Innovative and always experimenting, the guys at Cantina Indigeno are obsessed with making primal/wild wines.

Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts without temperature control. Skin contact for 8 days in open vats, followed by ageing on the lees for 8 months in fiberglass tanks.

Foggy orange-gold in colour, very aromatic with grapefruit, lemon zest, sea spray, musk, baked pear, clover honey, wildflowers.

Lightening tanginess and racy acidity fuse with apple, lemon, grapefruit and nectarine.

Nuttiness accents the saline mineral finish.

Cantina Indigeno ‘Bianco’ Vino Bianco 2020

 Innovative and always experimenting, the guys at Cantina

Dedicated to organic and biodynamic methods, childhood friends Marco Giuliani and Davide Gentile are constantly experimenting and learning.

From a 1 hectare vineyard with vines 25 years in average age, with clay/limestone soils. Hand-harvested, destemmed, overnight maceration with the skins, spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in stainless steel, aged in stainless steel, unfined, unfiltered, no added SO2.

Pineapple, peach, green apple, basil, lemon, orange, nutty trace, drizzle of honey accented by tangy acidity and gauzy green tea tannins.

Lemon zest, nectarine, and thyme infuse the crisp mineral finish.

 Uva e basta [100% Grape] 💥 Dedicated to organic and

Pioneering winemaker, clay amphora innovator Francesco Cirelli farms 23 hectares of certified organic land in the sandy hills of Colline Teramane, near the Adriatic Sea.

From a 2 hectare vineyard with calcium and clay soils. Grapes are destemmed, gently pressed with maceration on the skins. Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in stainless steel followed by 3 months ageing in stainless steel. Unfined and unfiltered

Wild strawberry, cherry, hibiscus, sea spray, shake of white pepper, cinnamon glossed by tangy acidity.

Light, dusty tannins fuse with cranberry and cherry on the saline mineral, crisp finish.

Cirelli La Collina Biologica Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo DOC 2020

 Pioneering winemaker, clay amphora innovator Francesco

Antonio and Daniela di Gruttola save indigenous, old vineyards in Irpinia that were at risk of being abandoned or uprooted.

Grapes are from a 70 year old vineyard located 450 meters in elevation. Spontaneous fermentation on the skins with wild yeasts for a couple of days, followed by 1 year in chestnut casks. Unfined, unfiltered, no added sulphur. ➖

Intricate tiers of grapefruit, peach, nectarine, plum, lavender, clover honey, saline minerality flanked by green tea tannins and tangy acidity.

Pear, white pepper, ginger, wildflowers, smoky earth infuse the salty finish. Dynamic, vibrant, compelling.

Cantina Giardino ‘Paski’ Coda di Volpe Campania IGP 2018

 Antonio and Daniela di Gruttola save indigenous, old

Melding experimentation with minimal intervention and organic viticulture in Abruzzo...

Grapes are from a north-facing cru vineyard in Atri, at 400 meters in elevation. Destemmed and soft pressed, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts, 7 day maceration on the skins, aged in fiberglass tanks

A gleaming fusion of mango, orange, lemon, sea spray, candied ginger, hibiscus, grapefruit, super light fizz framed by green tea tannins and citrus acidity.

Apricot, lemon, nuts linger on the salty finish.

Cantina Indigeno ‘Calanchi’ Vino Bianco 2020

 Melding experimentation with minimal intervention and

Atop a hill overlooking the town of Faro in the northeast corner of Sicily, Giovanni Scarfone tends to 2.5 hectares of old vine vineyards.

Dedicated to expressing the land and traditional methods of winemaking, he farms using organic and low intervention methods.

Vines are 10-80 years in age at 820-1000 feet in elevation, with layered clay and sandy limestone tuff soils. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts with 12 hours on the skins, aged 6 months in stainless steel. [Giovanni uses extended skin maceration time as this was “the way Southern Italian peasants used to make their rosé”.]

Crisp, funky and focused; with cherry, blood orange, smoky minerality, grilled herbs, tangy acidity gliding across light Darjeeling tannins.

Earthy spices and wild berries linger between each sleek sip.

Blend of Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio, Nocera

Bonavita Rosato Terre Siciliane IGT 2020

 Atop a hill overlooking the town of Faro in the northeast

A collaboration born from a unified commitment to preserving the land, grapes, traditions and people behind the wines.

La Viranda dall’Alto Cooperativa in Monferrato and Valli Unite Cooperativa in Alessandria, A Vita is in the Cirò hills of Calabria.

Golden layers of fig, pear, nectarine, delicate fizz glossed by citrus acidity. Light, green tea tannins fuse with herbs and citrus zest on the crisp finish.

Blend of Cortese, Pecorino, Timorasso, Chardonnay

Il Collettivo Strade Sterrate ‘Bolle senza Frontiere’ Vino Bianco Frizzante

 ‘Bubbles without Borders’ A collaboration born from a

 Absolutely fantastic 🚀✨ 🤘🏼 @enotecalantidoto #enoteca

Another rebel in the pioneering Lazio wine movement is Marco Colicchio. He revitalized tiny, old, abandoned vineyards of native grapes at the foot of the volcanic Colli Albani [Alban Hills] in Castelli Romani, about 12 miles southeast of Roma.

Malvasia Puntinata vines are in predominantly calcareous soils, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts on the skins, unfined, unfiltered, no added SO2

Lemon, thyme, sea spray, jasmine, yellow apple, saline minerality glossed by super light, green tea tannins and fresh acidity.

Citrus zest accents the smoky finish. Refreshing and lively.

100% Malvasia Puntinata [Malvasia del Lazio]

Marco Colicchio ‘DeLiCa Bianco’ Vino Bianco 2020

 Another rebel in the pioneering Lazio wine movement is

Acquiring small, abandoned vineyards along Lake Bolsena in Lazio, Massimo Antonuzi and Patrizia Montanari revitalized old [70+ years], un-grafted native vines, saving them from extinction or being ripped out.

Organic and biodynamic cultivated vines are in volcanic soils [a mix of tuff/sand/rock], 400-550 meters above sea level. Hand harvested and destemmed, crushed by foot. Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeast with 10 day skin maceration in fiberglass tanks. Aged in old oak and chestnut barrels for at least 1 year. Unfined, unfiltered, no added SO2.

Vivid blood orange, apricot, apple, honeysuckle, sea salt glossed by citrus acidity and supple green tea tannins. Orange zest infuses the smoky mineral finish.

85% Procanico, 10% Trebbiano, 5% Malvasia

 Acquiring small, abandoned vineyards along Lake Bolsena in

Where Lazio and Umbria meet, dedicated to the native grapes found there.

Fully sustainable, certified organic and carbon neutral, members of FIVI, the Independent Winegrowers Italian Federation.

From a single vineyard, Vigneto Cerquabella, planted in 2010 with volcanic and alluvial soils. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, skin contact, ageing in stainless steel.

Lime zest, lemon, basil, pignoli, sea salt, drizzle of wildflower honey flanked by light green tea tannins and citrus acidity. Citrus zest underscores the smoky mineral finish.

With Polpettine di ceci e menta and ricotta di bufala e miele al tartufo [chickpea and mint balls and buffalo ricotta with truffle honey]

Trebotti ‘Incanthus’ Tuscia DOP 2020

 “Volcanic, independent, organic.” Where Lazio and Umbria

An absolutely ⚡️Aleatico Blanc de noir from innovative, visionary Lazio winemaker Andrea Occhipinti.

His 4 hectares of organically farmed vineyards are at 450 meters in elevation along the north-western shores of Lake Bolsena.

Whole cluster pressing without skin contact, spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in small concrete barrels.

Nectarine, pear, apple, jasmine, beeswax, flinty minerality, sea salt flanked by citrus acidity and green tea tannins.

Peach and orange zest infuse the smoky finish.

Andrea Occhipinti ‘Alter Alea’ Vino Bianco 2020

 An absolutely ⚡️Aleatico Blanc de noir from innovative

With a PhD in Philosophy, Marta Sierota is inspired to craft single varietal wines that express the distinctive land, soil and air from which they are grown.

Located in the hills outside of Pisa, she adheres to biodynamic principles following the lunar cycle.

Vines are in sandy-loamy soils. Hand-harvested, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in cement without temperature control, unfined, unfiltered.

Grippy tannins and tangy acidity flank black cherry, pomegranate, red apple, red currant, violet and grilled herbs. Hazelnut and cherry linger on the earthy finish.

Podere Anima Mundi ‘Gavagai’ Toscana Rosso IGT 2019

 With a PhD in Philosophy, Marta Sierota is inspired to

Located in the middle of the Tortona Hills, Enio Ferretti is dedicated to the native grapes of Piemonte.

Dark garnet in colour, with aromas of raspberry, strawberry, rose hip tea, roasted chestnut, licorice, trace of peppery spice.

Grippy tannins and tangy acidity flank black cherry, raspberry, strawberry, pomegranate.

Hazelnut, black pepper, red currant infuse the smoky earth mineral finish.

 Located in the middle of the Tortona Hills, Enio Ferretti

The Pira family has been tending to their 12 hectares of vineyards in Serralunga d’Alba, the eastern part of Barolo, since the 1950s

Vines are 30+ years in age, in a 2 hectare, organically farmed vineyard with northwestern exposure, limestone and clay soils, at 330 meters in elevation. Aged in stainless steel 8-9 months.

Plush layers of blackberry, red current, plum, rhubarb, herbs glide atop fine grain tannins.

Dark chocolate and pomegranate infuse the distinctive bitter finish.

Well balanced, well structured, always a fantastic value.

 The Pira family has been tending to their 12 hectares of

Emiliano Giorgio and Arcangelo Galuppi passionately save old, abandon vineyards with native grapes in the Amaseno River valley of Lazio, in between Rome and Naples.

40 year old vines are in clay/limestone soils. Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts, about 5 days skin maceration, aged in stainless steel on the fine lees for 10 months. Unfined, unfiltered, no added SO2

Mango, peach, apricot, rose petal, lemongrass, green apple, drizzle of caramel flanked by green tea tannins and citrus acidity.

Ginger, pink grapefruit, nectarine and almond linger between each sunny sip. Vivid and zippy.

 Emiliano Giorgio and Arcangelo Galuppi passionately save

Devoted to “wild wines”, 4 friends in Abruzzo meld experimentation with minimal intervention and organic viticulture.

Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts, 3 days skin maceration, aged 6 months in fiberglass tanks, unfiltered, no added SO2

Spritely orange, lemon, pear, grapefruit, racy acidity glossed by super light fizz. Almond, hazelnut, orange zest infuse the salty finish.

Cantina Indigeno ‘Coco’ Vino Bianco 2020

 Devoted to “wild wines”, 4 friends in Abruzzo meld

Natural haze filter provided by hot humid 95 degrees

🇮🇹 filtro foschia naturale dato da caldo umido 35 gradi

Husband and wife team Alberto and Claudia Carretti passionately craft wines using ancient techniques, low intervention and organic methods along the left bank of the river Ceno in Parma.

Soil is clay-like, subalkaline with 12% active limestone. A long maceration of 180 days, with native yeasts in stainless steel and concrete containers. No added sulphur, unfiltered

Orange gold in colour, very aromatic; with peach, apricot, mango, orange, candied ginger, lemon zest, honeysuckle.

Layers of flavour elaborate the aroma; lemon, jasmin, peach, apricot, blood orange, baked pear, ginger, lemongrass, spearmint, chamomile, saline minerality, citrus acidity flanked by green tea tannins.

Lemon, pink grapefruit, and orange infuse the nutty finish.

Podere Pradarolo Vej Bianco Antico 180’ Emilia IGT 2019

 Natural haze filter provided by hot humid 95 degrees 🇮🇹

Dedicated to saving old, abandoned vineyards and the native grapes they hold in Lazio, Sete is both a winery and cultural project.

Grapes are from vineyards 70 years in age, with clay and limestone soils. Hand harvested, hand destemmed, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts, with about 3 weeks skin maceration in steel. Aged for 8 months on the fine lees in steel, unfined, unfiltered, no added SO2.

Amber gold in colour, with aromas of butterscotch, nectarine, apricot, sweet hay.

Lemon, apricot, orange, saline minerality, citrus acidity and the slightest hint of fizz are framed by Jasmin green tea tannins.

Roasted nuts, lemon zest and wisp of smoke linger between each sunny sip.

40% Ottonese, 30% Malvasia del Lazio [Malvasia Puntinata], 30% Trebbiano

 Dedicated to saving old, abandoned vineyards and the native

Fabio Alessandria is dedicated to reviving and safeguarding indigenous grapes such as Freisa and Pelaverga Piccolo at his family’s legendary estate in Piemonte.

Organic and low intervention practices are used in both the vineyards and cellar. Hand harvested grapes are from 3 different sites in Verduno: Sut Jort, Lasagne, and Rocche dell’Olmo. Vines are 4-20 years in age, in mostly calcareous limestone soils. Fermented with native yeasts in used French oak, malolactic fermentation in stainless steel, aged for 3 months in wood, followed by 2 months in stainless steel.

Transparent ruby in colour, with aromas of strawberry, raspberry, mint, violets. Raspberry, red currant, pomegranate, herbs, earth, white pepper are framed by fresh acidity and good tannins.

A dash of nutmeg accents red fruit and bitter almond trace on the sleek finish. Vibrant and silky.

Comm. G.B. Burlotto Verduno Pelaverga DOC 2019

 Fabio Alessandria is dedicated to reviving and safeguarding

For over a century, Nadia Verrua’s family has been making wine in the hills of Monferrato, around the village of Scurzolengo, in Piemonte. Nadia’s unique approach is a true synthesis of indigenous Piemonte grapes with traditional, ancient techniques.

Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in stainless steel and concrete tanks, second fermentation in the bottle from a small amount of remaining residual sugar 🙏🏼 molte grazie

Transparent garnet in colour, with aromas of black cherry,

hazelnut, raspberry, violet and terracotta.

Black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, bramble, white pepper, trace of clove and chalky minerality are glossed with super light fizz.

Tangy acidity and wooly tannins fuse with black cherry, hazelnut and a bitter streak on the sateen finish.

Cascina ‘Tavijn ‘Ottavio Funk’ Vino Rosso 2017

 For over a century, Nadia Verrua’s family has been making

Holistic viticulture guru of Sicily, Alessandro Viola strives to maintain the natural balance in nature.

His 20 hectares of vineyards on the northwestern coast of Sicily are farmed organically and with minimal intervention.

From vines 220 meters in elevation with clay soils. Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts, aged 6 months in steel tanks, unfined, unfiltered.

Transparent red-violet in colour, with aromas of black cherry, black currant, raspberry, rose petal, cinnamon and almond.

Black cherry, blackberry, raspberry, white pepper, smokey earth and fresh acidity glide across Darjeeling tea tannins.

Black currant rose petal and a trace of almond linger between each silky sip. Well balanced, genteel, engaging.

Blend of Nero d’Avola & Nerello Mascalese

Alessandro Viola ‘isi’ Rosso Terre Siciliane IGP 2019

 Holistic viticulture guru of Sicily, Alessandro Viola

Historic, legendary, acclaimed....Nervi is the oldest winemaking estate in Gattinara; the family’s vineyards date back to 1679.

Ensuring the estate continued on and honored it’s long history, famed Piemonte winemaker Roberto Conterno purchased it from an investor group in 2018.

Vineyards are farmed organically. Grapes are from all 4 of the estate’s crus; Molsino, Valferana, Garavoglie and Casacce. Fermented in stainless steel, aged for 3 years in large Slavonian botti, followed by 6-12 months in cement vats.

Transparent garnet in colour, with aromas of black cherry, rose petal, smoky earth, violet, leather and soft spice.

Cherry, raspberry, blackberry, licorice, black pepper, iron minerality, trace of grilled sage and fresh acidity glide atop firm tannins.

Black cherry, pomegranate infuse the tarry earth mineral finish.

 Historic, legendary, acclaimed....Nervi is the oldest

Near Teramo in Abruzzo, 4 friends [Alfredo Giugno, Nicola Reginaldi, Fabio Petrella, and Loreto Lamolinara] meld experimentation with minimal intervention and organic viticulture.

Grapes are destemmed, a few hours of skin contact, spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in open vats, aged in fiberglass for 6 months, unfined and unfiltered.

Coral pink in colour, with aromas of cherry, wildflowers, warm summer earth.

Strawberry, rhubarb and red currant merge with fresh acidity, citrus zest accents the nutty finish.

Cantina Indigeno ‘MP3’ Vino Rosato 2019

 Near Teramo in Abruzzo, 4 friends [Alfredo Giugno, Nicola

Il Farneto is a biodiverse farm of 34 hectares, 8 of which are vineyard, located in the hills of Scandiano and Canossa, in Emilia-Romagna.

Farming is organic, biodynamic [certified] and low intervention.

Grapes are from 20 year old vines in clay and chalk soils at 300 meters in elevation.

Fermented in concrete tanks, after malolactic fermentation moved to old tonneaux for 1 year ageing, followed by 1 year ageing in concrete.

_agricola per le informazioni sulla vinificazione 🙏🏼🚀

Red-violet in colour, with aromas of black cherry, morello cherry, wildflowers, dusty earth, sun warmed brick and a trace of espresso. Blackberry, morello cherry, pomegranate, bramble, flinty minerality and black olive are flanked by firm tannins and fresh acidity.

Morello cherry, cranberry, blood orange, baking spices, white pepper and a trace of bitter almond linger between each engaging sip.

Il Farneto ‘Berzmein’ Emilia Rosso IGP 2017

 Il Farneto is a biodiverse farm of 34 hectares, 8 of which

Generations of the Calcagno family have been making wine on the northern slope of Mt. Etna in Passopisciaro.

Dedicated to making wines that are a “mirror of their territory”, farming is organic and with minimal intervention.

Vines are 90+ years average age at 650 meters in elevation, in black volcanic soils, from the Arcuria contrada [cru]. Fermented in stainless steel, aged for 12 months in used French oak barriques.

Transparent garnet in colour, with aromas of cherry, pomegranate, strawberry, volcanic earth, sweet pine and cinnamon.

Cherry, pomegranate, tarry earth, black pepper and grilled herbs are flanked by fresh acidity and firm tannins.

Iron minerality and black cherry linger between each silky sip.

Nerello Mascalese with a small amount of Nerello Cappuccio

Calcagno ‘Arcuria’ Etna Rosso DOC 2016

 Finally a beam of light..... Generations of the Calcagno

Holistic viticulture guru Alessandro Viola strives to maintain the natural balance in his 20 hectares of vineyards in NW Sicily.

Grapes are from a vineyard planted in 2006 in the Pietra Rinosa contrada. Spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts in stainless steel, aged for 7 months in old chestnut barrels.

Transparent garnet in colour, with aromas of black cherry, wild strawberry, rose petal, orange peel and roasted chestnut.

Cherry pie filling, plum, pomegranate, rose petal, summer earth, iron minerality are flanked by robust tannins and fresh acidity.

Black cherry, blueberry, licorice infuse the spicy finish.

Alessandro Viola ‘Sinfonia di Rosso’ Terre Siciliane IGP 2018

 Holistic viticulture guru Alessandro Viola strives to

“If you listen to nature and respect it, the wine becomes a mirror of the land and of your soul. “   -Heroes of ancient viticulture techniques and protectors of the land, COS

Vines are an average of 15 years in age, in red soils “of subalpine sands of Pliocene origin” with a “limestone – siliceous nature” at 230 meters a.s.l. Spontaneous on the skins with indigenous yeasts, aged in concrete tanks and bottle.

Transparent garnet in colour, with aromas of cherry, raspberry, dried rose petal, orange peel, spice.

Cranberry, cherry, blood orange, red currant, and a trace of smoky earth are framed by lively acidity and fine-grained tannins.

Dried strawberry and rose petal accent the vivid cranberry finish.

 “If you listen to nature and respect it, the wine becomes a

Wife and husband team Chiara Penati and Michele Conoscenti passionately restore, protect and maintain old vines and biodiversity in the steep hills of Tortona in Piemonte.

Grapes are from 5 vineyard parcels totaling 2.1 hectares, planted between 1955 and 1976 with silty calcareous and clay soils.

Harvested and vinified separately in concrete, aged 8 months in concrete tanks followed by 3 months in the bottle.

Red-violet in colour, with aromas of cherry pie filling, violet, bramble, wisp of roasted nuts and cocoa. Pomegranate, blackberry, red currant, cherry, white pepper, grilled herbs are framed by bright acidity and black tea tannins.

Black cherry and cocoa accent a bitter almond streak on the velveteen finish. Plush and vibrant, consistently a superb value.

90% Barbera, 10% Dolcetto [A few vines of Croatina, Freisa, Slarina, Brachetto and Aleatico are randomly in the vineyard and make their way into the blend.]

Oltretorrente Rosso Colli Tortonesi DOC 2018

 Wife and husband team Chiara Penati and Michele Conoscenti

Obsessed with “primal and wild wines” 4 friends [Alfredo Giugno, Nicola Reginaldi, Fabio Petrella, and Loreto Lamolinara] meld experimentation with minimal intervention and organic viticulture in Abruzzo.

Hazy gold in colour, with aromas of lemongrass, apple, ginger, bergamot, lavender.

Apple, pineapple, lemongrass, candied ginger, grapefruit and faint fizz are glossed by fresh acidity.

Orange and candied lemon accent the clean mineral finish.

 Obsessed with “primal and wild wines” 4 friends [Alfredo

Renowned for his holistic approach to viticulture, Alessandro Viola strives to maintain the natural balance in nature.

Vineyards are in the Pietra Rinosa contrada, with clay soils at 220 meters in elevation. Grapes are harvested later for “extra ripeness”, spontaneous fermentation with wild yeasts with skin maceration for 6 days. Aged in old chestnut botti for 7 months, unfiltered, low SO2

Amber gold in colour, with aromas of nectarine, lemon, roasted nuts, clover honey, beeswax, sea spray.

Citrus acidity glosses mango, nectarine, candied ginger and pink grapefruit.

Citrus zest lingers on the crisp, saline mineral driven finish.

Alessandro Viola ‘Sinfonia di Bianco’ Terre Siciliane IGP 2019