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Fine Wine of the Month: May
Our sommelier pick of May: Valpolicella Superiore DOC 2006, from Azienda Agricola Romano Dal Forno, a red wine produced in Veneto, east of Lake of Garda, near Verona.
One of the best Italian fine wine for only £55 instead of £85!
This wine has a big, burly red, with lots of charred oak and smoky bacon character coloring the rich, ripe crushed berry fruit. Hints of flowers and black cardamom add to the complexity. Full-bodied, with well-poised, velvety tannins that capture the flavors and drive them through the long finish.
Food Pairing: Would pair very well with roasted game birds or funghi porcini risotto.
To produce Valpolicella Superiore DOC the Azienda Agricola Romano Dal Forno faithfully follows the same qualitative and procedural criteria that it uses for Amarone.
May Events at Vini Italiani
This month Vini Italiani offers its customers and friends a wide range of different events, including master class, tastings and Meet The Producer Series. Look up at your daily file, save the date and don’t miss these unique opportunities to discover Italian wines, explore its environment and meet the producers that carry on the tradition of centuries of wine culture and, obviously, grab the occasion of drinking, networking and socialise with our “Italian Wine Appreciation Society”.
Tuesday 21st May, 7.00PM: “Meet the Producer” Series
Lucia Barzanò from Azienda Agricola Il Mosnel
Directing Il Mosnel today is the fifth generation of winegrowers, the children of Emanuela Barboglio. Giulio Barzanò oversees production and sales while Lucia directs marketing, external relations and administration.
Wednesday 22nd May, 7.PM: “Meet The Producer” Series
Enrico Giunchi from Altavita and Leone Conti from Leone Conti
Altavita is a young wineyard located in the south part of Emilia Romagna. The Vineyards cover about 20 hectares between the Cesena and Sorrivoli, Altavita grows varieties like Sangiovese, Albana, Trebbiano or international like Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon.
Combining tradition and innovation is important to Leone: some wines grow on spur pruned cordons and others with the traditional Romagna Pergola. The most important parts of the vineyard: Sangiovese, Albana and Trebbiano.
Thursday 23rd May, 7.00PM: Masterclass
Discover Toscana, a Vini Italiani event with Simone Semprini
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, traditions, history, artistic legacy and its influence on high culture: it’s the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and has been home to many figures influential in the history of art and science. And, obviuosly, is known for some of the most excellent and finest wine in the world.
Thursday 6th June, 7.00P: Wine Tasting
“Slow Style” with Dario Poddana
On 6th June Slow Food UK and Vini Italiani team up to celebrate the tradition of good wine with good food. In our store in South Kensington a tasting session will be held with samples of excellent traditional wine and food from Italy. We will serve generous offerings from Southern Italy kindly provided by Grana Padano and Gallucci & Gilmour, who specialise in small scale regional products from the Slow Food presidia. Caciocavallo Podolico, Salsiccia Lucanica, Soppressata, Peperoni Cruschi will also be there with regional preserved vegetables, snacks and pane di Matera. Our very special guest for the evening is Dario Poddana.
Masterclass: Trentino Alto Adige
May is knocking at the door and we are glad to announce a new exciting oenologiacal tour of Italian regions for our “Italian Wine Appreciation Society”. This month our guests will visit the North-Eastern region of Trentino Alto Adige through its wide variety of grapes which include Müller-Thurgau, Schiava, Lagrein, Sylvaner, Riesling (known locally as Riesling Renano), Gewürztraminer (known locally as Traminer Aromatico).
On Wednesday 8th of May our Head Sommelier Simone will explain the peculiar characteristics of 6 different Trentino’s wines and give you advices and tips for a correct food pairing. Here is the list of the stars of the evening:
1. Pinot Grigio, Viticoltori Alto Adige
2. Nosiola, Cesconi
3. Gewürztraminer, Cantina Terlano
4. Lagrein San Pietro, Viticoltori Alto Adige
5. Teroldego Rotaliano, Foradori
6. Pinot Nero, Gottardi
You can’t miss this unique opportunity for tasting some of the best wines: our team will be more than happy to answer all of your questions on the wine making tradition of Trentino Alto Adige.
Book your place here and use your ticket as a voucher for any purchase during the evening!
Enomatic Tasting Of The Week – April 29th to May 5th
There’s no better way of choosing your ideal wine than tasting it with our easy and useful system. Vini Italiani store allows you to taste wines with the gesture of a glass-sip.
Our Enomatic Machines store 16 different wines: you choose the one to taste, top up your card (think Oyster for wine tasting) and simply get the right quantity you want to sample. In addition, every Monday we will match whatever amount you put on the card!
Here’s the list of wines now available in our Enomatics:
Ground Floor Enomatic
Verdicchio di Matelica - Verdicchio (from £0.60)
Centonze - Grillo (from £0.50)
Vento – Fiano (from 0.60)
Pupillo - Moscato (from £0.90)
Vermentino Argei - Vermentino (from £0.80)
Negroamaro - Negroamaro (from £0.50)
Montefalco Rosso - Sangiovese (from £0.80)
Talento Perlinghieri - Aglianico (from £1.20)
Casa Delle Colonne - Cabernet Franc, Merlot (from £1.50)
Cellar Enomatic
Curtefranca Bianco - Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco (from £0.60)
Stato - Timorasso (from £1.50)
Klin Mercedes - Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Friulano (from £1.20)
Diapente Altavita - Sauvignon, Albana, Trebbiano (from £ 0.70)
Mandrione - Sangiovese (from £1.00)
Pianezzo - Dolcetto (From £0.60)
Chianti Le Cinciole - Sangiovese (From £0.80
Petrucco - Cabernet Franc (From £0.80)
Masterclass: Friuli Venezia Giulia
Our head sommelier Simone Semprini took a fully booked class of Italian wine lovers through a unique oenological tour of Friuli Venezia Giulia, the region located in the extreme East of the Country. During this wine lesson he examined six different wines and their pairings with food.
Here below you can find a resumé of the Masterclass.
Wine of the month
This month we offer our costumers an incredible spring deal for an extra value excellent Tuscany wine.
The 2004 Brunello di Montalcino Riserva “Poggio al Vento” for £69.00 instead of £89.00!
This wine is developing beautifully. Whereas the 2006 possess considerably power, the 2004 is all about grace and refinement. The wine literally floats on the plate with silky red berry, flowers, licorice and spices.
A bright salivating finish gives the 2004 its sense of proportion. This is another stunning beautiful Brunello from Col d’Orcia that promises to drink well for many years. Anticipate maturity 2014 – 2044
95 Points: “The Wine Advocate”, Robert Parker MW
The Unbeatables: Price Match Guarantee
Spring has eventually arrived (even if in London a winter-cold wind is still blowing, sigh…) and Vini Italiani comes up with a unique deal for its costumers until the end of Spring.
We have listed 25 labels of Italian wine excellence. If you can prove us you have recently purchased one of the following labels from any other central London wine retailer for less, we guarantee you we will match their price!
Rosso di Montepulciano - Dei, Toscana £12.70
Col Fondo – Casa Belfi, Veneto £16.50
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene - Col Vetoraz, Veneto £17.00
Col Fondo – Zanotto, Veneto £17.50
Gewurtztraminer Classico – Cantina Terlano Trentino Alto Adige£17.50
Soave Classico Calvarino - Pieropan, Veneto £17.90
Etna Rosso a’ Rina – Girolamo Russo, Sicilia £18.50
Vigna di Gabri – Donnafugata, Sicilia £19.00
Isonzo Friulano – Borgo San Daniele, Friuli Venezia Giulia £19.00
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – La Braccesca, Toscana £19.00
Fonterutoli Chianti Classico - Marchesi Mazzei, Toscana £19.00
Dolcetto d’Alba Bricco – Giuseppe Mascarello, Piemonte £19.00
Cometa – Planeta, Sicilia £19.90
Avi – San Patrignano, Emilia Romagna £25.00
Lagrein Berger Gei – Niedrist, Trentino Alto Adige £25.00
Guidalberto – Tenuta San Guido, Toscana £29.00
Chianti Classico - Castello di Ama, Toscana £29.00
Pietramarina – Benanti, Sicilia £29.50
Passopisciaro – Andrea Franchetti , Sicilia £29.50
Sassoalloro – Jacopo Biondi Santi, Toscana £29.50
Capichera Classico – Capichera, Sardegna £32.00
Montesodi Chianti Rufina Riserva - Castello di Nipozzano, Toscana £32.00
Vintage Tunina - Jermann, Friuli Venezia Giulia £35.00
Barthenau Vigna Sant’urbano - Hofstatter, Trentino Alto Adige £47.00
Mille e Una Notte – Donnafugata, Sicilia £59.00
Easter time: Colomba and bubbles!
Easter time is at the doors and Vini Italiani store comes out with a unique deal!
For this week only we offer to our costumers the traditional Colomba plus a bottle of Moscato d’Asti 2011 Albino Rocca or, alternatively, a bottle of Franciacorta Brut Fratelli Berlucchi for only £34.90.
For those who are not fond of Italian food tradition, the Colomba (Italian for Dove) is made in a similar manner to panettone, with flour, eggs, sugar, natural yeast and butter; unlike panettone, it usually contains candied peel and no raisins. The dough is then fashioned into a dove shape and finally topped with pearl sugar and almonds before being baked.
Vini Italiani brings to you the Colomba from Princi, the famous Italian Bakery in Soho, London.
Enomatic Tasting Of The Week
There’s no better way of choosing your ideal wine than tasting it with our easy and useful system. Vini Italiani store allows you to taste wines with the gesture of a glass-sip.
Our Enomatic Machines store 16 different wines: you choose the one to taste, top up your card (think Oyster for wine tasting) and simply get the right quantity you want to sample. In addition, every Monday we will match whatever amount you put on the card!
Here’s the list of wines now available in our Enomatics:
Ground Floor Enomatic
Verdicchio di Matelica - Verdicchio (from £0.60)
Centonze - Grillo (from £0.50)
Vento – Fiano (from 0.60)
Pupillo - Moscato (from £0.90)
Vermentino Argei - Vermentino (from £0.80)
Negroamaro – Negroamaro (from £0.50)
Montefalco Rosso – Sangiovese (from £0.80)
Talento Perlinghieri - Aglianico (from £1.20)
Casa Delle Colonne – Cabernet Franc, Merlot (from £1.50)
Basement Enomatic
Curtefranca Bianco - Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco (from £0.60)
Stato - Timorasso (from £1.50)
Klin Mercedes – Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Friulano (from £1.20)
Diapente Altavita – Sauvignon, Albana, Trebbiano (from £ 0.70)
Mandrione – Sangiovese (from £1.00)
Pianezzo – Dolcetto (From £0.60)
Chianti Le Cinciole – Sangiovese (From £0.80
Petrucco – Cabernet Franc (From £0.80)
Tignanello 2009 for £55
Fine Wine of the Month – March 2013
This month we launch a new special offer for our customers: every month we will choose an iconic Italian fine wine and we will sell it at a ridiculously low price.
The first fine wine of the month is Tignanello 2009 by Antinori, one of the most important wineries in Italy.
Tignanello is a Super Tuscan recognised around the world as one of the most representative wines from Tuscany.
Wine ratings: Robert Parker: 94/100, Wine Spectator: 92/100
Producer Notes: A very intense ruby red in color with purple highlights, the wine is immediately and suavely convincing in its aromas and harmonious in its expression of the characteristics of Chianti Classico as a zone. The nose is redolent of licorice, violets, and cherries under spirits together with notes of vanilla, chocolate, and sweet toasty oak, all of excellent intensity and sweet elegance. Fresh and savory flavors on the persistent finish add length and finesse.
Blend: 80% Sangiovese, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc
Special Offer: £55 per bottle (inclusive of all taxes) instead of £75. You save £20 per bottle.
Deal terms: maximum purchase of 6 bottles per person, collection in store only, not cumulable with any other offers or discounts. This offer is available until the 31 March 2013 only.
