Vintages New Release Collection – October 11, 2025

Puglia

The “heel” of the southern Italian peninsula plunging into the Mediterranean, Puglia has a longer coastline than any other region of mainland Italy. Its climate is hot, dry and sunny, making for bold red wines from smoky Negroamaro and spicy Primitivo (the latter being genetically identical to Zinfandel). Some of Puglia’s finest white wines are made from the aromatic Verdeca grape.

The island of Ortigia, Sicily, stretches into the Ionian Sea.

Sicily

Situated in the Mediterranean just off the southernmost tip of the Italian mainland, Sicily was famous in the ancient world as a stopover along trade routes, and it’s no less a cultural and tourist hotspot today. The island’s hot, arid climate creates robust, deeply fruity red wines from the Nero d’Avola grape, while remarkably elegant reds are made from Nerello Mascalese grown at higher altitudes on the slopes of Mount Etna. Sicily’s finest white wines are made from the floral Grillo and Inzolia varieties.

Trulli (traditional stone huts with conical roofs) are a charming feature of Puglia.