GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE: PARTNER SELECTION FROM OLIVER MCCRUM IMPORTERS Accomplished musician turned Etna Rosso maestro Giuseppe Russo cultivates a few hectares of Nerello Mascalese just outside of Passopisciaro on the north slopes of Mount Etna. Giuseppe creates a very small number of rosato bottles for friends and family. I'm lucky enough to get some through Giuseppe's way-cool importer, […]
GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE: IMPORTED FROM ITALY BY AIR AND STOCKED IN CALIFORNIA Accomplished musician turned Etna Rosso maestro Giuseppe Russo cultivates a few hectares of Nerello Mascalese just outside of Passopisciaro on the north slopes of Mount Etna. Gisueppe's Feudo di Mezzo 2013 is another of his single-vineyard Etna Rosso cru's from a recently added […]
GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE: IMPORTED FROM ITALY BY AIR AND STOCKED IN CALIFORNIA Accomplished musician turned Etna Rosso maestro Giuseppe Russo cultivates a few hectares of Nerello Mascalese just outside of Passopisciaro on the north slopes of Mount Etna. Gisueppe's Feudo 2013 is another of his single-vineyard Etna Rosso cru's from the Feudo Contrada outside of Randazzo. […]
GUARANTEED BEST PROVENANCE: IMPORTED FROM ITALY BY AIR AND STOCKED IN CALIFORNIA Accomplished musician turned Etna Rosso maestro Giuseppe Russo cultivates a few hectares of Nerello Mascalese just outside of Passopisciaro on the north slopes of Mount Etna. His single-vineyard cru San Lorenzo 2013 is extraordinary and bursts with red fruits, like strawberry, cranberry, raspberries, […]
Giuseppe Russo is something of a renaissance man, with a background in music and literature and a passion for natural winemaking. The family has a long history of making small crafted wines, and Giuseppe took over in 2004 from his late father to make minerally wines that honestly express the dramatic terroir of the northern […]
3 Glasses? Yes, please. Parker has points. Gambero Rosso has glasses. 3 Glasses, to be exact. That’s the top distinction awarded to some of Italy’s best wines by Gambero Rosso, a rather famous Italian journal that celebrates the hedonistic pursuit of food, wine & culture. Every year in the Fall, Gambero Rosso announces their short-list […]
Whatever you call them — biodynamic wines, natural wines, extreme wines – they’re being produced in growing numbers by progressive wine producers everywhere. Vino biodinamico and vino naturale is booming in Italy, and for good reason: Wine drinkers are increasingly interested in producers that use green methods of production. Don’t confuse today’s green wines with […]
