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Wines Made in Amphora

Wines Made in Amphora

Amphora wines embody the magic of an age-old tradition . In fact, this ancient practice dates back to prehistoric times and is still a widespread occurrence in Georgia and Armenia, where the vine was first cultivated in the mists of time. Terracotta jars are therefore the oldest known enological containers, used for both winemaking and storage, before being forgotten in modern times throughout the West. In the last few decades, as the search for the most traditional and genuine production methods possible has continued, they have been rediscovered all over the world. This trend was inaugurated in Europe by Josko Gravner in 1996 and is now in continuous expansion, resulting in the creation of very special and unique products.

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Fricandò in anfora Al di là del fiume 2022
Al di là del fiume
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
20,90 
20,90 
Bianco 'Primo Fuoco' Fattoria di Sammontana 2023
Fattoria di Sammontana
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Toscana (Italy)
17,90 
17,90 
Vernatxa Orange 'Ashut' Terra00 2022
Terra 00
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Catalogna (Spain)
18,40 €16,60 
16,60 
Albana Secco in Anfora 'Vitalba' Tre Monti 2023
4/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Slowine
Tre Monti
2023 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
21,90 
21,90 
Last One Left!
Timorasso 'Timox' I Carpini 2021
4/5
Bibenda
I Carpini
2021 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
27,70 €24,90 
24,90 
'The New Wave Girl' Malaparte
Malaparte
75 cl / 12.5% | Castiglia e Leon (Spain)
17,20 €14,60 
14,60 
Rosso 'Primo Fuoco' Fattoria di Sammontana 2022
Fattoria di Sammontana
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Toscana (Italy)
16,10 
16,10 
'Libello' Sequerciani 2022
Sequerciani
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Toscana (Italy)
18,80 
18,80 
Rosso Casa Belfi
Casa Belfi
75 cl / 12% | Veneto (Italy)
13,10 
13,10 
White Wine Casa Belfi
Casa Belfi
75 cl / 12% | Veneto (Italy)
13,50 
13,50 
Rosato 'Primo Fuoco' Fattoria di Sammontana 2024
Fattoria di Sammontana
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Toscana (Italy)
15,50 €14,00 
14,00 
Only 3 left!
Airén 'Pampaneo Natural'Bruno Ruiz - Esencia Rural 2023
Ruiz Bruno
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Castiglia La Mancia (Spain)
16,20 €14,50 
14,50 
Bianco Frizzante 'Anfora' Magnum Casa Belfi
Casa Belfi
150 cl / 10.5% | Veneto (Italy)
32,50 
32,50 
Quartara Lunarossa 2020
88/100
Robert Parker
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Lunarossa
2020 | 75 cl / 13% | Campania (Italy)
34,00 
34,00 
Grignolino Sette 2023
2/3
Slowine
Sette
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
16,00 
16,00 
Quartara Lunarossa 2021
88/100
Robert Parker
4/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Lunarossa
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Campania (Italy)
34,50 
34,50 
Cannonau Le Anfore di Elena Casadei 2023
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Slowine
Olianas - Le Anfore
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
28,00 
28,00 
Zibibbo Secco 'Integer' Marco De Bartoli 2022
De Bartoli
2022 | 75 cl / 11% | Sicilia (Italy)
33,50 
33,50 
Zibibbo 'Isola del Vento' Abbazia San Giorgio 2020
Abbazia San Giorgio
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
41,90 
41,90 
Tempranillo 'Zaranda El Viejo Frances' Tierra Savia 2022
Tierra Savia
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Andalusia (Spain)
17,10 €15,40 
15,40 
Last One Left!
Parrona Bianco 'Piu' Anfora Tierra Savia 2021
Tierra Savia
2021 | 75 cl / 10.5% | Andalusia (Spain)
20,10 
20,10 
Parrona Bianco 'Piu' Anfora Tierra Savia 2022
Tierra Savia
2022 | 75 cl / 10.5% | Andalusia (Spain)
19,70 
19,70 
Sagrantino di Montefalco 'Fracanton' Fongoli 2016
Fongoli
2016 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Umbria (Italy)
73,80 
73,80 
Only 2 left!
Saperavi Anfora Our Wine 2022
Our Wine
2022 | 75 cl / 15.3% | Kakheti (Georgia)
34,00 €30,60 
30,60 
Rosso in Anfora 'A' Villa Venti 2023
4/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Slowine
Villa Venti
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
24,40 
24,40 
Last One Left!
Saperavi Nika Bakhia 2021
Bakhia Nika
2021 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Kakheti (Georgia)
38,00 
38,00 
Teroldego 'Morei' Foradori 2023
Foradori
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Trentino (Italy)
32,90 
32,90 
Only 2 left!
Grignolino d'Asti 'Margherita Barbero' Luigi Spertino 2023
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Spertino Luigi
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
37,50 
37,50 
Only 2 left!
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 'Anfora' Cirelli 2021
2/3
Slowine
93/100
James Suckling
Cirelli
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Abruzzo (Italy)
31,00 
31,00 
Albarola 'Poggi al Bosco' Santa Caterina 2022
2/3
Slowine
Santa Caterina
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Liguria (Italy)
30,50 €27,50 
27,50 
Only 3 left!
Vitovska Vodopivec 2020
Vodopivec
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
58,50 
58,50 
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 'Anfora' Cirelli 2022
93/100
James Suckling
2/3
Slowine
4/4
Vitae AIS
Cirelli
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Abruzzo (Italy)
30,00 
30,00 
Chenin Blanc 'Metamorphika' Costador 2020
Costador
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Catalogna (Spain)
35,00 
35,00 
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 'Anfora' Cirelli 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cirelli
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Abruzzo (Italy)
28,00 
28,00 
Clarete 'Per l'amor de déu' Terra00 2022
Terra 00
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Catalogna (Spain)
16,90 €11,80 
11,80 
Only 2 left!
Trebbiano 'Amforeas' Marco Ludovico 2024
Marco Ludovico
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Puglia (Italy)
20,90 €18,80 
18,80 
'Costa Baiano' Villa Raiano 2019
91/100
Robert Parker
3/4
Vitae AIS
Villa Raiano
2019 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
19,50 €17,60 
17,60 
Rosato in Anfora 'Agathe' Camerani - Corte Sant'Alda 2022
Camerani
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Veneto (Italy)
17,70 €14,20 
14,20 
'Colle Fregiara' Anfora Annesanti 2021
3/4
Vitae AIS
Annesanti
2021 | 75 cl | Umbria (Italy)
26,90 
26,90 
Cielo Sommerso' Tenuta San Marcello 2023
Tenuta San Marcello
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
34,50 
34,50 
Bianco Sette 2023
Sette
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
17,30 
17,30 
Only 3 left!
Bellone 'Radix' Casale del Giglio 2019
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Casale del Giglio
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Lazio (Italy)
49,90 
49,90 
Cannonau Olianas 2022
3/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
87/100
Veronelli
Olianas - Le Anfore
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
15,00 
15,00 
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Anfora' Cirelli 2021
92/100
Veronelli
2/3
Slowine
Cirelli
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Abruzzo (Italy)
28,90 
28,90 
Marani Tsinandali Chona's Marani 2020
Chona's Marani
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Kakheti (Georgia)
41,50 
41,50 
Cannonau Riserva Olianas 2022
5/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Olianas - Le Anfore
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
26,90 
26,90 
Only 2 left!
'790 Pecats' Loxarel 2020
Loxarel
2020 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Penedès (Spain)
27,90 
27,90 
Moscatel de Alexandria 'Secano Interior Yumbel' Pu Wines 2022
Pu Wines
2022 | 75 cl / 11% | Bio Bio (Chile)
21,50 
21,50 

Wine in Amphora, the Rediscovery of the Tradition

The use of terracotta by producers reflects a desire to return to the origins, rediscovering the ancient relationship between man and nature dating back thousands of years. This trend is now increasingly widespread throughout the world, especially in western countries with a stronger wine-making tradition, including Italy and Spain.

The pioneer of the rediscovery of amphora wine was Josko of the Gravner winery who, starting in 1996, began producing his Ribolla Gialla with long macerations on the skins in Georgian underground containers called Qvevri, inspired by traditions still active in the countries of Caucasia. A few years later, Giusto Occhipinti of the Sicilian COS winery introduced the use of Spanish terracotta containers called Tinajas for the production of Cerasuolo di Vittoria, soon convincing his friend Elisabetta Foradori to do the same with Teroldego in the Trentino region.

Since then, many producers have followed this path and today, given the worldwide spread of the phenomenon, some have said that "amphora is the new barrique". This gives an idea of the global importance of this production revolution. The reasons for this success consist essentially in the benefits of terracotta for the production of artisanal wines, produced with long maceration on the skins and without the use of any additives. These positive properties consist of:

  • Excellent thermal insulation, also favoured by the possibility of burying the containers;
  • Constant oxygenation, made possible by the porosity of the material;
  • Ability to preserve the fruit intact without loss of substances between the container and the liquid, thus allowing the fruit variety to emerge.

The combination of these benefits makes it possible to carry out slow fermentations with maceration on the skins without the need for external agents such as sulphur dioxide, aromas, yeasts and other additives. It all sounds very simple, but the possibilities and production methods are actually very diverse.


The Different Production Methods

The production of wines made in amphora can present different variables and is today strongly subject to experimental approaches. In Italy, the tendency is to de-stem the grapes and fill the containers with must and skins, relying on spontaneous fermentation and trying not to use sulphites and additives. The fermentation phase generally lasts a few days, during which manual punching down may be used, i.e. the marc that comes to the surface is returned to the must. At the end of this process, maceration on the skins of the must can continue for several months, encouraging a significant release of aromatic substances.

In Georgia, where the Qvevri tradition has remained active and vital to this day, a distinction is made between:

  • Kekheto method, in which the marc remains in the must throughout vinification:
  • Imereti method, with the presence of about 10% of the marc without stalks;
  • Kartli method, with about 30% of the marc present with the stems.

A key constant in the production of amphora wine is therefore the total or partial presence of the marc in the must during the entire fermentation process or longer, for both whites and reds. A fundamental variable is the type of amphora container to be used:

  • Qvevri from Georgia are large containers with an average capacity of 1,000 litres. They have no handles and are covered with a layer of beeswax on the inside and lime on the outside. They are intended to be buried and, very often, are left open to allow carbon dioxide to disperse;
  • Tinajas produced in Spain are no larger than 80 hl and are sometimes covered with a layer of tar. They are rarely buried and are often closed with lids;
  • The large clay pots of Tuscany, linked to the Impruneta tradition. Tuscan terracotta is porous but robust, so it does not need to be covered.

In addition to these variables, there are many others, and each producer can choose how to implement the production method, taking into account the style they want to obtain and, above all, the type of grape used. Ribolla Gialla grapes, for example, need long macerations to express their intense aromatic profile, while a red grape variety such as Aglianico tends to produce very structured expressions even if the period of contact with the skins is reduced.

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