2010 Vestini Pecorino IGT $10
Pecorino is a favorite local wine all along the Adriatic coast in Abruzzo. The Vestini has bright citrus flavors and crisp acidity make it the perfect accompaniment for all seafood dishes or just a refreshing glass by itself.

2004 Nicolis, Testal del Veronese IGT $14 
94% Corvina, 3% Merlot, 3% Cabernet 
A family run winery in the Veneto, Nicolis makes a full line of Valpolicella and Amarone. The Testal is unique spin on the tradition vintifications. What should it be called? A Super Veronesse? The grapes picked from the end rows of the estate where they get riper and are dried for 3 weeks before fermentation, concentrating the flavors, then blended with a little Cabernet and Merlot. It is aged 16 months in barrel.   The wine has an outstanding bouquet of red fruit, with hints of sweet spice and vanilla. The palate is complex and full, with soft tannins and lots of dried plum and cherry. 

2001 Sant’ Appiano, Monteloro $19 
85% Sangiovese and 15% Colorino 
From the Chianti area in Tuscany, the Monteloro is an unusual Sangiovese blend that has rounded out with a lot of grace. The wine is full of dark fruit, smooth tannins, along with tobacco and savory notes, aged and read to drink.

2008 Tenuta Monteti, Caburnio $27
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Alicante Bouschet.
Monteti is in Tuscany in the southern part of the Maremma. A big bodied Super Tuscan, the Caburnio ages for 12 months in a combination of barriques and stainless and afterwards in bottle for another 4-5 months. It is a complex wine with a good freshness with savory notes of dried herbs and coffee beans along with the dark fruit and full tannins.