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Taste wines by Guido Gualandi at 20% off today!

At Vino we pride ourselves on bringing rare wines and lesser-known varieties to your attention. But sometimes, just when we think we’ve seen it all, a wine comes along that reminds us just how much there is still to discover. It’s certainly not everyday you come across a wine made from 100% Foglia Tonda, but then Tuscan producer Guido Gualandi (above) has never been much of a conformist. Renowned for his hands-on approach to every aspect of winemaking from vine to bottle, Guido’s championing of this ancient variety is completely in-keeping with his love of indigenous grapes.

Foglia Tonda is believed to be closely related to Sangiovese, yet both softer and less tannic, and therefore ready to drink much sooner. Named for the vines’ distinctive round leaves (foglia tonda means literally “round leaf”), the variety fell out of favor over the course of the last century, in part due to the boom in production and appreciation of Chianti.

Guido vinifies the wine in open-topped wooden fermentation tanks before aging it for ten months in oak casks of various size and age, which are rolled continuously to keep the lees moving. Produced from five-year old vines, this is only Guido’s second vintage of Foglia Tonda and the first to be made available in the United States.

Taste Foglia Tonda today and save 20%! Also, taste two consecutive vintages of Guido’s 100% Sangiovese, Gualandus!

Foglia Tonda 2007 Guido Gualandi
was $75, now $60

Sangiovese Gualandus 2006 Guido Gualandi
was $50, now $40

Sangiovese Gualandus 2005 Guido Gualandi
was $50, now $40

For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email contact@vinosite.com.

Taste Barbera from Piedmont and Emilia and save a massive 30%!

Vino’s free tasting today features two of our favorite Barbera-based wines. Italy’s third most-planted grape (after Sangiovese and Montepulciano), the versatile Barbera variety plays a prominent role in the daily lives of Northern Italians through a diverse range of wines. In Piedmont it accounts for almost fifty percent of all grape vine plantings, while in Emilia-Romagna it is often blended with lighter varieties to create a softer wine. Today we feature wines from both regions now at a spectacular 30% off! Taste two age-worthy examples of Barbera at its very best, today from 5:30-7:30pm at Vino!

Barbera d’Alba Rocca delle Marasche 2004 Deltetto
was $52, now $36.40
Named after the “marasca” cherry which once grew on the site, the Rocca delle Marasche vineyard is found in a prime position in Castellinaldo (Cuneo), just a few kilometers north of Alba. Deltetto owner Antonio Deltetto (above) strictly limits his yields thus allowing remaining grapes to over-mature. The wine is then aged in new French oak barriques for 18 months, before spending a further six in the bottle. The resulting wine is a startlingly rich, international-style Barbera d’Alba, whose stellar 2004 vintage was a recipient of the Cinque Grappoli and Tre Bicchieri awards.

Barbera/Bonarda Macchiona 2003 La Stoppa
was $46, now $32.20
Since Elena Pantaleoni (left) took over as primary owner of the La Stoppa estate, the Emilian winery has become a leading player in Italy’s natural wine movement. The zesty Macchiona is a fifty-fifty blend of Barbera and Bonarda sourced from forty-year-old vines in the colli piacentini. “The wine is drinking very well already,” says winemaker Elena, “but this is a label that is really intended for extended aging.” We recently tasted some older vintages from her cellar and indeed this wine will only get better with time.

For more information please call 212-725-6516 or email contact@vinosite.com.