With Alessio Inama from 12 -2pm
Soave is one of Italy's great white wine styles. Mass production on the plain has somewhat debased the label, but the volcanic hillsides of the Soave Classico heartland make the real deal: intense, mineral white wines with a powerful sense of place. In the 1960s, at a time when many producers were looking make their lives easier and expand onto the plain, oenologist Giuseppe Inama bought his first vineyard on Monte Foscarino. He understood the potential of these volcanic slopes to make 'unrepeatable wines'.
Fifty years and two generations later, Inama is going strong. Their Campo di Tovi Soave is a chamomile-and-almond classic of the style; Foscarino is a more complex, layered expression. And it's no longer just Soave. The Colli Berici hills are not far away, but have a much warmer, drier climate. They have been planted to Bordeaux varieties for at least 150 years. In the 1990s, Inama started making red wines in these hills. They have a particular focus on Carmenere, which is barely planted in Bordeaux anymore, but seems to work especially well here.
We've followed Inama for years, and are delighted to be welcoming Alessio Inama to the shop tomorrow. He'll be in the shop from 12-2pm, talking us through a selection of Soave and reds from the Colli Berici. There might even be some surprise wines under the counter. The wines will be on free tasting all afternoon, and everyone is welcome. /NT
Offered subject to remaining unsold
