The English Winemaker Mascot

Matt Gregory is the English man behind these Italian beauties. There are plans to make wine in the UK, but for now, the merchant turned winemaker focuses on site specific, low intervention wines from Northern Italy. Wines are made at Villa Giada are certified by Valor Italia as being made from sustainably farmed grapes all sourced from the Villa Giada vineyards, no synthetic herbicides or pesticides are used and the greatest range of biodiversity is encouraged through minimal mowing and use of machinery in the vineyard. The wines, all vinified at Villa Giada are certified by Vegan OK, Azienda number 0716.  

Hand-picked Moscato from North of the village of Canelli, Piedmont, NW Italy. A proportion of whole bunch fermentation in stainless steel with natural indigenous yeasts. A slow fermentation needing no temperature control, the mass of the skins preventing diurnal peaks and troughs. The wine was left on the grape skins for quite a few weeks (60+ days) post fermentation before gentle pressing in a traditional basket press. Bottled un-fined and unfiltered, with the minimum addition of sulphur. 

Deeply golden and a touch hazy in the glass. Floral and aromatic with classic grapey aromas backed up with tangerine pith, honeysuckle, lavender and a spicy edge of clove and cinnamon. The palate is intense and dry with mid-palate weight and salinity; all that is promised on the nose is delivered. Extraordinarily persistent and opening out as the bottle is open longer. 

908 bottles made. 100% Moscato.

Natural wine, vegan/veggie, unfined/unfiltered, organic, sustainable, wild yeast, minimal intervention, low sulphur.

2018

13%

75cl