The Wines of Raina

Trebbiano Spoletino can only be found in and around Montefalco. How the grape variety got there or whether it has always been there is still unclear. In the vineyard, it displays the typical characteristics of its large family: it is robust, ripens late and generally has high acidity levels. Othe...

Full Product Details

Data sheet Grape variety: Grechetto Vineyard: In Montefalco, 220 metres above sea level, south-eastern exposure Harvest: By hand Fermentation: spontaneous | wild yeasts, 2-day maceration Ageing: 5 months in steel tanks, 2 months in the bottle Filtration: no SO₂: < 50mg/l Alcohol content: 12.5...

Full Product Details

In the introduction to her book Natural Wine, which is well worth reading, Alice Feiring describes the difficulties of her first attempts at vinification: Little seems clear, with the exception of the choice of grape variety - unusually for an American, she was determined to make her debut with S...

Full Product Details

The Rosso della Gobba from Francesco Mariani combines Sagrantino, Sangiovese and Montepulciano, the three great red grape varieties of central Italy, to produce a pleasant, inviting red table wine.  Francesco favours finesse and elegance over substance in the Rosso della Gobba. As always, the wo...

Full Product Details

Cuvées with Sagrantino have been produced for centuries. Its gripping tannins, full body and variety of flavours predestine it for this. In the past, it was often accompanied by the white Trebbiano Spoletino, but is now almost always complemented by Sangiovese. This provides balance with its inhe...

Full Product Details

Le Pretelle is a single position based on limestone and pebbles with old sagrantine life, from which Francesco Mariani gets the quintessence of what the grape variety has to offer. And that's a lot. Sagrantino lacks nothing - if you read it at the right time and this is generally rarely before m...

Full Product Details