Handford Wines

The Antinori family has been making wine for over six hundred years, since Giovanni di Piero Antinori became part of the Arte Fiorentina dei Vinattieri in 1385. Throughout its long history, spanning 26 generations, the family has always personally managed the business making innovative, sometimes courageous choices, always with unwavering respect for tradition and the land. Today Marchese Piero Antinori is director of the company, assisted by his three daughters, Albiera, Allegra and Alessia, who are personally involved in the business. The qualities of tradition, passion and instinct have made Antinori one of the leading Italian producers of fine quality wines. Every vintage, every terroir, every idea is a new beginning, a new quest to raise our quality margins. As Marchese Piero loves to repeat: “ancient roots play an important role in our philosophy, but they have never held back our spirit of innovation”. As well as the family's traditional heritage of estates in Tuscany and Umbria, investments have been made over time in other areas highly suited to quality wine production, in Italy and abroad, in a quest to promote new terroirs, rich in winegrowing potential.

The Wine

Wonderfully fresh Vermentino from one of Italy's greatest proponents of this grape. A beautifully balanced wine with fragrances of blossom, pear drop and white peach on the nose and a dry but concentrated palate of white peach, pear, stone minerals and hints of powdery bon bon sweets on the finish. Lovely acid and fruit harmony shape this wine from the famous Guado al Tasso estate in Bolgheri, home to some of Italy's greatest reds and whites.

Single Bottle: £15.99

In a case of 12: £15.19