From the winemaker: This is a 100% Arneis wine. The grapes are harvested by hand around early September. After destemming and gentle pressing, fermentation, which is very slow to maintain the fresh and intense fruity flavor, takes place in steel containers at a temperature of 14-16°C. Halfway through the fermentation, the tank is hermetically sealed in order to reabsorb a small amount of natural CO2. This wine does not undergo malolactic fermentation.

Quite aromatic on the nose. Aromas of white flowers, pear, almond, and sage.

Palate is medium body with moderate acidity. Entry is a bit hot but quickly dissipates with distinct notes of peaches, camomile, citrus and quince, which pivots to a pleasant white pepper and mineral finish, which all plays out on a stage of surprising structure from a wine aged in steel tanks, only.

Coincidentally, I have a shipment of Arneis I need to pick up from D’Alfonso Curran in Santa Barbara, so looking forward to a California iteration of this variety.

Grapes: 100% White Moscato

Ca’ Florian is the heart of Tommasi, our oldest vineyards, and the intimate and coveted place that we have called home since 1902. There could be no better place to honor our humble beginnings and no better way to do it than by dedicating this single-vineyard to our top Amarone Riserva. Just next door to the house where our grandfather Giacomo settled, are the family’s first vineyards. Here, we have preserved every living memory of tradition, from the “marogne” dry-stone wall terraced vineyards with the pergola veronese trellising, to the withering of the grapes on the “arele”, the handmade bamboo racks. Each vintage counting less than 9,000 bottles, conveys the core values of timeless simplicity and elegance in our winemaking. Forget it in the cellar for an unforgettable moment in a decade or two.