We are featuring women winemakers this month and are featuring some of our favorites in each blog post. Here are the first three and their wines!

 Cá Lojera Lugana: Ambra Tiraboschi

Ambra and Franco, her husband, are the owners/winemakers of Cá Lojera e Lugan right near Lake Garda in Northern Italy. It is told, that once upon a time when Lake Garda and the smaller Frassine Lake where connected by channels, black market merchants arrived on their boats from the north and used the houses along the water for hiding their smuggled merchandise, and some people swear that wolves did protect those hideaways. The estate is therefore called the house of the wolves. Ambra is one of the most welcoming and gentle people but make no mistake she is incredibly fierce and passionate about making these great white wines from the local Turbiana (Trebbiano di Lugana) grape and it shows in the finished product.

Ca’ Lojera Lugana $17.99/Sale $16.19 (100% Turbiana)

Ca’ Lojera Lugana Reserva del Lupo $28.99/Sale $26.09 (100% Turbiana)

Occhipinti: Arianna Occhipinti

Arrianna is considered to be one of the foremost winemakers changing the face of Sicilian wine and she is a seminal figure for a new generation of wine lovers. She practices organic viticulture, hand harvests, native yeasts for fermentation, and natural wine-making practices using the indigenous grape varietals of the Island like the Frappato and Nero d’Avola in this wine which is fruity, fresh and clean, with a touch of earth and spice. Arrianna is a winemaker to watch and whenever you find her wines you don’t want to miss out on them. They are all relatively small production and highly sought after.

Occhipinti SP68 Bianco $24.99/Sale $22.49  (blend of Albanello & Zibibo fermented with skin contact)

Occhipinti SP68 Rosso $25.99/Sale $23.39  (blend of  Frappato & Nero D’Avola)

Domaine de Font-Sane: Véronique Cunty- Peysson

Domaine de Font-Sane has been in the heart of Gigondas since 1860. Véronique is the 4^th generation winemaker to continue her family’s traditions in the southern Rhone in France. All of the vineyards comprised of Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, and Mourvedre vines between 40 to 100 years old are farmed organically. These wines are all incredibly well balanced with great depth and expression at incredible prices.

Font Sane VV Ventoux Rouge $11.99/Sale $10.79 (Grenache 70%, Syrah 30%)

Font Sane Gigondas $23.99/Sale $21.59 (Grenache 72%, Syrah 23 %, Mourvedre 3%, Cinsault 2%)

Font Sane Gigondas Terrasses $32.99/Sale $29.69 (Grenache 72%, Syrah 25%, Mourvedre 3%)