Something remarkable is happening in Abruzzo. Just two hours from Rome, where mountain landscapes abruptly give way to the Adriatic coastline, this exhilarating place is home to some of the most exciting, soulful winemaking in all of Italy. And the Zappacosta family is at the forefront of this exciting movement.
Aurore Dezat is the fourth generation of her winemaking family to tend the world-class vineyards of Sancerre, in the village of Sury-en-Vaux, Joined by her winemaking husband David Girard, this dynamic partnership maintains some 23 acres of prime terroir and crafts wines that showcase the region’s true flavors, as expressed through its chalky “terres blanches,” stony limestone “caillottes” and flint-rich “silex.”
This quality-oriented family estate is located in the village of Saint-Seurin-de-Cadourne, just north of Saint-Estèphe and perfectly exposed to the cooling influence of the Gironde estuary.
It’s time for the historic Aquileia appellation in Friuli to have its moment. Aquileia’s vinous roots reach back to the Roman era, yet it is the expressive, sumptuous wines of the Tarlao family that is putting the potential of Aquileia back on the world’s map.
Domaine de la Pierre Gravée is an ambitious new estate with a singular goal: to create grand Vouvray wines worthy of the weighty history of the name, Chenin Blanc with body and energy and layers of unrelenting, captivating flavor.
Domaine Jean-Claude Martin is a family estate, led today by Jean-Claude’s children Claudia and Frédéric. Reviving the tradition of estate bottling, the family farms with a clear focus on sustainability—cover crops and healthier soils to yield fresher, more expressive Burgundian Chardonnay wines.
With a degree in agricultural engineering and a passion for traditional dry cider, Victor Bouvy traveled to Normandy to better learn the intricacies of cider production. Upon his return in 2019 to Champagne he planted a new and complimentary mixture of apple varieties, ideal for cider production with the goal of creating a harmonious cider that would express an ideal balance of sweet, bitter and tart.
The wines of Domaine Vernay are the true representation of the soul of Condrieu, bottles that tell a complete and engaging story of this fabled appellation: its beginnings, its rebirth and its triumph as the ultimate expression of the northern Rhône’s native white grape, Viognier.
The historic Schiavo distillery, under the direction of 5th-generation proprietor/distiller Marco Schiavo, has moved beyond grappa and into liqueur, aperitivo, and amaro production, producing only the top-of-the-line for the discerning drinkers who demand every ingredient be of the highest quality.
Founded in 1949, Marzadro was the brainchild of Sabina Marzadro and her brother, Attilio. She had an alembic still fabricated by a local coppersmith and installed it in the family home, welcoming local vintners to bring their pomace to be distilled. Attilio filled his Guzzi motorcycle’s sidecar with bottles and went out to Rovereto, Trento, and beyond to sell them.