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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

Citrusy, aromatic, very pleasant bouquet with hints of yellow plums, peaches and grapefruits. Harmonious, mineral with a lovely vein of natural acidity that gives a long fresh finish, Food Pairing: As aperitif, raw fish and shellfish dishes

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)

Pleasant, engaging, continuously attracts you the taste for its quality of drink, but not too full, delicate but powerful, large enough, it is long taste. oenologically balanced, healthy, undamaged able to match considerably.

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Tasting Notes:, Ruby red flecked with crimson. Fresh raspberries, black and sour cherries accompanied by sweet spices, herbaceous and balsamic notes. Fresh and savoury with well-pitched tannins. A lively alcohol-rich finish with a delicate softness. Food Pairings:, Ossobuco cooked in red wine, roasted veal.

Very deep ruby with purple rim. Dense bouquet with intense fruit notes, sweet spices and tobacco. Structured , smooth with medium tannins. Wonderful dried fruit persistence.Food pairing: grilled meat and sausages.