Love is within the air… and with these Italian wines, made by the esteemed Castello Banfi of Montalcino, Tuscany, and Banfi Piemonte of Strevi, Piedmont, love might be in your glass as properly. Every of those wines pairs excellently with the candy treats and indulgent dishes for which Valentine’s Day is related. And their respective romantic tales make them greater than becoming for a Valentine’s Day toast. That’s amore! 

Rosa Regale Glowing Rosé: This semi-sweet glowing rosé from Piedmont in Northern Italy is produced from the Brachetto grape, usually used to provide a wine much like Lambrusco. The nostril is very fragrant with hints of candy grapefruit, orange, rose petals, and ripe melon. The palate is mushy, with crisp acidity. Pretty served chilled by itself, it additionally makes an incredible base for Valentine’s Day cocktails. 

The love story: Brachetto d’Acqui’s romantic backstory dates to the instances of Cleopatra. Legend has it that each Julius Caesar and Marc Antony introduced Cleopatra with a number of wine skins filled with this luscious elixir, realizing it might be love at first sip. The empress then had her lovers drink the wine with a purpose to unleash their ardour, and the remaining is historical past.

Pair it with: Chocolate coated strawberries and pastries. Purchase it right here. 

Principessa Gavia Gavi DOCG: This crisp, dry white, additionally from Piedmont, is made with 100% Cortese. It’s intensely contemporary with shiny aromas of inexperienced apple and pineapple and options delicate acidity on the palate. 

The love story: Through the sixth century, Principessa Gavia fell deeply in love with a soldier. Her father, Clodimir, King of the Franks, forbade their marriage, so the lovers eloped to a distant village in northwestern Italy. Charmed by the native white wine, the newlyweds revealed their identification and have been introduced earlier than the King, who acknowledged their happiness and forgave the couple. The King blessed their union and named after his daughter each the village and its wine. It’s mentioned that their romance lives on in every glass of Principessa Gavia Gavi.

Pair it with: Uncooked oysters and seafood or by itself as an apéritif. Purchase it right here. 

Castello Banfi Brunello di Montalcino DOCG: Castello Banfi is credited with pioneering a brand new period in Brunello and focusing the wine world’s consideration on Montalcino. This ethereal tribute to Sangiovese options violet, vanilla, and hints of licorice on the fragile nostril. The palate is full, mushy, and velvety with traces of spice.

The love story: That is Banfi’s flagship wine—a Brunello di Montalcino that represents a decades-long love affair with the Sangiovese grape. Enamored with the grape’s complexity and potential, Banfi based a analysis heart particularly devoted to Sangiovese, which it has been finding out intently for greater than 30 years. Banfi helped to determine a number of of the stellar Sangiovese clones that are actually used for Brunello, elevating the varietal to worldwide fame as one of the premium Italian wines. 

For the final word in romance, drink this one on the supply, Castello Banfi in Montalcino, Tuscany, a fully-functioning vineyard and 14-room boutique lodge located on 7,100 sprawling acres of vineyards and olive groves, initially constructed as a fortress between the ninth and thirteenth centuries. 

Pair it with: Wealthy pasta dishes, braised beef, pork or lamb, and mushroom dishes. Purchase it right here.