Cà Di Press

Cà dei Frati

Brolettino Lugana Turbiana 2024

Pale straw in color, intense (-) nose with pear, citrus and passion fruit notes. Refreshing and balanced. Tasty Lugana for your fried anchovies, sea food with slow cooked tomato sauce pasta and a thin dough Artishok pizza. — 17 days ago

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Rockford

Basket Press Barossa Valley Shiraz 2005

Opened after Xmas lunch as we needed a follow up to the Black Shiraz. Did not disappoint. Mature and soft with all the lovely spice and dark fruit of the basket pressed. Lovely. — 6 months ago

La Spinetta

Cà di Pian Barbera d'Asti 2018

Nov 2025: fruity and with noticeable oak (well integrated), nice nose, very good aged barbera, still has potential for cellaring a few years — 7 months ago

Azienda Agricola Fontanassa

Cà Adua Gavi

Crisp and lovely. Perfect for the chef’s menu at Poly in Sydney! — 3 years ago

Slow Press

Monterey County Chardonnay

Medium yellow color. Tropical and vanilla on nose. Oak With something I can’t distinguish.. maybe some salinity? Bright pineapple. Then rich buttery creaminess. Slight vanilla into an oak finish. Slightly dry — 6 years ago

The Lane Vineyard

Block 14 Basket Press Adelaide Hills Shiraz 2016

Full Strawberry nose with white pepper. Taste juicy red berry front settles down to a wash blueberry. Then at back of mouth intensity starts with flavour of roasted red peppers done over oak coals and finish cleanse of eucalyptus.🍷 — 7 years ago

Cà Nova

Bocciolo Colline Novaresi Nebbiolo 2016

Had at Becco I’m NYC. Enjoyed — 8 years ago

Cà dei Frati

Pietro dal Cero Amarone della Valpolicella DOC Corvina Blend 2013

Carmelized sugar, sweet finish, balance, low tannin — 3 months ago

Cà de’ Rocchi (Tinazzi)

Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Corvina Blend

Loving our trip to Andermatt Suisse, here is an Italian Valpolicella Ripassa in Suisse, low tannins, cherries, blackcurrants, and a very unique USP the heaviest glass bottle I have ever come across, quite the thing. — 3 months ago

Cà de’ Rocchi (Tinazzi)

Vinum Italicum N 3 Opera Corvina Blend 2021

Excellent, smooth from first sip. Purchased from Costco — 7 months ago

La Spinetta

Cà di Pian Barbera d'Asti Superiore 2022

Very tasty Barbera with some tanins, but not overwhelming. Had it with pasta and this worked very well. Usually not a big fan of Barbera, but this one stands out. — a year ago

Cà de’ Rocchi (Tinazzi)

Tenuta Valleselle Aurum Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2017

Very very nice red from Italy
Not dry, not too sweet.
Enjoyed it a lot.
— 6 years ago

Cà dei Frati

Rosa dei Frati Riviera del Garda Bresciano Rosé Blend 2019

Pfirschgeschmack mit einer schöner Säure. — 7 years ago

Giuseppe E Figlio Mascarello

Monprivato Cà d'Morissio Riserva Barolo Nebbiolo 1997

Recovering from a horrendous cold that I’m pretty sure I got from walking the streets of Paris last week, I decided to venture out for a “treat yourself” Monday night dinner back in Chicago.

You know that song lyric that goes, “whatever Lola wants, Lola gets”? Well, not in my case. I did want a French wine solely based on nostalgia, but settled on an Italian in a French restaurant.

With one nostril passage opened, I was able to get a very overpowering bouquet of tar (which by the way has been on my bucket list of aromatics to smell- so happy I can cross that off), earth floor, mushrooms, cedar and a bit of menthol.

Tannins are very much soft and nonexistent in this bottle- full bodied with high acidity. Medium garnet color, which was surprising based on the age. I didn’t find this as complex as some Barolos I’ve had in the past, but still found it very enjoyable. On the palate, a very surprising sweet ripeness of red plum that doesn’t linger long on the tongue. Overall- not bad for a Monday.
— 7 years ago

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Giuseppe Quintarelli

Rosso Cà del Merlo Veneto Corvina Blend 2018

Mother Wolf.

Las Vegas.

Quintarelli.

… but the Sommelier.
— 3 months ago

Cà dei Frati

I Frati Lugana Turbiana 2024

Very fragrant with ripe pear, citrus (lemon and lime?), floral, great acidity and balance, big flavors but light on its feet, wonderful Italian Bianco!! — 5 months ago

Jim Powers
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ESF

ESF

never had a bad wine from Lugana
Kland Aida

Kland Aida

@Doug Powers one of my favorites

Château de Saint-Cosme

Little James Basket Press Jeune Solera Grenache

Interesting “Vin de France” that is the brainchild of the great Louis Barruol. Primarily made with Grenache that is a blending of several vintages, all vinified in concrete tanks. This one was bottled in 2019. Deep ruby/garnet/purple color. Aromas of ripe red berry fruit, dried purple flowers and dusty earth. Flavors of strawberries, red and black cherries, blackberries, red and black licorice and baking spices. Touch of black pepper spice on the medium-plus and slightly earthy/musty/peaty finish. Medium-plus acidity. Light and well integrated tannins. Pleasant texture and purity. Interesting concept that has led to an interesting wine. Excellent QPR. — 9 months ago

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St. Reginald Parish

The Marigny Direct Press Sur Lie Pinot Gris

Whoa! This was a surprise. Tart apple, Brie cheese. Slightly effervescent. In that ABv sweet spot as well. Drink with impunity. — 5 years ago

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Cà de’ Rocchi (Tinazzi)

Aurum Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Corvina Blend 2016

Fruit forward delicious red. Smooth tannin, modern style — 7 years ago

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Dave Harris

Dave Harris

I’m also in a residence inn, but unfortunately in Baltimore rather than Miami.
Muralee Murugesu

Muralee Murugesu

Shame you could join us for dinner otherwise Dave.

Cà de’ Rocchi (Tinazzi)

Ca de Rocchi La Bastia Amarone Della Valpolicella Corvina 2013

Ivar M
9.8

An amazing Amarone. Air or decant well before drinking. Full bouquet of overripe red fruits, leather and mint. Luscious, very full-bodied and with a very long finish. Great with truffle, mushrooms, porcini and beef Wellington. — 7 years ago

Marcel FleurHanneke Fleur
with Marcel and Hanneke