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Amphora Wines

Amphora Wines

Wines in amphora contain the magic of an ancestral time . This ancient practice dates back to prehistoric times and is a phenomenon still universally widespread in Georgia and Armenia, where the vine was domesticated for the first time in the dawn of time. Terracotta jars are therefore the oldest known oenological containers, used for both wine making and storage, before being forgotten in modern times throughout the West. In recent decades, while searching for production methods as traditional and genuine as possible, have been rediscovered all over the world. This trend was launched in Europe by Josko Gravner in 1996 and is now growing. Very special productions are born, with great character and an ancient and inimitable charm.

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Bianco 'Primo Fuoco' Fattoria di Sammontana 2023
Fattoria di Sammontana
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Toscana (Italy)
17,90 
17,90 
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 
Vernatxa Orange 'Ashut' Terra00 2022
Terra 00
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Catalogna (Spain)
18,40 €16,60 
16,60 
Only 2 left!
Fiano in Anfora 'Zagreo' I Cacciagalli 2020
2/3
Slowine
92/100
Robert Parker
3/3
Gambero Rosso
I Cacciagalli
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Campania (Italy)
26,00 
26,00 
Albana Secco in Anfora 'Vitalba' Tre Monti 2023
4/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
92/100
Veronelli
Tre Monti
2023 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
21,90 
21,90 
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 
Only 5 left!
'Libello' Sequerciani 2022
Sequerciani
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Toscana (Italy)
18,80 
18,80 
Rosso 'Primo Fuoco' Fattoria di Sammontana 2022
Fattoria di Sammontana
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Toscana (Italy)
16,10 
16,10 
Only 4 left!
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 
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 
Last One Left!
'Sileo' Le Verzure 2020
87/100
Veronelli
Le Verzure
2020 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
24,90 
24,90 
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 
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 
Grignolino Sette 2023
2/3
Slowine
Sette
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
16,00 
16,00 
Sagrantino di Montefalco 'Fracanton' Fongoli 2016
Fongoli
2016 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Umbria (Italy)
73,80 
73,80 
Tempranillo 'Zaranda El Viejo Frances' Tierra Savia 2022
Tierra Savia
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Andalusia (Spain)
17,10 €15,40 
15,40 
Zibibbo 'Isola del Vento' Abbazia San Giorgio 2020
Abbazia San Giorgio
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
41,90 
41,90 
Only 2 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 
Only 4 left!
Teroldego 'Morei' Foradori 2023
Foradori
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Trentino (Italy)
32,90 
32,90 
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 
Saperavi Anfora Our Wine 2022
Our Wine
2022 | 75 cl / 15.3% | Kakheti (Georgia)
34,00 €30,60 
30,60 
Only 2 left!
Saperavi Nika Bakhia 2021
Bakhia Nika
2021 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Kakheti (Georgia)
38,00 
38,00 
Only 6 left!
'Costa Baiano' Villa Raiano 2019
91/100
Robert Parker
88/100
Veronelli
Villa Raiano
2019 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
19,50 €17,60 
17,60 
Only 5 left!
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Anfora' Cirelli 2021
92/100
Veronelli
2/3
Slowine
Cirelli
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Abruzzo (Italy)
28,90 
28,90 
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 
Last One Left!
Malvasco' Le Anfore di Elena Casadei 2022
Olianas - Le Anfore
2022 | / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
26,90 
26,90 
Only 3 left!
Vitovska Vodopivec 2020
Vodopivec
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
58,50 
58,50 
Chenin Blanc 'Metamorphika' Costador 2020
Costador
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Catalogna (Spain)
35,00 
35,00 
Only 3 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 
Clarete 'Per l'amor de déu' Terra00 2022
Terra 00
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Catalogna (Spain)
16,90 €11,80 
11,80 
Bianco Sette 2023
Sette
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
17,30 
17,30 
Cielo Sommerso' Tenuta San Marcello 2023
Tenuta San Marcello
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
34,50 
34,50 
Only 2 left!
'790 Pecats' Loxarel 2020
Loxarel
2020 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Penedès (Spain)
27,90 
27,90 
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 'Anfora' Cirelli 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cirelli
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Abruzzo (Italy)
28,00 
28,00 
Only 6 left!
Chardonnay 'Scapulin' Giuseppe Cortese 2021
92/100
James Suckling
88/100
Robert Parker
Cortese Giuseppe
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
21,50 
21,50 
'Io Cammino da Solo' Ricci
3/4
Vitae AIS
Ricci Daniele
75 cl / 13.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
43,60 
43,60 
Only 5 left!
Bellone 'Radix' Casale del Giglio 2019
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Casale del Giglio
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Lazio (Italy)
49,90 
49,90 
Only 5 left!
Trebbiano 'Amforeas' Marco Ludovico 2024
Marco Ludovico
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Puglia (Italy)
20,90 €18,80 
18,80 
Only 4 left!
Ribolla Gialla 'Selection' Paraschos 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Paraschos
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
51,00 
51,00 
'Colle Fregiara' Anfora Annesanti 2021
3/4
Vitae AIS
Annesanti
2021 | 75 cl | Umbria (Italy)
26,90 
26,90 
Last One Left!
Rioja 'Dolmen Viejo Anfora' Dominio del Carabo 2021
Dominio del Carabo
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | La Rioja (Spain)
28,40 
28,40 
Only 4 left!
Surnat 1701 2022
1701 Franciacorta
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Lombardia (Italy)
19,00 
19,00 
Last One Left!
Bianco 'Terra!' Villa Papiano 2023
Villa Papiano
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
23,00 
23,00 

Amphora Wines and a New Discovery of Tradition


The use of terracotta by producers responds to the need to go back to the origins, rediscovering that ancient relationship between man and nature dated thousands of years ago. This trend is now increasingly widespread throughout the world, especially in western countries with a more solid enological tradition, including Italy and Spain.

The pioneer of the rediscovery of wine in amphora was Josko of the Gravner winery who, starting from 1996, began to produce his Ribolla Gialla with long macerations on the skins in underground gerogian containers called Qvevri, Inspired by the traditions still active in the countries of the Caucasus. A few years later, Giusto Occhipinti of the Sicilian winery COS inaugurated 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 Trentino.

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

  • Excellent thermal insulation, also favoured by the possibility of burying containers;
  • Constant oxygenation, made possible by the porosity of the material;
  • Ability to keep the fruit whole without transfer of substances between the container and the liquid, thus bringing out the varietal character.

All these benefits result in the possibility of slow fermentation with maceration on the skins without the need to resort to external agents, such as sulphur, flavourings, yeasts and other additives. Everything seems very simple but the possibilities and production methods are actually very varied.

Various Production Methods

The production of wines made in amphora can present several variables and is today strongly subject to experimental approaches. In Italy, there is a tendency to scrape the grapes and fill the containers with must and skins, relying on spontaneous fermentation and trying not to use sulfites and oenological additives. The fermentation phase generally lasts a few days, during which time it is possible to intervene by manual felling, that is, by circulating the vinasse in the must again. At the end of this process, the maceration on the skins of the must can last for several months, favoring a significant release of aromatic substances.

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

  • Kekheti method, which provides for the presence of the marc in the must throughout vinification:
  • Imereti method, with presence of about 10% of the grape marc without stalks;
  • Kartli method, with the presence of about 30% of the marc with the stalks.

A constant for the production of amphora wine is therefore the total or partial presence of the marc in the must during the whole fermentation or even more, both with regard to whites and reds. A key variable concerns the type of earthenware container to be used:

  • Qvevri from Georgia are large containers with an average capacity of 1,000 litres. They do not have handles, they are covered internally with a layer of beeswax and externally with lime. They are intended to be buried and, very often, left open to allow the dispersion of carbon dioxide;
  • Tinajas produced in Spain do not exceed 80 hl and are sometimes covered with a layer of pitch. They are rarely buried and are often closed with lids;
  • The great clay vases of Tuscany, linked to the tradition of Impruneta. The Tuscan terracotta is porous but robust, so it does not need coatings.

In addition to these variables, there are many others and each producer can choose how to conduct the production method, taking into account the style he wants to obtain and, above all, the type of vine used. Ribolla Gialla grapes need, for example, long macerations to express their intense aromatic profile while a red grape as the Aglianico tends to give life to very structured expressions also reducing the period of contact with the skins.

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