Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 CS20230929 Les Safres takes its name

Les Safres takes its name from the sandy soils ('safres') of the parcel

From a family with 140 years of shochu distilling on the coast of Kagoshima comes a single malt whisky that bridges Japanese tradition with Scotch technique

with delicate refinement and a slightly taut

A Burgundy white that punches well above its appellation

This Falanghina is bright and fresh

Castello di Verduno Pelaverga Basadone 2024 CS20230929 Les Safres takes its nameIn the 1960s, Verduno's native Pelaverga had dwindled to a literal handful of vines. That it survived at all is thanks to a few stubborn Barolo familiesCastello di Verduno among themwho gave up prime Langhe real estate to keep it going. The reward is one of Piedmont's most charming rarities: a light, peppery red that delivers Nebbiolo like perfume without the weight or the wait. "Basadone" is local dialect for the poppy flowerand, loosely, "lady