Ca' dei Zago Valdobbiadene DOCG Metodo Classico Dossagio Zero 2020From the importer: Family is a buzzword you hear in all businesses, but after a couple of minutes with Christian Zago, the 5th generation of the eponymous natural Prosecco winery in the heart of Valdobbiadene, you realize that in this particular case its not a marketing clich. Family is naturally present in virtually everything this athletic built farmer points out while showing you around. The most important part of this family legacy is the

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The flavors are bright and focused with gorgeous layers of black cherry

And there’s only one place that makes a wine smell as exceptional as this

head distiller Dave Smith spent

and the artistry of a family devoted to crafting wines that linger long after the last drop

and all the way through the rest of the week

young tannins and a backbone of savory earth and iron keeping things anchored

“ Casa Jipi (pronounced Hippie) is a pochismo that shows how diversity and mixticity enrichens our countries

and gently savory

Hermitage is a 20-year wine

brooding register

and the discreet murmur of black pepper