Tavignano Rosso Piceno CervidioniIn the folds of the Marche hills, where the Apennines loosen into olive groves and Adriatic breezes, Rosso Piceno often lives in the shadow of louder Italian names. But Cervidoni reminds you why this blendMontepulciano anchored by Sangiovesehas always been the quiet table wine of central Italy: built for food, built for conversation, built for the second bottle. The 2023 opens with a rush of dark cherry and black plum, but its not a heavy fruit

This is the modern Troplong at full stride — pure

the palate riper with a sweeter feeling: crisp tannins

the Giapoza Cabernet is one such highly drinkable wine:

On the nose it fully displays the wonderful terroir or Eola-Amity

Ingrid Groiss began single-handedly growing and bottling wine in 2010 after a brief but frustrating attempt to bridge the generational gap by collaborating with her parents

creamed plum

being a French rose

loess-influenced slopes

as Merry assembled this stellar collection of vineyards

Thea helped stabilize the family as large corporations tried to litigate away Jerome’s pending patents

On the palate it’s brisk and finely drawn

and fresh vegetables picked straight from the garden