Wildly Delicious Luxury Italian Wine Festival - Free

This Sunday from 1-4pm, join us for a staggeringly good and exciting tasting of fine wines from across Italy featuring selections from John Grimsley’s Le Storie Wines. Brunello, Chianti, Prosecco and Amarone are names you know and expect. But you’ll also discover Alto Piemonte Nebbiolo, Ischia white and Champagne-method sparklers from Franciacorta and Lambrusco. All open to try, all on sale at terrific savings prices.

All 15 wines will be open this SUNDAY, December 14, from 1-4pm. All you and your wine-loving friends have to do to participate is take a break from Christmas shopping and show up. No fee and no RSVP required!

In less than a decade, John has constructed one of the most exciting books of Italian wines we know of anywhere. He imports and represents wines from famous, even legendary, estates like Montenidoli in San Gimignano, Venica & Venica in Friuli, San Filippo in Montalcino and more. But many of the gems John presents are from small family estates discovered through networking, winemaker referrals, and lots and lots of tasting.

This Sunday from 1-4pm we’ll be focusing in on the more “prestige” portion of John’s book and, especially, the work of the smaller family winegrowers that set his work apart. Here’s the line-up:

Table 1: Sparkling Gems and Classic Whites
Sorelle Bronca Prosecco Modi Brut NV
Camilucci Franciacorta Brut Ammonites NV
Cantina della Volta Lambrusco di Sorbara Rose DOC Metodo Classico 2020
La Ghibellina Gavi del Comune di Gavi Manin 2024
Ciavolich Pecorino d'Abruzzo Aries 2024

Table 2: Textured Whites and High-Altitude Nebbiolo Reds
La Staffa Verdicchio Riserva Rincrocca 2022
Venica & Venica Collio Pinot Grigio Jesera 2024
Cenatiempo Ischia Biancolella Kalimera 2022
Dirupi Valtelina Superiore 2018
Le Pianelle Bramaterra 2016

Table 3: Classic Sangiovese and a BIG Amarone!
Villa Papiano Sangiovese Emila Romagna Papesse 2023
Montenidoli Toscana Rosso 2021
Isola delle Falcole Vecchia Vigna 2020
San Filippo Brunello di Montalcino 2018
Roccolo Grassi Amarone 2018

It’s a great line-up and all the wines will be available for purchase/order at great festival savings, too. Whether you’re a long-time Italian fan looking for something new or just beginning your exploration of one of the great wine nations of the world, this is the tasting for you. So round up a group of wine loving friends and come by to meet John and his team and taste a stunning set of wines Sunday from 1-4pm. And, for more Italian fun, don’t miss today’s tasting featuring two great Brunello di Montalcino! See all the details below.

Also check out other Festivals in McLean.