Rinascimento Wine Company: 2018

Friday, September 28, 2018

Lunch with Francesca Vaira at Terroni DTLA . . . best lunch ever!

Francesca Vaira

2010 Langhe Freisa Kye` Library

2006 Langhe Freisa Kye` Library

2014 Luigi Baudana Serralunga d'Alba

Barolo Chinato

N.S. Della Neve Spumante (50% Nebbiolo- 50% Pinot Nero)

2014 GD Vajra Ravera, Luigi Baudana Cerretta and Baudana and GD Vajra Bricco delle Viole

2006, 2010, 2014 (current vintage) GD Vajra Langhe Freisa

GD Vajra Barolo Bricco delle Viole 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

G.D. Vajra

White Wine

2013 Langhe DOC, Riesling

2015 Langhe DOC, Riesling

Sparkling Wine

NV Metodo Classico Rosé, N.S. Della Neve

2017 Langhe Nebbiolo DOC , Claret JC

Red Wine

2014 Barolo, Ravera

2014 Langhe Freisa DOC, Kye`

2014 Barolo, Bricco delle Viole

NV Barolo Chinato

Luigi Baudana (familia di G.D. Vajra)

Red Wine

2014 Barolo, Baudana DOCG

2014 Barolo, Cerretta DOCG

Library Wines

G.D. Vajra

MYSTERY WINE

2007 Dolcetto d'Alba Classico

2004 Barolo, Bricco delle Viole

2005 Barolo, Bricco delle Viole

2006 Barolo, Bricco delle Viole

2007 Barolo, Bricco delle Viole

2006 Langhe Freisa Kye`

2010 Langhe Freisa Kye`

Many thanks to Max Stefanelli and his lovely wife Francesca for being the best hosts ever at Terroni DTLA. Best lunch ever!

Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Italian Rosato for Summer!

As the title says, this 100 Sangiovese saw just a "few hours" maceration on the skins. It is fresh and bright and made from certified organic grapes by Vittorio Navacchia and family. Vittorio is here in town this week so ask me if you want us to come by and taste it with you. And it is so inexpensive!

This has rapidly become our best selling rosato in just its second vintage back on the market after a long hiatus. Crunchy is the new word for this type of ultr-light but flavorful rose`. Or as the Italians say, "Crispy!". The GD Vajra wines are still getting better every year and we are so happy that they are part of our family.

The Rosacherosanonsei Rosato from Favaro is a perennial favorite. This one is no exception. Nebbiolo rosato with a few other grapes thrown in, this is a rose` de saignee that is produced in miniscule quantities. So little in fact that you can't find it anywhere else in the United States but through Rinascimento Wine Company.

Thursday, February 22, 2018

Out and about yesterday and these were some of the wines that were tasting amazing . . .

Domaine Courbet Cotes de Jura Chardonnay 2015, Paul Chapelle Santenay "Gravieres" 1er Cru 2007,
Davide Carlone Boca 2012

Italian Wine Importer

Every time I open a bottle, I want to be taken on an adventure of the mind. I want to be transported to another place and another time . . . another world.

Every bottle is different. Every bottle is an experience.

I find the producers who make these kinds of wines and I become their partner in bringing this experience to you.

This is no manifesto. This is not marketing jargon in the hopes of selling more wine. Twenty years in the wine business has taught me that it all falls by the wayside after awhile.

I want you to taste what I taste. I want you to experience what I experience and find the joy that is in every bottle.

justin at rinascimentowineco.com
(310) 270-3747

Many of the wines I work with are farmed either organically or biodynamically and are naturally fermented using only native yeasts, but that doesn't mean they are automatically good; the wines are good because of the blood, sweat and tears that are shed by the producers working with nature to make something great.