

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Delicate zesty citrus notes of Seville orange, blossom, grapefruit and green apples, with hints of hazelnuts. Beautifully balanced in the mouth with good complexity of citrus fruits underpinned with stony acidity and an elegant, lingering mineral finish

Wine maker - Marco Porello

Grape Variety - Arneis 100%

Alochol - 12.5%

Food Match - Chicken and light pasta dishes, seafood and fish.

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La di Motte vineyards are planted with new clones and high densities, unusual practice in a DOC known for the generosity of her vineyards. This Pinot Grigio shows a concentrated backbone of nutty, varietal character with citrus notes and a salty edge.

Wine maker - Flavio Zuliani

Grape Variety - Pinot Grigio 100%

Alochol - 13%

Food Match - Aperitif, fish and white meat dishes

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Collio DOC is the highest expression of the territory, a canvas onto which each producer creates his or her own image of the best white wine of the region. Friuliano was the only grape grown at the estate in 1981, called at the time simply tocai grape. Together with friulano we found in the blend also chardonnay and Riesling, low yields in and late harvest gives to this wine the complexity that deserves. The elegant overtones of this wine with his delicate subtle bouquet make it very drinkable. One glass leads to another.

Wine maker - Nicola Manferrari

Grape Variety - Friulano (former tocai) 60%, Chardonnay 30%, Riesling 10%

Alochol - 14%

Food Match - Versatile food wine to accompany many dishes, including cured meats, strong aged cheese

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After his studies in Burgundy, Nicola decided in 1987 to plant chardonnay. This grape likes cool climate and like in Burgundy the wine is aged in new French barriques from 9 to 14 months. Only 30hl of this precious ‘liquid’ are produced every year. On the nose is creamy with hints of butter and vanilla, a touch of coffee above the tropical fruits. Elegant with an extreme long finish

Wine maker-Nicola Manferrari

Grape Variety- Chardonnay 100%

Alochol - 13.5%

Food Match - Chicken, pork, charcuterie, fish, and seafood risotto.

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Soft and round chardonnay with tropical fruits on the nose and a subtle minerality on the palate. Very long finish for a perfect balance wine.

Wine maker - Aldo Cifola

Grape Variety - Chardonnay 100%

Alochol - 13.00%

Food Match - Egg benedict, turbot fish and pumpkin ravioli.

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Lovely ripe stone fruit on the nose with nutty, floral and honeyed notes. Super concentration in the mouth with a core of white stone fruits, honeyed high notes and a long finish. Stylish and exceptional value.

Wine maker - Aldo Cifola

Grape Variety - Verdicchio 100%

Alochol - 13%

Food Match - Aperitif, raw fish and sushi, crab salad

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“Green-tinged gold. Musky, lees-accented aromas of yellow apple, melon and cinnamon, with a suggestion of buttered toast. Supple and expansive, offering fresh lime and richer baked apple and guava flavors. Finishes with very good energy and focus, along with a note of vanillin oak." Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar

Wine maker - Aldo Cifola

Grape Variety - Verdicchio 100%

Alochol - 13.50%

Food Match - Seafood, fish, grilled oysters and steamed fish

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The Rampone is a pure Minutolo, made from grapes grown in a restricted area of the Itria Valley. Called Minutolo for the berries small and fragile, a very delicate grape variety. It  is also mistakenly called "Fiano" Minutolo, but it differs from Fiano d'Avellino both the form of the berries for the taste and flavors. Almost completely lost in the past, Minutolo has been rediscovered in the present, grown and produced to enhance its potential which not only have been helped by the skilled hands of the company "I Pastini", but also from the territory in which it is grown. The Rampone has a bright straw yellow colour. On the nose is intense, revealing all the aromatic compounds of the the Minutolo grape, with delicate fragrances of flowers and exotic fruits and slightly spicy finish. The wine is fresh, balanced and with a good acidity, expression of minerality mainly due to the chalky soils where it is grown. 

Wine maker - Lino Carparelli

Vintage - 2015

Grape Variety - Minutolo 100%

Alcohol - 12.50%

Food Match - Seafood risotto, sushi and sashimi. Grilled jumbo shrimp and grilled common sea bass.

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The vineyard is only 2,5 ha large and it is located in “contrada” Arcuria, near Passopisciaro village, on the north slope of Etna at 600 m a.s.l. Production is limited to 16,000 bottles every year and the wine is vinified in concrete tank.

Winemaker - Alberto Graci

Grape Variety - Carricante 70%, Catarratto 30%

Alcohol - 13%

Food Match - Shellfish, grilled fish dishes, buffalo mozzarella, chicken and cold cuts.

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The 2016 Sauvignon reflects the exceptional qualities of this superb vintage. Immediate lime and citrus aromas dominate. The palate is a balanced of tropical fruits with zesty mouthwatering acidity. Ideal with seafood or simply by itself. 

Wine maker - Marcus Wright/ Rebecca Wiffen

Grape Variety - Sauvignon blanc 100%

Alcohol - 13%

Food Match - Great as an aperitif with antipasti, seafood and fish.

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