Italian Summer Whites + Reds
Refreshing, easy drinking, and perfect for any outdoor event during the hot summer days.
July 10, 2024
Refreshing, easy drinking, and perfect for any outdoor event during the hot summer days. Whether it’s hot off the grill, fresh out of the summer garden, or just caught that day from the ocean, we have selected the best wines to enjoy with your summer meals Italian style. Great wines to take with family and friends on day trips, long weekends, or vacations.
Bianco
Crisp, Fresh & Mineral Italian White
Azienda Santa Barbara Pignocco Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi 2022
This wine from Adriatic coastal Le Marche is a fantastic ice-chilled refreshing patio wine or with some fresh seafood, you want to cook in an irresistible white wine sauce.
Aroma: Delicate and coy, lifting with hints of chamomile, stone fruit, crushed green apples, and almonds. Mouth: This is a soft, soothing texture with mineral-tinged orchard fruits and fresh acidity. It finishes with medium length and a green citrus twang that keeps the mouth-watering. Very Good Plus $15.99, Case $13.99
Pure, Generous Fruit & Great with Shellfish
Cantine Colosi Grillo Sicilia Superiore 2023
This Sicilian has a delightful purity about it. It’s lean and crisp with a no-fuss sensibility. Aroma: Orchard and tropical fruits with gentle floral aromatics of Jasmine, Citrus Blossom, and Honeysuckle. Mouth: The wine has a noticeable marine influence with its salty minerality and crushed oyster shells. The mineral notes are interwoven with unctuous peach, apricot, and tropical fruit flavors. Lobster, meet your new best friend. Very Good Plus $15.99, Case $13.99
An Italian White for those who love Chablis
Ca Dei Frati, I Frati Lugana 2022
On the shores of Lago di Garda in the Italian region of Lombardi sits the vineyards of Lugana. The stony soils left behind by ancient glaciers have made it ideal to produce
grapes that are richer in aroma and flavor, with more complexity and depth. Aroma: Lively aromas of yellow apple, pear, apricot, and soft herbs, lifted by a touch of lemongrass.
Mouth: This wine dances on the palate with a refreshing blend of citrus zest, white peach, and a gentle breeze of Mediterranean herbs. Clean, nicely delineated, and piercing but boasts a round texture despite its noteworthy acidity. Providing an elegant and lingering finish. Excellent $22.99, Case $19.99
Rosso
Light body, Spicy Italian Red
Franco Roero Grignolino D’Asti 2020
The ancient Grignolino grape is indigenous and unique to Piedmont, Italy. Its pale red color with reflections of orange exudes elegance.
Aroma: The nose of the wine shows dark red fruits, roses, fresh earth, white pepper, cloves, and minerality. Mouth: Strong ripe red fruit on the palate with a medium acidity. Elegant structure with cinnamon, rhubarb, and white pepper spice. Serve slightly chilled, and this wine pairs well with every course of a meal. Lighter-bodied and perfect for summer. Very Good Plus $15.99, Case $13.99
Intensely Fragrant, Rich Fruit and Smooth Structure
Cantine Statti Gaglioppo Calabria IGT 2022
In Calabria, brothers Alberto and Antonio Statti focus on the work in their vineyards. They believe that with great effort, taking advantage of their well-positioned vineyards and the Mediterranean climate will yield high-quality fruit to produce outstanding wines such as their Gaglioppo.
Aroma: Intense aromas of cherry and spices on the nose, together with more delicate scents of violet, pomegranate, and ripe plum. Mouth: A lively, lightly chewy red with a zesty edge to macerated raspberry and plum fruit flavors. Light on its feet, with lingering notes of thyme, citrus peel, and ground cardamom Very Good -Excellent $23.99, Case $19.99
Authentic Sicilian Red Wine Vittoria Sicily
Feudo di Santa Tresa Cerosuolo di Vittoria 2020
On Sicily’s southeast end, brother and sister team Stefano and Marina Girelli bring a love of Sicily and authenticity to their wines from Vittoria.
Aroma: The bouquet on the nose is very elegant with fruity aromas of black raspberry and wild strawberry, intriguing smoky red pepper, and ground allspice. Mouth: The palate echoes this fruity, earthy, and spicy combination buoyed by plenty of acid and firm but friendly tannins. A classic Cerosuolo di Vittoria from the winery that was the first to produce a DOCG appellation-labeled wine. Very Good -Excellent $27.99, Case $23.99
And for a bonus hot-weather refresher, Drew will treat you to a Campari spritzer.
We’ll have a special price on its components.
Summer Italian Case, two each of the six wines - $215, 17.91 a bottle
or
Mix any 12 bottles at their case prices
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