Sergio Arcuri 'il Marinetto' Calabria Rosé 2024 objects

Sergio Arcuri 'il Marinetto' Calabria Rosé 2024 objectsDespite working in vineyards since the age of nine, Sergio Arcuri's father Peppe decided to open his own cellar in 1973, selling wines on tap. In 2009 Sergio modernized his father's cellar and started bottling his own wine. Arcuri's 'Il Marinetto' Rosato is made entirely from Gaglioppo grapes grown near Cir Marina in Calabria. The grapes are left in contact with the skin for only a few hours before being bled off and fermented with native yeasts. This

silky and full bodied with gentle notes of butterscotch

but avoiding the intense pine notes of a London dry like Beefeater

is precise and pretty

whisky highball

his wines always manage to be a bit more aromatic

Eat this with your omelette

such as olive and lemon tree leaves

with potatoes roasted with a bunch of herbs

An off-dry rosé Champagne from a stately house

Winemaker Salvatore Giardina is well known in his town of Randazzo

delicate dry martinis: a vast improvement over the standard dry vermouths from most liquor stores

This is heavenly stuff