A shift is quietly happening in Italy, driven in part by what producers in Pantelleria are exploring: taking aromatic grape varieties historically associated with sweetness and vinifying them dry. The results are wines that surprise, and increasingly, wines that sommeliers reach for.
At Swirl, the clearest example of this trend is the Quojane Zibibbo from Barone di Serramarrocco. It opens with vivid floral aromatics, the kind that catch attention in a glass, then delivers a dry, wide, and structured finish that handles food beautifully. It has earned its place on the lists of several Michelin-starred restaurants in Tokyo because it performs in that role: it enchants, then it delivers.
To explore this aromatic style further, we suggest trying both Moscato expressions in our selection. Alessandro Rivetto's single-vineyard Moscato d'Asti and the more accessibly priced Doppio Passo Moscato represent two very different approaches to the same grape. Tasting them side by side reveals how vineyard scale and production philosophy shape a wine's personality. It is one of the most instructive comparisons in our range.
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