This week we’re debuting a new concept - the Tuesday Fix. We’ll send out Tuesday Fix offers from time to time when we have an unexpected opportunity to offer a unique wine to our members.

Ca’ La Bionda - 2016 Amarone della Valpolicella

Bottom Line - Ca’ La Bionda’s 2016 Amarone is a hedonistic and sophisticated red wine produced in a dryer, fresher style than most Amarone examples on the market. If you think Amarone is heavy or sweet, Ca’ La Bionda wants to make you reconsider. This 2016 Amarone is gorgeous already and it will continue to improve over the next 15-20 years. My notes: “Crisp black cherry, clove, cinnamon. Nothing jammy; vibrant minerality underpins the voluptuous fruit; soft tannins. Explosive and layered.”

Food pairing: I prefer Ca’ La Bionda Amarone on its own, after dinner, with perhaps a few chunks of an aged hard cheese like parmigiano reggiano. If you want to drink it during a meal, try brasato al vino rosso (braised beef in red wine), a staple from nearby Verona.

Open Tuesday has the lowest price in the U.S. on this wine.

To order, just click one of the blue links and follow the prompts. 

Additional Available Wines (Re-up)

I Favati - 2019 “Pietramara” Fiano di Avellino black label

Bottom Line - I Favati’s 2019 Fiano black label is a mineral-laced, food-friendly white wine from the Campania region of southern Italy. It’s loaded with typical Fiano character and shows a penetrating flavor depth. The volcanic side emerges slowly, revealing more and more complexity with exposure to air. But patiently analyzing the full evolution may prove difficult for most of us – this Fiano also goes down fast. My notes: “Mostly herbal nose initially, with subdued lemon and straw; fresh and clean; very persistent, expansive in the mouth. Benchmark Fiano.” 

I Favati - 2013 “Cretarossa” (Aglianico) Irpina Campi Taurasini

Bottom Line - I Favati’s 2013 Cretarossa is an aglianico-based red wine with some bottle age that is drinking at its peak right now. This wine shows the meatiness and brawn of its warm southern Italian climate, yet also manages to be supple and very re-drinkable. My notes: “Bright, lively red fruit (cherry and pomegranate), with subtle toasted cocoa notes and anise; the muscular tannins dissolve effortlessly; black cherries for days. Gulpable yet still serious.”

Poggiarellino - 2016 Brunello di Montalcino

Bottom Line - Poggiarellino’s 2016 Brunello di Montalcino is a stately, harmonious Tuscan red wine that’s also an incredible value for under $40. This wine’s most memorable quality is its completeness. The sleek fruit, lively acidity, and smooth tannins come together to form a generous and convincing whole. Although it’s an age-worthy Brunello from a great vintage, Poggiarellino’s 2016 Brunello is an absolute joy to drink already. My notes: “Morello cherry, forest fruit, underbrush, and leather; soft tannin structure; stout mineral backbone; structured and long. Elegant, honest Brunello.”

To order, just click the one of the links above and follow the prompts.

Happy Tuesday,

Chris and Rob

Open Tuesday Wines S.r.l.s.

Via Augusto Anfossi 19, 20135 Milano - Italy

If you have any questions or feedback, please email us: [email protected].  

How it works: 

After clicking one of the links above, you’ll be able to request 1-12 bottles. Actually, that’s all you have to do!

About a week later, when we close the offer, you’ll get an email confirming how many bottles we allocated to your account. We will charge you when the wines are allocated.

We’ll do our best to allocate all the bottles you request. But when there are more requests than bottles available, we’ll allocate one bottle to all requesting members before allocating a second bottle to anyone. We want as many members as possible to try these wines.

This is the ninth of 18 offers during the fall season. Through the first week of November, we are sending offers on Thursday and Sunday, and the Open Tuesday re-up on Tuesdays.

We ship in increments of 12. With 18 offers this season, there should be plenty of chances to get to 12, 24, or 36. If you don’t have an increment of 12 at the end of the fall season offers, we can hold your wines until the next offer season – spring 2023.

Wines offered in the fall will ship in late November-early December for $5 per bottle (if you have an increment of 12.) This is about the same as the price to ship coast-to-coast within the U.S. – but our wines come directly from Italy.

Once your payment method is on file, you can make future requests with just a few clicks from the offer email. If you don’t have a card on file, you can add one during your first order. Your personal financial information is protected by Stripe.

Chris MacLean

Rob Genova

Open Tuesday Wines S.r.l.s.

Via Augusto Anfossi 19, 20135 Milano - Italy