Have a whiff of this attractively frothy, deep purple beverage: does any other wine come close to matching its vivid scent? The three-dimensional fragrance leaps from the glass, hinting at freshly pressed grapes, wild mulberries, and crushed violets.
      Produced from organically farmed hillside vineyards just outside of Modena, Moretto’s Grasparossa is made for the notoriously rich cuisine of Emilia-Romagna, arguably the home of Italy’s finest meats and cheeses. The bone-dry finish features bracing acidity and chalky tannins, designed to cut through the fat of a mortadella sandwich or...

Patrimonio’s magic lies in its mosaic of soils, with glossy schist from the mountainous Cap Corse mingling with white limestone deposits and pockets of craggy granite. A sunny climate defined by opportune rainfall and the moderating influence of the nearby Mediterranean makes this a viticultural paradise comparable to the most renowned terroirs of southern France and coastal Italy.      
      Stylistically, red Patrimonio falls somewhere between the earthy, herbal nature of traditional Chianti, with which it shares the principal grape (Niellucciu being a Corsican descendant of Sangiovese), and the gamey rusticity of Bandol...