After a flying visit to the dramatic, mountainous landscape surrounding the small town of Cerreto Sannita in Campania earlier this year, we are happy to let you know that the first of the new releases we tasted there with the ever-cordial Antonio Gismondi are now here with us in Leeds.
From a long-running family of vignaiolo, Fabio Ferracane has lived in Marsala on Sicily’s west coast his whole life. We’ve long been seduced by the distinctive wines of this diverse Italian island, so when we met with Fabio we were excited to find he was following the same path as some of the producers of the region we hold in the highest regard, creating wines that express their environment by channelling the sun and the sea.
In time for that all-important spring and summer aperitivo, we have just landed a new shipment of delightful rosso & bianco vermouth from Enrico Ciroi of Controcorrente.
We've long been fascinated by the wines of Sicily, particularly those from its lesser-travelled outposts. We're now so pleased to introduce Bbirbiciù, an exciting new producer on the remote volcanic island of Pantelleria, who are doing magical things with local white grape Zibibbo.
The first 2022 release from Patricia & Remi Bonneton's 'La Tangente' négoce label is here - plus, we shine a light onto some of their other wines in our cellar from the preceding two vintages.
Ahead of some exciting new arrivals landing next week, we thought we’d look back at our visit to Faverolles-sur-Cher a couple of weeks ago, where we were finally able to catch up with Mikaël Bouges at home again for the first time since 2019.
Throwback to the end of last month when we were in Touraine making our way down the river for Les Caves de la Vallée du Cher - a small fair held across 5 different cellars between Thésée and Faverolles, celebrating natural wine in the Loire.