2021 Terenzuola "Vigne Basse" Vermentino Colli di Luni, Liguria

Crisp, mineral, and completely refreshing, Vermentino has long been one of our favorite Italian white grapes. Terenzuola's Vigne Basse from Liguria, Italy is the perfect summer thirst quencher. The vineyards face the Mediterranean, which provides warm sun and cool breezes, but are also in the Apuan Alps (a subzone of the Apennine mountain chain), which provide freshness and complexity. The resulting wines dance on the palate with an incredible balance of fruit, minerality, acidity and complexity. And the history of the family that owns the estate is no less captivating than the wines themselves! The Giuliani family arrived in New York City in the late 1800s as emigrants from a difficult corner of Emilia Romagna. In the United States, they prospered until the great depression of 1929, when they decided to return to Italy. With their savings, they purchased a small three hectare farm in the northern part of Tuscany and in the southern part of Liguria, between the Apennine Mountains and