Tales from the vineyard...

Natural Wine: What It Means, What It Tastes Like, and Whether You Should Try It
'Natural wine' is the most contested term in the wine world. Here's the honest version of what it means, what it tastes like, and how to approach it for the first time without getting burned. Read more...
Italian Wine and Romanian Food: The Pairings That Actually Work
Most wine pairing advice assumes you're eating Italian food. Here's what actually works with sarmale, mici, ciorbă, tochitura, and Romanian cheese — using wines from our Veneto collection. Read more...
Raboso: Italy's Most Underrated Grape
Raboso is one of Veneto's oldest indigenous grape varieties — and one of the least known. High in acidity, demanding in youth, remarkable with age. Here's why it nearly disappeared, and why we carry it. Read more...
What Is Vegan Wine? (And How to Tell If Your Bottle Qualifies)
Most people assume wine is vegan. It often isn't — because of fining agents used during production. Here's what that means, what vegan wine uses instead, and how to tell which bottle qualifies. Read more...
The Veneto Wine Region: Italy's Most Diverse Wine Territory
Veneto is the most produced wine region in Italy — and probably the most underestimated. From Prosecco to Amarone, from Glera to Raboso, here's what makes this region unlike any other. Read more...
Prosecco DOC vs DOCG: What's the Difference?
Both DOC and DOCG are Italian quality classifications for Prosecco — but the difference matters more than most people realise. Here's what each means, and which you should buy. Read more...
The Painting on the Bottle: The Story Behind Vinum Mirabile
Most wine labels are forgettable. Vinum Mirabile was designed to be the opposite — each bottle carrying one of the world's most recognised paintings. Here's the story behind the range, and why art and wine belong together. Read more...
What Does NV Mean on a Wine Label? (It's Not What You Think)
You pick up a bottle of Prosecco. Where the year should be, it says NV. A small doubt: is this old stock? Did they forget? Is NV worse than a year? None of the above — here's what it actually means. Read more...
What Is Biological Wine? (And Why We Only Buy It from Producers Who Mean It)
When we say our producer in Mansue makes biological wine, people nod. And then, quietly, they ask: what does that actually mean? It's a fair question — and the answer tells you a lot about why we import the wines we do. Read more...
Barbaro: The Wine That's Harder to Find Than to Pronounce
The name alone stops people. Barbaro. It sounds like something you'd order in a film. In Italian, it means barbarian — wild, outside the boundaries of what's considered civilised. The name suits this wine more than most labels suit their bottles. Read more...
Prosecco vs Champagne: Why They Taste Different (And Which One Is Right for You)
Both come in a bottle with a cage and a cork. Both appear at celebrations. And yet Prosecco and Champagne taste completely different — and the reason why is one of the most interesting stories in wine. Read more...
Ice in May: What a Hailstorm Tells You About the Wine You'll Drink Next Year
We posted that 2026 looked peaceful from the vineyard. Then came hail in Mansue, where our biological producer works. Every bottle tells the story of the year it was born in — and 2026 is already writing itself. Read more...