Ruby red in colour with garnet highlights. Intense, persistent and fruity with a strong aroma of wild berries with vanilla nuances. The taste is full bodied, well balanced with flavours of plum, black currants and berries with oak notes.

Highly recommended for any evening with pizza, pasta or steak. Great for a casual dinner at home or with friends.

One of our favourites!

Area of Production: Abruzzo

Varietal: Montepulciano

Awards:

• Mindus Vini: Gold
• AWC Vienna: Silver
• Decanter World Wine Awards: Bronze
• Wine Hunter RED

One of Italy’s most famous wine varietals, and meeting all the standards to qualify for the celebrated DOC classification, this montepulciano is from a prestigious Abruzzi vineyard first planted by Princess Margaret of Austria and her husband Price Ottavio Farnese in the 1500’s.

The ancient vineyard enjoys unique microclimatic conditions and temperature range enabling the production of rich, complex and consistent wines.

Golden yellow in colour. Wide and intense with pleasant hints of apple and tropical fruit. Fresh and fragrant it has a great structure and smoothness;

Very much a Chardonnay but with a more delicate and aromatic aftertaste.

Only organic grapes are used in the Masterful vegan winemaking process. 3 Passo Bianco is certified with "Ethical" and "Sustainability" via the Italian B Corp community.

Varietal: Area of production: Puglia

Harvest/Vintage: 2019

Varietal: Chardonnay and small percentage of Fiano.

Vegan and Organic

Serve at 8 - 10°C

Awards:

• 96 points - Luca Maroni
• Gold - Global Organic & Vegan Masters

Winemaker Notes

The Cielo family are 4th generation winemakers dating back to 1908 when Giovanni Cielo, the founder, purchased a small estate in Montorso, just overlooking the Castles of Romeo and Juliet. With the fourth generation, Pierpaolo and Luca, the Cielo winery joined Cantine dei Colli Berici and was renamed Cielo e Terra (Sky and Earth). 

Cielo e Terra has grown into a joint venture between the Cielo family and the Cantine dei Colli Berici. The joint venture's main goal is to protect local diversity and to provide fair value across the entire supply chain and over different vintages. Drawing on the Colli Berici’s enormous vineyard resources, combined with the Cielo family’s winemaking skills and commercial acumen, Cielo e Terra consistently produces wines which are fantastic value for money from both indigenous and international varietals.

This Nero d'Avola from Cantine Cellaro is a rich and generous wine, of a passionate red both in colour and in character. Sicilian with a strong personality, an intense, smooth and harmonious taste and aromas of ripe fruit and spices.

Aged in French oak barriques for at least 6 months

Serving temperature 16-18 °C

Area of production: Sambuca di Sicilia

Varietal: Nero d’Avola, Syrah

Awards:

• Gold medal - Berliner wein trophy 2018
• Gold medal - Berliner wein trophy 2017
• Bronze medal - CHALLENGE INTERNATIONAL DU VIN
• Silver medal - LYON INTERNATIONAL WINE COMPETITION
• Silver medal - MUNDUS VINI

The wine-growing area of Sicily also includes, in addition to the island itself (the largest in the Mediterranean), the Aeolian Islands and Pantelleria.

The vineyard area is among the most important in Italy, about 107,000 hectares (about double that of a region of Emilia-Romagna or Tuscany and about 15% more than Puglia). The Sicilian territory is hilly for about 60% mountainous for 25% and flat for the remaining 15%.

The Cantine Cellaro winery is owned by the Farnese Vin Group:

• Luca Maroni awarded Farnese Vini Group Best Italian Producer 2016, 2017 & 2019
• Prestigious German wine contest Mundus Vini awarded Farnese Best Italian Producer 2017
• Melbourne International Wine Competition 2017: Winery of the Year

A blend of Negroamaro and Primitivo, this Appassimento gives aromatics of sweet cherries and red plums which are woven together with earth, tobacco, grilled herbs and hints of leather. Medium-bodied with a silky texture that gives way to flavours of cherries and plums.

Produced almost exclusively in the southern region of Puglia, Italy, Appassimento is a the process of drying out the grapes whilst still on the vine. This tradition was historically used in the Veneto region in the production of Amarone, and goes back many centuries. The lovely Primitivo and Negroamaro fruits are naturally dried on the vine for 25 days, allowing a naturally higher concentration of natural sugar from the grape and combined with a long period of aging to create a supple wine full of ripe black fruits and spices with complex hints of spice, vanilla, and raisins.

Area of Production: Puglia

Varietal: 80% Negroamaro and 20% Primitivo.

Serving temperature: 18°C

Awards:

• Luca Maroni 2019 - 98 Points

Winery Notes:

Since 1882, the Piccini family has been developing Italian wine through the senses and excellences of it's territory. Five estates, all organically run, are now part of the Piccini family.

The history and the land of Piccini family, its Middle Ages villages as San Giminiano, Castellina and Siena, clustered behind massive stone defensive walls. Now, with an annual production of over 16 million bottles, Piccini wines are found on the tables of more than 80 countries around the world.

The Solea Merlot from Cantine Cellaro is deep ruby red with fruity aroma and hints of blackberry and red currant. Long lasting and wrapping palate, well structured, with hints of spices and fruit.

The production of this Merlot is in the steep slopes of Sambuca area, where the vineyards overlook the Arancio Lake and here we find the best soil conditions to create a wonderful expression of Merlot with a subtle fruitiness and aroma structure.

Serving temperature 16-18 °C

Area of production: Sambuca di Sicilia
Varietal: Merlot
Vintage: 2021

The wine-growing area of Sicily also includes, in addition to the island itself (the largest in the Mediterranean), the Aeolian Islands and Pantelleria.

The vineyard area is among the most important in Italy, about 107,000 hectares (about double that of a region of Emilia-Romagna or Tuscany and about 15% more than Puglia). The Sicilian territory is hilly for about 60% mountainous for 25% and flat for the remaining 15%.

The Cantine Cellaro winery is owned by the Farnese Vin Group:

Luca Maroni awarded Farnese Vini Group Best Italian Producer 2016, 2017 & 2019
Prestigious German wine contest Mundus Vini awarded Farnese Best Italian Producer 2017
Melbourne International Wine Competition 2017: Winery of the Year

''Here we are at the absolute top of value, in particular as regards to concentration. A block, a sea of extractive substances that determine its exceptional sensory performance from a quantitative point of view. Then the quality of the sensations, with the softness of taste’s enveloping effect of admirable palatal balance, the cleanliness, the clarity of the blackberry and the spices that increase in its spectacular scent. Among the best reds of the year".

Awards:

• 98 points - Luca Maroni 🏆 (Italy's most renowned wine critic).
• Gold Medal Awarded: Mundus Vini Biofach 2018
• Gold Medal Awarded: Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2018
• Gold Medal Awarded: Berliner Wein Trophy 2018 

''It’s full-bodied, rich and balanced, with very good flavour and textural interest. ripe and attractive, with dark fruits and chocolate, tobacco, spices and a trace of blackberry. A generous, full-bodied red wine.''  Huon Hooke 2016

Area of production: Venice region

Varietal: Negroamaro & Sangiovese blend

Serve at 16 - 18°C

3 Passo means 3 steps to obtain a unique Italian blend:

• Italian vocated terroirs
• Only organic grapes
• Masterful vegan winemaking

Winemaker Notes

The Cielo family are 4th generation winemakers dating back to 1908 when Giovanni Cielo, the founder, purchased a small estate in Montorso, just overlooking the Castles of Romeo and Juliet. With the fourth generation, Pierpaolo and Luca, the Cielo winery joined Cantine dei Colli Berici and was renamed Cielo e Terra (Sky and Earth). 

Cielo e Terra has grown into a joint venture between the Cielo family and the Cantine dei Colli Berici. The joint venture's main goal is to protect local diversity and to provide fair value across the entire supply chain and over different vintages. Drawing on the Colli Berici’s enormous vineyard resources, combined with the Cielo family’s winemaking skills and commercial acumen, Cielo e Terra consistently produces wines which are fantastic value for money from both indigenous and international varietals.

Solco Appassimento catches the eye with its intense red, enriched with precious purple shades.

The nose reveals unmistakable aromas of red fruits, among which cherry and black cherry stand out, wrapped in the gentle embrace of sweet spices. A full body wine that never loses its refined elegance. The silky tannic texture offers the palate a pleasant sensation of softness with a long and persistent finish.

Awards:

■ Luca Maroni 2019 - 99 Points

Luca’s Comments = "Its difficult to improve any parameter relating to the quality of this wine. The consistence is evident, the purple colour remind the solid fruit character, the smooth and creamy expression is immediate on the palate. The perfect balance caress the mouth, soft and long the aromatic persistence. The deep inky purple colour underlines the absence of oxidative notes, the clean taste is vanished by the fine oaky notes which improves and not cover the aromatic profile. An archetypal wine, harmonious, where the purity of vanilla and mulberry notes dominate the persuasive aftertaste".

No.1 Red Blend Of Italy – Luca Maroni

Area of Production: Tuscany

Varietal: 50% Sangiovese, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah

Serving temperature: 18°C

Perfect with roasts, red meats, game and cheeses.

The “leggero appassimento” (light drying) technique consists in reducing the water present in the grape. Dehydration produces an increase in the sugar content of the grape. The resulting wine exhibits exuberant hints of red

fruits and a complex and elegant tannic texture. After the harvest, the grapes undergo a soft pressing, followed by maceration at a controlled temperature. Once fermentation is complete, the wine rests in stainless steel vats before completing its maturation in the bottle.

Winery Notes:

Since 1882, the Piccini family has been developing Italian wine through the senses and excellences of it's territory. Five estates, all organically run, are now part of the Piccini family.

The history and the land of Piccini family, its Middle Ages villages as San Giminiano, Castellina and Siena, clustered behind massive stone defensive walls. Now, with an annual production of over 16 million bottles, Piccini wines are found on the tables of more than 80 countries around the world.

Cembra Pinot Nero is a ruby-red colour with a delicate aroma evoking forest fruits and cherry. On the palate it is soft, with a full, pleasant sapid sensation which emphasizes its persistency. Aged in barriques for 6 to 7 months before bottling making this a superior Pinot Noir, perfect for any occasion.

The Pinot Nero grape variety flourishes best in territories characterized by sharp fluctuations in temperature during the grape ripening period. The Valle di Cembra climate with its characteristically chilly currents rising up off the nearby alpine mountain chains favours and enhances the typical aromas of this grape variety.

Serving temperature: 17°C

Area of Production: Trentino

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Awards:

• 90 Points - Luca Maroni
• 91 points - James Suckling

Cembra Cantina di Montagna (mountain winery) is the highest winery in Trentino (700 m a.s.l.) and the third-highest in Italy. Located in the Cembra Valley, it was founded in 1952 on the initiative of a group of wine-makers, today totalling about 300, who are passionately dedicated to valiant viticulture in the impervious and typical terraces of the Valley.

Cembra is nestled in the most significant European basin of porphyry – the red gold of the valleys – a rock that gives the wines a certain sapidity, minerality and extraordinary persistence. A triumph of tastes and aromas that reveal the wonders of this hidden world, whose mountain people faithfully know how to preserve the best of the tradition and value of these places.

Prunotto Fiulot Barbera is an intense, vibrant ruby red colour. On the nose it’s vinous and fruity with notes of plums and cherries. Its palate is fragrant and exceptionally pleasant. This Barbera is delicate and easy to drink, a youthful expression of its fruit and aromas.

Region of Production: Piedmont

Varietal: Barbera

Barbera wine tastes both rich and light-bodied and is a deep red in colour. Italy is Barbera’s original home and the origin of Barbera goes as far back as the 7th century. 

Winery Profile

Prunotto is located in Alba, in the heart of the Langhe, equidistant from Barbaresco and Barolo. It is immersed in a landscape that seduces by the beauty of the hills that alternate with the small sloping valleys in rows of girapoggio.

Alba itself preserves Baroque and Renaissance palaces and a series of medieval towers which were built by the noble families of the city. The whole area, with its vineyards, castles and medieval villages, preserves one of the most important and peculiar artistic and architectural heritage of Piedmont.

Now part of the Antinori family, Prunotto's production philosophy has always been aimed at the constant development of cellars and aging techniques, a constant challenge to be able to achieve the best quality. Every year, every harvest, the methods and times for the best care and management of the vineyard and the production of each individual wine are evaluated, respecting its characteristics and enhancing its potential.

Wine Maker Profile:

The Antinori family has been committed to the art of winemaking for over six centuries, since the year 1385.

In 1385 Giovanni di Piero Antinori became a member, of the “Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri”, the Florentine Winemakers’ Guild.

All throughout its history, twenty-six generations long, the Antinori family has managed the business directly making innovative and sometimes bold decisions while upholding the utmost respect for traditions and the environment.

This great and renown Primitivo from Cielo represents the essence of Apulia. Hand-made and overmatured grape harvesting, soft pressing and controlled fermentation, partial refinement in wood.

Intense garnet red in colour, wide and complex with fruity notes of currants and plum jam and light spicy hints of cocoa, vanilla and tobacco. Full and round with soft and sweet tannins and notes of red berries, spices and coffee

Area of Production: Apuglia

Varietal: Primitivo

Serving temperature: 16° - 18°C

Awards:

• 98 Points: Luca Maroni 2019
• Gold Medal: Berlin Wine Trophy
• 93 Points: Wine Orbit 2019
  

Winemaker Notes

The Cielo family are 4th generation winemakers dating back to 1908 when Giovanni Cielo, the founder, purchased a small estate in Montorso, just overlooking the Castles of Romeo and Juliet. With the fourth generation, Pierpaolo and Luca, the Cielo winery joined Cantine dei Colli Berici and was renamed Cielo e Terra (Sky and Earth). 

Cielo e Terra has grown into a joint venture between the Cielo family and the Cantine dei Colli Berici. The joint venture's main goal is to protect local diversity and to provide fair value across the entire supply chain and over different vintages. Drawing on the Colli Berici’s enormous vineyard resources, combined with the Cielo family’s winemaking skills and commercial acumen, Cielo e Terra consistently produces wines which are fantastic value for money from both indigenous and international varietals.

This riserva is a brilliant ruby red color with garnet highlights. Featuring aromas of cherries, red plums, and currants layered over notes of earth, rose petals, and leather. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied showing excellent structure with firm, integrated tannins and plenty of spice on the long finish.

Serving Temperature: 18°C

Region of production: Greve in Tuscany

Varietals: Sangiovese 85%, Cabernet Sauvignon 15%

Wine Maker Notes:

The Greve is the heart of Chianti, the hilly region of central Tuscany . The vineyards are on the seep slopes so the wines from quartzitic blue -grey sandstone, with layers of sand and calcareous trained according to a simple Guyot system, with a maximum of five to eight buds per vine.

Terre Natuzzi is a modern, young and dynamic company which has its roots in a strong family traditions. Located near Florence, in the heart of Tuscany, Terre Natuzzi follows these keys to success: the strong passion in every single step of the winemaking process, state-of-the-art equipment and experienced, qualified winemakers.

In only a few years, the company has developed a high know-how based on a thorough knowledge of Tuscan viticulture and specificities of different terroirs. The search for the best quality, the attention to the most modern winemaking techniques and the creation of wines with a distinct personality become the mission to be pursued.

Now, in partnership with the Fantini Winery Group. Fantini Group was nominated "Best Producer of Italy" in 2020 by Mundus and also in 2016, 2017 and 2019 by one of the most important sector guides the "Yearbook of the Best Italian Wines" by Luca Maroni; elected "Producer of the Year 2017" by Belgian journalist Alain Bloeykens; in addition, the Edizione Cinque Autoctoni wine - the company's flag - has been judged "best wine of the year" 11 times; over 80 gold medals and international trophies have embellished the company showcase in recent years, including “Wine Spectator Top100”.

Intense and rich deep ruby red colour with violet reflections, intensely fruity with predominant Marasca notes. The elegance of the perfumes is confirmed by the presence of a red rose that persists among the spicy and toasted scents that come forward. A full-bodied wine which is soft, balanced and complex.

In closing cinnamon, cloves, thyme, cocoa and tobacco on the palate with tannins that are soft and well present.

Varietal: Primitivo 100%

Area of production: Salento in Puglia

Serving temperature: 16°C - 18°C

Awards:

• 91 Points: Luca Maroni

Winemaker Profile:

The wines from the Fabiana Farm represent the genuineness and personality of this fantastic land and passion born since the ancient Greeks, enhancing the traditional native vines and combining innovation to obtain the maximum expression of indigenous grapes: Primitivo, Negroamaro, Fiano Salento for palates who want to get excited.

The 30 hectares of the Fabiana Agricultural Company are born on a clayey-limestone soil which allows us to produce wines of great personality and intensity favoured by the proximity of the sea and the warm temperatures. They extend along the Ionian coast in the province of Taranto, the most popular area for Primitivo di Manduria with simple Guyot training systems and a high concentration of plants per hectare.

The vines are between 5 and 50 years old, the processes are carried out with the utmost respect for nature using organic products. The harvest is carried out at night for the white wines and scrupulously by hand for the red wines to ensure that the bunches remain intact in their aromas.

The Bellini was invented almost 100 years ago by Giuseppe Cipriani, founder of the world famous Harry's Bar in Venice, Italy.

The story of Bellini begins when peach juice and prosecco were mixed to create a refreshing summer drink as a seasonal specialty at Harry's Bar. Later, it also became popular at the bar's New York counterpart and now it's a popular cocktail worldwide. 

Named after the Venetian born artist Giovanni Bellini, who painted the sensuous colours of the Italian renaissance, it's now available for us in Australia.

Since its inception the peach Bellini is made with only the best white peach puree, whose smooth texture combines with sparkling white wine to conceive a joyous cocktail that celebrates life! From the very first sip the palate is delighted by a lively sparkle that brings out the sweetness of the peach puree, which in turn balances the slight tart note of the sparkling wine, the pink hue is the same as the cocktail served at Harry's Bar. The peach puree and sparkling wine combination complete each other harmoniously, no other aromas or flavours are required!

A terrific example of the fine art of blending wine which achieves a perfect balance of flavour, tannins and acidity.

This Toscano Rosso from Tenute Rossetti is deep ruby red, the aroma is elegant and fine bouquet of red berries with a delicate vanilla finish. Flavour is a full bodied red wine, rich and creamy, with bold tannins and a long, lightly spiced finish.

Awards:

• 97 points Luca Maroni 2020
• Gold Medal Frankfurt International Trophy
• Gold Medal Sakura Awards

Area of Production: Tuscany

Varietal: Sangiovese, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah

Serve at 16 - 18°C

Winery Profile

The vine that most characterizes the typical cultivation of Tuscany is undoubtedly Sangiovese : in fact the latter is grown in practically all the wine-growing provinces, and from which important wines such as Chianti Classico and Brunello di Montalcino are obtained.

It is here in Tuscany that Tenute Rossetti, the largest "Boutique Winery" in Italy is based, which for us means meticulous attention to every single detail, starting from the vineyard. the selection of extraordinary grapes at the origin and the careful processing followed by the team of 21 young winemakers with great international experience, allow to obtain wines of great value, appreciated all over the world.

The Tenute Rossetti winery produces Poggio Civetta and is owned by the Farnese Vin Group:

• Luca Maroni awarded Farnese Vini Group Best Italian Producer 2016, 2017 & 2019
• Prestigious German wine contest Mundus Vini awarded Farnese Best Italian Producer 2017
• Melbourne International Wine Competition 2017: Winery of the Year

A deep ruby red in colour with aromas of red fruit and black cherry jam. Light notes of cocoa and toasting complete the bouquet.

The taste is warm, juicy and rightly tannic with a soft, intense and with a nice combination of a lightly almond sweet finish.

A great discovery, and it's an Organic and Biodynamic Wine!

Service temperature: 16°C - 18°C

Area of Production: Abruzzo

Varietal: Montepulciano

Awards:

• GOLD MEDAL and BEST OF SHOW: Vintage 2012: Mundus Vini Biofach 2016
• GOLD MEDAL: Vintage 2012 - Mundus Vini Biofach 2016
• GOLD MEDAL: 2016 Harvest - International Challenge Gilbert and Gallard 2020
• GOLD MEDAL: 2016 Harvest - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2020
• GOLD MEDAL: 2016 Harvest - Mundus Vini Biofach Tasting Area 2020
• GOLD MEDAL: 2016 Harvest - Mundus Vini Spring Tasting 2020
• GOLD MEDAL: Harvest 2011 - Selections Mondiales des Vins Canada 2014
• GOLD MEDAL: 2010 harvest - Selections Mondiales des Vins Canada 2013
• GOLD MEDAL: 2010 harvest - Sommelier Wine Awards 2013
• 5 STARS: Harvest 2016 - 5STARWINES VINITALY 2021
• SILVER MEDAL: 2010 harvest - Mundus Vini Biofach 2013
• SILVER MEDAL: 2009 vintage - Vinitaly International Wine Competition 2012

Winemaker Profile:

The Coste di Moro Montepulciano d'Abruzzo is from the Lunaria company which is a member of the Cantina Orsogna Cellars, a community of green-hearted winemakers on the slopes of the Maiella in the Abruzzo region.

The Lunaria vineyards are located in Orsogna and in the neighbouring municipalities, on the slopes of the Majella National Park, our mother mountain, majestic and quiet, and 15 km as the crow flies from the Adriatic Sea, a stone's throw from the Trabocchi coast: a particularly ventilated foothills area with a microclimate that does not allow the massive production of grapes, allows us to reduce the use of pesticides and invasive treatments.

Today our biodynamic vineyard area is 360 hectares.

All our processes are subjected to a rigid verification process certified by the international DEMETER brand from agricultural production, to winemaking, to the marketing of our products. The Demeter brand (goddess of fertility and the earth) is a further certification than that already provided for by organic farming (in fact, biodynamic farms are obligatorily also organic).