Wine serving code

White liqueur wine is never served with red meats and game.
Noble red wine is never served with fish and seafood. A part from white wine, fish can be served only with rosé wine.
White wines are served before reds.
Light wines are served before strong wines.
Chilled wines are served before wines at room temperature.
Wines are served according to alcohol level.
Every wine should have an appropriate glass.
Every wine should be paired with an appropriate dish.
Wines should be served after their best period of ageing.
When changing wines it should be drunk a drop of water.
During an elegant meal, when hors d`oeuvres, first and second courses, desserts are served, the done thing is to serve various types of wine matching with the dishes.
Sweet and liqueur wines are served at the end, with desserts or after the meal.

Featured Italian Wines

Azienda Vitivinicola Ornella Bellia

Malbech

A dry red wine from the Malbec. This grape variety originates in France, yields quite tannic berries with intense color. Malbech from eastern Veneto is a fresh wine with gently balanced acidity and pronounced fruit notes. Not aged in wood, matured only for a few months in stainless steel tanks. It‘s a good accompaniment to many dishes, especially based on meats.

Color: lively red with age having purple hues.

Aroma: notes of red fruit, delicate spices.

Flavor: dry, fresh.

Food matching: excellent with cured meats, white meats and game.

Serving temperature: 18°C.

Alcohol content: 12,5%.

Cantine Nicosia

Nero di Avola

A dry red wine made from native Sicily grape Nero di Avola. It‘s the most popular red grape variety associated with the sunny island. The classic zone of cultivation is located in the mid-southern part of the island, in the province of Syracuse. Nero di Avola from the Fondo Filara range is gentle and fruity contrary to the western part where this grape gives more structured wines. This wine was aged for 6 months in small French oak barrels, barriques.

Color: intense ruby red.
Aroma: rich, notes of cherries and sweet spices.
Flavor: warm, soft, slightly tannic.
Food matching: excellent with pastas and ragù lasagna, lamb, roast and stewed meats.
Serving temperature: 16°/18°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Cantina della Vernaccia Oristano

Corash Riserva

Dry red wine of Cannonau. Great potential of Cannonau is best presented by the Riserva, aged for more than 12 months in small French oak barrels. Corash is the name of an ancient town of Cornus. This wine delights by its deep color and rich, velvety structure. It is an excellent accompaniment with aromatic dishes based on meats and game.

Color: burgundy with purple reflections.
Aroma: rich, notes of plum, blackberry, toasted wood.
Flavor: soft, full, warm.
Food matching: best with dishes based on red meats, roast meats, rabbit with nuts, lamb, roast pork, boar in wine, pecorino sardo cheese.
Serving temperature: 18°/20°C.
Alcohol content: 14%.

Cantina Castelnuovo del Garda

Ca Vegar Valpolicella Ripasso Classico Superiore

Dry red wine of the indigenous Venetian grapes, Corvina Veronese, Rondinella and Corvinone. This is the kind of a Valpolicella Classico Superiore called Ripasso. The Italian term means a special vinification technique, involving the fermentation on Valpolicella grapes, which were used in the production of Amarone, the most precious wines of Valpolicella belonging to the species. This process continues for about 15 days, after which the wine is subjected to aging in wooden casks for over a year. Ripasso wine is strongly built and elegant.

Color: burgundy, shimmering.
Aroma: complex, notes of ripe cherries and spices.
Flavor: warm, velvety.
Food matching: dishes based on meat, roast meats, with seasoned cheese.
Serving temperature: 18°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%

Casa Vinicola Dreolino

Chianti Rufina

Dry red wine made from native Tuscany grapes Sangiovese and Colorino. A Chianti originating from the sub-zone of Rufina, located near Florence. It makes 5% of the whole Chianti region, and the wines produced in this sub-zone are considered classic of Chianti, which is famous and well-known in the whole world. Fruity notes of cherry and blackberry combine harmoniously with a deep and velvety structure. The Chianti Rufina is vinified in stainless steel, but part of the wine matures in oak barrels, thus the wine maintains rich aromas and taste not overwhelmed by wooden and vanilla notes. An excellent accompaniment with grilled meats and meat pasta sauces.

Color: intense ruby red.
Aroma: complex, rich, notes of cherry and blackberry.
Flavor: dry, velvety, harmonious.
Food Matching: excellent with grilled meats, meat pasta sauces.
Serving temperature: 18°C.
Alcohol content: 13%.

Azienda Vitivinicola Ornella Bellia

Pinot Grigio

A dry white wine from the Pinot Grigio grape variety. The Pinot grape family of French origin is well naturalized in the mild climate of Estern Veneto. The local Pinot Grigio wine with slightly fruity and floral notes is distinguished by good structure. As other wines from our producer Pinot Grigio was fermenting in contact with noble remains of grapes for several months.

Color: brilliant straw yellow.
Aroma: pear and apple notes, slightly pepper note.
Flavor: dry, firm, mineral, harmonious.
Food matching: best with aperitifs, hors d’oeuvres, soups, white meats and fish.
Serving temperature: 10°/12°C.
Alcohol content: 12,5%.

Azienda Agricola La Torre

Brunello di Montalcino

A dry red wine of the indigenous Sangiovese Grosso grape variety. Brunello is one of the most famous wines of Tuscany. Its recipe was developed in the nineteenth century, and according to this formula the wine has to mature for 4 months before going on sale. The vineyards of our supplier, Luigi Anania, are situated in the southern slopes, well sunned and properly ventilated, in the surrounding area of Montalcino. The wine was aged in oak barrels for 42 months. Brunello is an elegant and demanding wine. Its bottle must be open at least a few hours before serving to bring out a wealth of aromas and flavors.

Color: burgundy, orange reflections over time.
Aroma: notes litter forest preserves of red fruit, black pepper, cinnamon.
Flavor: velvety, harmonious and elegant.
Food matching: to red meats, roast meat, venison, seasoned cheeses.
Serving temperature: 18°/20°C.
Alcohol content: 13,5%.

Cupertinum Cantina Sociale Cooperativa Di Copertino

Copertino Rosso Riserva

A dry red wine of Puglia‘s native grapes, Negroamaro and Black Malvasia. The Riserva version of Copertino Rosso from the 2007 vintage is obtained from a special selection of grapes aged for two years in wood. The wine justifiably won the title vino d‘eccellenza or excellent wine given by the Italian wine guide L‘Espresso in 2014. We invite you to discover this Riserva which attracts by its label as well as by potential of an indigenous and original wine.

Color: very intense burgundy.
Aroma: rich, complex, notes of blackberry, plum, blackcurrant, almond as the result of ageing, a hint of leather.
Flavor: warm, soft, elegant, harmonious.
Food matching: excellent with meat-based dishes, also grilled meats.
Serving temperature: 18°C.
Alcohol content: 13%.

Casa Maschito

Malvasia Lucana

A dry white wine of Malvasia Lucana (the White Malvasia of Basilicata). Apart from Moscato the White Malvasia of Basilicata is another aromatic grape from which is made excellent white wine. The aroma of fresh fruits and mallow combine harmoniously with freshness of wine. Careful selection of grapes and maceration of grape skins with must make this wine is drunk with pleasure. A delicate and fine Malvasia, moderate dry.

Color: straw yellow, intense shimmering Aroma: aromatic, complex, notes of fruit andmallow Flavor: fresh, subtly dry, harmonious Food matching: excellent with risotto, vegetable salad, white cheese

Aldo Rainoldi

Prugnolo Valtellina Superiore

Dry red wine varietal Nebbiolo. Another version of the Valtellina Superiore called Prugnolo. It is a decorative shrub with red-purple fruit that grows on the slopes of vineyards situated at an altitude of up to 600 m above sea level. Aged for 12 months in small French oak barrels, previously used for aging the noblest variety of Valtellina, called Sfursat and for the next nine months in the bottle.

Color: ruby red .
Aroma: fruity, notes of plum, cherry, walnut.
Flavor: harmonious, elegant.
Food matching: ideal for red meats, venison and seasoned cheese.
Serving temperature: 16°/18°C.
Serve in large glasses.
Alcohol content: 14%.