Italian Wine Tasting
w/ Lux Wines
and special guest, Fred Wright!
Saturday, April 29th, 2-4pm, $20
Italian Wine Tasting
Le Petit Bijou
Saturday, April 29th
2-4pm, $20
With Special Guest, Fred Wright of United Johnson Brothers
256-964-7980 to Reserve!
2022 Pieropan Soave Classico, Veneto, Italy $15.99
This is the freshest, youngest wine in the Pieropan family range. It is made entirely from fruit grown in their own vineyards situated in the Soave Classico zone and planted only with indigenous grape varieties.
It makes an excellent partner for soups, and starters, especially vegetable based such as asparagus, peas, courgette, egg-based dishes or seafood and freshwater fish dishes. It is an excellent aperitif, especially when served with simple canapés.
2022 Jermann Pinot Grigio, Friuli, Italy $28.99
Pinot Grigio fermented as a white wine. It has an intense straw-yellow color; its aroma is intense, full and fruity, with excellent persistence. Its taste is dry, velvety, fragrant and persistent.
To be paired with fish soups, chargrilled seafood and various dishes based on field mushrooms and porcini mushrooms. This wine is wonderful with squid ink lasagnette pasta and crayfish sauce.
2021 Tornatore Etna Bianco, Sicily $24.99
The Etna Bianco is born from the skillful vinification of the white grape vines Carricante, cultivated in volcanic soils with a high vocation and arranged in terraces at an altitude of 650 meters above sea level, in the northern slope of the volcano. Straw yellow colored wine with light green shadow that offers mineral notes with menthol scents typical of high wines, green apple with primary aromas characteristic of the variety.
2019 Tornatore Etna Rosso, Sicily $24.99
Ruby red with faint purple, typical of this variety which is not very rich in color. Clear hints of red berries, morello cherry and black cherry on the nose. The taste is characterized by its typical balanced tannins and a surprising fullness, flavor and persistence.
Nerello Mascalese from Sicily, Italy
2022 Renato Ratti "Ochetti" Langhe Nebbiolo, Piedmont, Italy
Renato Ratti Langhe Nebbiolo has delicate, lasting red fruit aromas. The wine is filled with Nebbiolo’s classic notes of strawberry and raspberry followed by pleasant savory and earthy notes. This is a velvety wine, blending a full body and rich notes with balance and finesse. The finish is long and graceful. It is approachable now and will evolve delightfully for 10-12 years.
2018 Argiano "Non Confunditur" Rosso Toscano, Tuscany, Italy $22.99
Lively ruby red color with intense aromas or red fruits like plums, cherries with raspberry, blackcurrant and green bell pepper and hints of coffee. On the palate is dry with medium alcohol and well-integrated tannins. The aftertaste is long and persistent.
2021 Brancaia Tre Rosso, Tuscany, Italy $20.99
TRE stands for its three grape varieties Sangiovese, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon as well as for its three Tuscan vineyards (Maremma, Castellina and Radda in Chianti). The assemblage is dominated by Sangiovese with 70 percent, but Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon also bring their charm with 15% each. This well-structured, medium-bodied wine is aged for twelve months before it is bottled. Two thirds of the expansion takes place in French tonneaux and one in cement. This elegant, well-structured cuvée offers plenty of drinking pleasure now or later and goes well with every kitchen.