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Review	Product Name	Vintage	Date Sort ascending
Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times	Grillo Cavallo delle Fate Sicilia DOC - 2018	2018	May-2020
Review “The 2018 Regaleali Grillo-Cavallo delle Fate Sicilia DOC was made from 100% Grillo (pronounced Gree-lo), an ancient variety that has been the lead grape in Marsala wines. This wine was dry, concentrated, complex, clean and crisp, reflecting its fermentation and four months of aging in stainless steel tanks. It was a perfect summer sipper that could easily replace a pinot grigio at the table.”
Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times	"Antisa" Catarratto Sicilia DOC - 2018	2018	May-2020
Review “A 2018 Regaleali “Antisa” Catarratto Sicilia DOC was plush, filled with aromas of tropical fruits and lemon. Uniquely, this wine was sourced from high-mountain vineyards that sky to 3,000 feet in elevation. The grapes are also harvested late, even after some red grapes, which is unusual.”
Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times	"Guarnaccio" Perricone Sicilia DOC - 2017	2017	May-2020
Review “The first red wine was a 2017 Regaleali Perricone made from another ancient grape that I had never tasted before. It was a bigger wine than I had expected and it served as a satisfying companion to a sausage pasta dish with spicy red tomato sauce that a friend had made from a family recipe she discovered in southern Italy. Red and dark fruits accentuated a wine that was excitingly unique.”
Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times	Lamùri Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC	2016	May-2020
Review “Finally, a 2016 Regaleali Lamùri Sicilia DOC Nero d’Avola was a little bit more familiar as I have had other iterations of the wine from other producers. Some say this full-bodied red wine is a bit like Syrah. I agree, as there is a similar spice component. But there also is an earthiness to the wine that helped me imagine the Sicilian hills from which it came.”
Zenato - The Aspen Times	Ripassa Valpolicella Superiore DOC	2016	Mar-2020
Review “My heart aches for the trauma that northern Italy is experiencing and I feel an affinity for the people when drinking wines made in the region. Zenato is a famed produced of the time- and labor-intensive Amarone wines that are amongst the most interesting and contemplative wines on the planet. This wine is made from the same Corvina and Rondinella grapes that go into Amarone, but they are made to be consumed at a younger age. Still, there is a dark richness to these wines, a hint of chocolate and a lush feel on the tongue. Most of all, it made me feel better when I drank it.”
Catena Zapata - The Aspen Times			Jan-2019
Review In “WineInk: New Series About Wine on Amazon Prime Worth a Look,” Kelly J. Hayes praises It Starts With Wine, a new series by Wine Enthusiast Media that premiered on Amazon Prime on January 4. In her recap of the second episode featuring LAURA CATENA, Hayes writes: “Multi-talented and much-loved Harvard and Stanford-educated, San Francisco emergency room physician and Argentine winemaker (yes, you read that right) Laura Catena was the subject of the next episode. She explained her intense relationship with the high mountain vineyards and to the eponymous winery that may be the most significant in the growth of the Argentine wine industry.” Hayes notes how visually stunning the program is, writing: “A hefty glass of malbec, swirled fireside in Mendoza at BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA, leads you to believe that you can virtually smell both the smoke and the aroma of the wine.”

Review

Product Name

Vintage

Rating

Date

Favorite

Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times

Grillo Cavallo delle Fate Sicilia DOC - 2018

2018

May-2020

Review
“The 2018 Regaleali Grillo-Cavallo delle Fate Sicilia DOC was made from 100% Grillo (pronounced Gree-lo), an ancient variety that has been the lead grape in Marsala wines. This wine was dry, concentrated, complex, clean and crisp, reflecting its fermentation and four months of aging in stainless steel tanks. It was a perfect summer sipper that could easily replace a pinot grigio at the table.”

Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times

"Antisa" Catarratto Sicilia DOC - 2018

2018

May-2020

Review
“A 2018 Regaleali “Antisa” Catarratto Sicilia DOC was plush, filled with aromas of tropical fruits and lemon. Uniquely, this wine was sourced from high-mountain vineyards that sky to 3,000 feet in elevation. The grapes are also harvested late, even after some red grapes, which is unusual.”

Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times

"Guarnaccio" Perricone Sicilia DOC - 2017

2017

May-2020

Review
“The first red wine was a 2017 Regaleali Perricone made from another ancient grape that I had never tasted before. It was a bigger wine than I had expected and it served as a satisfying companion to a sausage pasta dish with spicy red tomato sauce that a friend had made from a family recipe she discovered in southern Italy. Red and dark fruits accentuated a wine that was excitingly unique.”

Tasca d'Almerita - The Aspen Times

Lamùri Nero d'Avola Sicilia DOC

2016

May-2020

Review
“Finally, a 2016 Regaleali Lamùri Sicilia DOC Nero d’Avola was a little bit more familiar as I have had other iterations of the wine from other producers. Some say this full-bodied red wine is a bit like Syrah. I agree, as there is a similar spice component. But there also is an earthiness to the wine that helped me imagine the Sicilian hills from which it came.”

Zenato - The Aspen Times

Ripassa Valpolicella Superiore DOC

2016

Mar-2020

Review
“My heart aches for the trauma that northern Italy is experiencing and I feel an affinity for the people when drinking wines made in the region. Zenato is a famed produced of the time- and labor-intensive Amarone wines that are amongst the most interesting and contemplative wines on the planet. This wine is made from the same Corvina and Rondinella grapes that go into Amarone, but they are made to be consumed at a younger age. Still, there is a dark richness to these wines, a hint of chocolate and a lush feel on the tongue. Most of all, it made me feel better when I drank it.”

Catena Zapata - The Aspen Times

Jan-2019

Review
In “WineInk: New Series About Wine on Amazon Prime Worth a Look,” Kelly J. Hayes praises It Starts With Wine, a new series by Wine Enthusiast Media that premiered on Amazon Prime on January 4. In her recap of the second episode featuring LAURA CATENA, Hayes writes: “Multi-talented and much-loved Harvard and Stanford-educated, San Francisco emergency room physician and Argentine winemaker (yes, you read that right) Laura Catena was the subject of the next episode. She explained her intense relationship with the high mountain vineyards and to the eponymous winery that may be the most significant in the growth of the Argentine wine industry.”
Hayes notes how visually stunning the program is, writing: “A hefty glass of malbec, swirled fireside in Mendoza at BODEGA CATENA ZAPATA, leads you to believe that you can virtually smell both the smoke and the aroma of the wine.”