(April 18, 2016; Napa, CA)—Elia Pellegrini, owner of Aia Vecchia, a small family-owned winery located deep in the Tuscan countryside between Bolgheri and Castagneto Carducci, is pleased to introduce Solidio Rosato IGT Toscana ($14), the first rosé to be added to the winery’s portfolio. Solidio Rosato is 90% Sangiovese and 10% Merlot, sourced from vineyards in Magliano in Toscana and Orbetello. Aia Vecchia’s small portfolio of wines also includes two Super Tuscan red blends and a Vermentino from Maremma.
“As a fourth-generation, family run winery, we know the importance of maintaining a relevant and fresh face in the market,” says owner Elia Pellegrini. “The popularity of rosé has increased exponentially and Solidio gives us an opportunity to be a part of this growing wine trend.”
Aia Vecchia has 104 acres of vineyards split between two estates in Bolgheri and Maremma on the Mediterranean coast. The winery focuses on Bordeaux varietals such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot, which are used to produce Lagone and Sor Ugo. The Vermentino and the new Solidio Rosato are made from the estates of Magliano in Toscana (Grosseto) and Orbetello (Grosseto), which consist of 50 acres planted to Sangiovese, Merlot, Viognier and Vermentino.
Imported exclusively by Dalla Terra Winery Direct®, Aia Vecchia’s wines are offered at an incredible value due to Dalla Terra’s unique business model, which forgoes the traditional three-tiered distribution system. Their model allows distributors to purchase and ship wine direct from the wineries, eliminating an average of 25% in mark-ups on each bottle imported.
About Dalla Terra Winery Direct®
The Dalla Terra Winery Direct® roster reads like a who’s who of some of the most esteemed family-owned wineries in Italy. Each producer has played a major role in the significant strides Italy has made over the last twenty years in improving the quality of its wines. Dalla Terra Winery Direct® is changing the nature of the wine importing and distribution business. The company’s unique business model skips the national importer level in the three-tier distribution system, allowing U.S. distributors to buy directly from the producer. Dalla Terra’s business model offers a more efficient, economical and consumer-friendly way of shipping, distributing and marketing wine, eliminating on average 20 to 25% in markups on each bottle. While Dalla Terra’s services are sought after by winemakers all over Italy because of the company’s economically competitive edge, producers are also attracted by the company’s commitment to highlighting individuality by choosing to work with only a few top producers from each wine-growing region in Italy. Founder Brian Larky considers each of the producers he works with part of a roundtable on innovation and quality, at which each producer has a voice. In 2009, Wine Enthusiast nominated Dalla Terra for Importer of the Year for its annual Wine Star Awards. On January 24, 2011, Larky was inducted into the Italian Trade Commission’s Wines of Italy Hall of Fame at the opening reception for Vino 2011 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, NY. This marks the highest level of distinction presented by the Italian government to wine industry leaders. For more information on Dalla Terra and the wineries they work with, go to www.dallaterra.com or call 707.259.5405.
