Newly commisioned Pinot Grigio - Tenuta Nicante

We are pleased to announce the arrival of yet another new wine into our portfolio - Tenuta Nicante Pinot Grigio from Terre di Chieti in Abruzzo.  Tired of tasting drab and characterless Pinot Grigio we decided to commision one of our own using one of Abruzzo's finest producers Rocco Radica Jr and his family's vineyard  Vigneti Radica.  Although not the symbolic home of Pinot Grigio in Italy (predominantly found in Friuli-Venezia Giulia), Abruzzo has a long standing tradition of producing wonderfully mineral white wines, and fresh, lightly tannic reds like Montepulciano. 

After many tweaks and discussions regarding the juice, bottle and the label design, we arrived at a wine which we are sure will be welcomed on the Irish market, not least for it's purity and drinkability.  Voci della Cantina, the online blog of Vigneti Radica reveals that "This year's Pinot Grigio [2010] is a special one for many reasons. It was a very good year for the white grapes. Some people say the best in the past ten years.  It's our second harvest. So, enologically speaking, we did many things better than the first time."

Here are a few pics of the newly bottled Tenuta Nicante.  Please let us know what you think of the design, and if you get a chance buzz over to our Facebook page and "Like" us, or follow our tweets on Twitter for a chance to win a bottle of the new stuff.