From now through until Monday, 12/9 we will be offering a 10% discount to our regular readers, and a 15% discount to our Biondivino Wine Club Members! Regular readers, use the discount code CANNUBI at checkout to receive the deal, Wine Club Members, use the discount code BRUNATE.
**No additional discounts can be applied. Any orders from non-Wine Club Members using the Wine Club discount will be rendered void and refunded immediately.
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Importer Tasting: Francesco Rinaldi (Barolo)
Friday, December 6: 5-8pm
SAN FRANCISCO
$20 TASTING FEE (waived for Wine Club members)
The estate of Francesco Rinaldi e Figli is one of the greatest names in Barolo. Period. Since its foundation in 1870 by the man himself, the Rinaldi family's wines have marched steadily through the decades, upholding the unique, hyper-traditional styles of Barolo championed by other great names of Piemonte - Bartolo Mascarello, Bruno Giacosa, and of course their cousins at the Giuseppe Rinaldi estate. One hundred and fifty years later, much of the same techniques are still used in the family's cellars to produce some of the region's most sought after and comparatively affordable bottles. No new oak, long macerations and long aging in large Slavonian oak botti prior to bottling. This will be very a special evening with a chance to look at a broad cross-section of the estate's wines, including a number of their Barolo wines. 5 wines.
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SF Importer Tasting: Cantina Annesanti (Umbria)
Tuesday, December 10: 6-8pm
SAN FRANCISCO
$15 TASTING FEE (waived for Wine Club members)
Some off-the-cuff Umbria for your Tuesday night with the West Coast debut of the wines of Annesanti! From the mountainous heart of his native Umbria, Francesco Annesanti has set about turning out distinctive and super fresh low-profile gems; having inherited a scant, 1 hectare parcel of fruit from his grandfather, Francesco has now expanded his holdings, built his own cellar, and invested in a number of Tuscan-made amphora in which to age his creations. If you fancy some wines with soul and sunshine at their core, come stop by and take a look at the line up. 5 wines.
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Importer Tasting: Fattoria di Lamole (Chianti, Tuscany)
Friday, December 13: 6-8pm
SAN FRANCISCO
$15 TASTING FEE (waived for Wine Club members)
In this day and age of fly-by-night globalism and hyper-connected-ness, it is hard to fathom that there are still producers and wines to be found that cause one to sit up straight, take pause, and rattle off a list of joyous and incredulous expletives. That would seem to ring even more true in a region so saturated and thoroughly picked-over as Chianti Classico... Yet, there is Paolo Socci and the wines of his Fattoria di Lamole estate. I'm going to say it: these are some of the most jaw-dropping interpretations of classic Tuscan Sangiovese to land on US shores for a very, very long time and Friday, December 13th marks their official debut on American soils. We often look back at now-cult wines from our past and wish that we had bought more (especially at those prices) - this will surely be the case for the wines of Fattoria di Lamole. Seriously.... they're the Sh%@! 5 wines.
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