Mauro's take on Piemonte's most famous digestif, Chinato. Fortified and sweetened Nebbiolo, infused with a host of aromatics from cardamom to ginseng, all tied together by the bitter China bark that gives the wine its name. Find out more.
Mauro Vergano's legendary aromatizzati number some of the great apertivi. Vermouth rosso with more bitter components than the typical Torino style. Exquisitely composed and incredibly delicious. Best served over ice, with a slice of orange and a splash of soda. Find out more.
Mauro Vergano's legendary aromatizzati number some of the great apertivi. Vermouth bianco with more bitter components than the typical Torino style. Exquisitely composed and incredibly delicious. Best served over ice, with a slice of lemon or grapefruit and a splash of soda. Find out more.
An authentic taste of real-deal old school Prosecco, from the days before mass-production moved away from the traditional method. Bottle-fermented, col fondo style - as it should be. Find out more.
RegionValdobbiadene, Veneto, Italy
GrapesGlera
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, refermented in bottle with selected yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, not disgorged, minimal additional sulphites.
After-dinner Mauro. Still credited as the only white Chinato out there, think of this as something like a Moscato d’Asti, but amped up with a host of citrus and herbs, and given a distinct bitter backbone with the use of quinine bark. Find out more.
The nose is filled with cherries, currants, chocolate + plum. On the palate the wine is round + full with elegant tannins with a good fresh line of acidity Find out more.
RegionAlcamo, Sicily, Italy
GrapesNero d'Avola
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Fabio's entry-point Catarratto that blends grapes from both his sandy coastal vines and those from the valley, further inland. Sharp-edged and linear, with zesty white peach and apricot stone fruits cut through with a long beam of acidity. A wine that speaks of the ocean breeze and rolling hills of western Sicily. Find out more.
RegionMarsala, Sicily, Italy
GrapesCatarratto
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Here, fifty year old vines sit between 350 to 500 metres above sea level and the wine spends four months on skins in tini, before being pressed off to old chestnut botti to rest for a year and a half. This is a fruit-forward and less austere take on Nebbiolo. Find out more.
RegionValtellina, Lombardy, Italy
GrapesNebbiolo
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A real gateway wine for us here at Wayward, and one that taught us that Nebbiolo isn't all about Barolo and Barbaresco. Lithe and elegant with nimble red cherry fruits and a charred rose petal perfume. Find out more.
RegionValtellina, Lombardy, Italy
GrapesNebbiolo
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A classic red Sicilian blend given the Lamoresca treatment. The elevated inland location of the vines retains freshness, but Filippo still sees this as one of his serious wines - floral dark fruits framed by a neat tannins and that wild, herbaceous quality that seems to always find its way into the wines of this island. Find out more.
RegionSan Michele di Ganzaria, Sicily, Italy
GrapesNero d'Avola & Frappato
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A bone-dry, traditional method sparkling wine from a producer more principally associated with the production of fine Marsala. Peachy stone fruit and salty sea minerals with a toasty richness beneath it all. Find out more.
We've often likened this incredible Lambrusco-style sparkling red to a liquid summer pudding; there is the tart attack of forest fruits, but offset by a creamy, lactic element. As you'd hope from this style, the tannins grip keenly and there is an iron-y, sanguine quality to the dark wine. Find out more.
RegionQuattro Castella, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
GrapesLambrusco di Montericco, Malbo Gentile, Lambrusco Grasparossa & Sgavetta
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A powerful, structured expression of Verdicchio that can age with aplomb. Highly concentrated, oily lemon citrus, a little opulence from time in barrel and a distinct salinity from the ancient sea bed over which the vines are planted. A serious wine best enjoyed with some good pasta or seafood. Find out more.
RegionCupramontana, Marche, Italy
GrapesVerdicchio
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
The smart money is on Montevertine Rosso to offer a stunning expression of Sangiovese from this lauded Tuscan producer without completely breaking the bank. A perfect balance of power and delicacy. Find out more.
RegionRadda, Chianti, Italy
GrapesSangiovese, Canaiolo & Colorino
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
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