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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Angelo and Francesco Cipressi Region: Scafa → Pescara Valley → Abruzzo → Italy Classification: Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo DOC Varietal(s): Montepulciano Terroir: Clay and limestone, SE-facing slopes Serving Temp: 50-55°F The first vineyard the Cipressi family planted above Scafa was a scrappy little plot they
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Enea Burani / Cooperativa Agricola La Collina Region: Reggio Emilia → Emilia-Romagna → Italy Classification: Lambrusco dell'Emilia IGT Varietal(s): Lambrusco Maestri, Grasparossa, Salamino, Malbo Gentile Terroir: Calcareous clay loam, 230-foot elevation, continental climate with warm summers Serving Temp: 50-55°F The Cooperativa Agricola
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Ornella & Giovanni Correggia Region: Canale → Roero DOCG → Piedmont → Italy Varietal(s): Arneis Terroir: South facing vines, ancient marine sandy soils with silty clay subsoil, 280-330m elevation Serving Temp: 45-55°F Matteo Correggia took over his family's land in Canale in 1985,
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Valerio Raviolo Region: Barge → Pinerolese DOC → Piedmont → Italy Varietal(s): Dolcetto Terroir: Red schist with mineral salts, alpine foothills at 400-450m elevation, cool mountain climate Serving Temp: 60-65°F Somehow, the Pinerolese got away from everyone. The region has been making wine since at
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Massimiliano Calabretta Region: Etna → Sicily → Italy Varietal(s): Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio Terroir: Black volcanic ash and sandy loam with lava rock, North facing Etna slopes, 680-900m elevation, extreme temperature swings Serving Temp: 60-65°F The Calabretta family has been farming the north slope
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Stefano & Lidia Gabellini Region: Bertinoro -> Emilia-Romagna -> Italy Varietal(s): Famoso Terroir: Clay and limestone soils rich in Spungone (ancient marine sandstone), breezes from the Adriatic Sea Serving Temp: 45-50°F The Gabellini family landed in Bertinoro in 1962, coming from Romagna&
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Cassidy Miller Region: Clarksburg -> California -> USA Varietal(s): Chenin Blanc Terroir: Deep alluvial mix of clay and sand Serving Temp: 45-50°F Cassidy Miller started Buddy Buddy in 2020 right in the thick of the pandemic. Before that, she'd been working
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Vito Lauria Region: Alcamo -> Sicily -> Italy Varietal(s): Nero d'Avola Terroir: Sandy loam and calcareous clay soils, Mediterranean climate with coastal breezes Serving Temp: 60-65°F Vito Lauria was one of the lucky ones, growing up in Sicily to a winemaking
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Fast Facts: Winemaker(s): Giacomo Rossi, Claudio Caldaroni Region: Montecarotto -> Le Marche -> Italy Varietal(s): Montepulciano Terroir: Clay-limestone soils, 160m elevation Serving Temp: 60-65°F Ex-documentary filmmaker Giacomo Rossi is the person behind the Col di Corte bottle of Montepulciano in your hand. In the
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Fast Facts Winemaker(s): Alberto and Barbara Paltrinieri Region: Sorbara -> Emilia-Romagna -> Italy Varietal(s): Lambrusco di Sorbara Terroir: Alluvial soils, sandy silt and chalk Serving Temp: 50-55°F Alberto Paltrinieri's grandfather Achille built their winery in 1926, and for decades the family did what
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Fast Facts Vintage: 2022 Winemaker(s): Alessia and Valeria Di Nicolò Region: Offida, Marche, Italy Varietal(s): Passerina Terroir: Medium-textured clay soils at 300 meters elevation Serving Temp: 45-55°F La Valle Del Sole sits in the medieval village of Offida, perched at 300 meters where the vineyard
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Fast Facts Vintage: Winemaker(s):  Francesca Castaldi Region: Briona, Colline Novaresi DOC, Alto Piemonte, Italy Varietal(s): Nebbiolo Terroir: Clay soils over pebble and glacial deposits It’s hard to compare the pastoral beauty vineyards evoke, but the rolling, forested hills in northern Italy’s Piedmont region rank high on