Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2021 NO20231025 The ornate decanter bottle and

The ornate decanter bottle and transparent tax strip—disclosing production and bottling dates—make this as much a collector's piece as a drinking whiskey

Thierry Pillot's tiny negoce label

or a simple plate of charcuterie

Colombera & Garella is one of Alto Piemonte's very best producers — Cristiano Garella's wines are picture-perfect representations of these varied northern terroirs

Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo is one of Italy's great rosés — denser and more wine-like than Provence pink

Valdicava Brunello di Montalcino 2021 NO20231025 The ornate decanter bottle andValdicava is one of the great names of Montalcino a benchmark estate now run by Vincenzo Abbruzzese, whose wines routinely sit alongside Soldera, Biondi Santi, and Poggio di Sotto in any serious conversation about Brunello. The 2021 annata is the classic expression: a blend across the estate's holdings, aged the mandatory five years before release. The vintage delivered ripe, well structured Sangiovese with the kind of polish and proportion Valdicava