Ciro Picariello Brut Contadino 2023 California raw fish come alive with

raw fish come alive with this wine

this unique composition tickles the nose and loosens the lips

The two were vinified separately

with a bit of almond bitterness that offsets its fruit and flower notes

After meeting several wine makers

Ciro Picariello Brut Contadino 2023 California raw fish come alive withA beguiling sparkling wine from a star producer in the province of Avellino. The man himself, Ciro Picariello, started the winery in 1997 and farms at high elevations to bring much needed acid to the normally flabby Fiano grape. This champagne method wine is made from 100% Fiano, hand harvested from the Avellino province. The individual vintages are not bended together. The base wine ferments in stainless steel, while the secondary fermentation takes