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2021 La Sabbiona ‘Guilia’ Passito (Albana di Romagna): A light, lithe showing of Romagna’s sweet honeyed dessert goodness. $37 A-
2021 Merlotta ‘Ombre di Luna’ (Albana di Romagna Passito): A floral explosion of lemon blossom & Bergamot, with a beguilingly soft and balanced palate landing. $NA A-
2021 Fattoria Zerbina AR Passito Riserva (Albana di Romagna): Jasmine and mandarins usher in this decadent, expressive, and expertly…
There’s a movement afoot in Italy’s Romagna to get Predappio Sangiovese—long the jewel in the crown of the region’s top reds, thanks to the diverse ochre and brown calcareous clay and yellow sand soils of its vineyards (thought to impart the wines with their distinct minerality—its own DOCG status. It’s a bit nascent for the…
2020 Adega de Redondo ‘Porta da Ravessa’ Special Edition Branco (Alentejo): Grill the scallops, pour some of this, have fun. $NA B
2019 Bacalhoa Quinta do Carmo Tinto (Alentejo): Very fruity, very dark, very structured, & very good for the money! $30 A-
2021 Quinta do Vesuvio Pombal do Vesuvio (Douro): Just about equal parts elegant and powerful. $25 A-…
Etna has spent the better part of a decade becoming the wine media’s darling, with many of us waxing poetic about the quality of “volcanic wines” (guilty!). And Etna is finally capitalizing on it. The Consorzio Tutela Vini Etna DOC has (as of early November 2023) voted unanimously to pursue “DOCG recognition for the entire…