Though 2010 has been the year of international expansion at Vino, we’ve not forgotten our southern Italian roots. Vino is still the place to find the widest selection of top Italian wines, which is why we’re excited to welcome a brand new addition to our shelves from the heel of Italy’s boot. Bacco is a series of four classic wines from Puglia, each highlighting the region’s native varieties and winemaking tradition.

Winemaker Antonio Romano of the esteemed Leverano estate Conti Zecca has produced a line of wines that he feels best characterize the most significant indigenous varieties of the Salento peninsula. In keeping with tradition, all four wines exhibit great varietal character, represent tremendous value and overflow with the sun-drenched charms of Italy’s meridionale.

The name “Bacco” comes from the Italian for Bacchus, the Greek-Roman god of wine. Also known as Dionysius, this winemaking deity is said to inspire ritual madness, joyful worship, ecstasy, carnivals and celebration. We’re hoping Bacco (the wine) will generate a similar reaction in those who drink it (well, apart from the madness part). The wines’ label features a reproduction of Bohemian sculptor Dominikus Auliczek’s baroque porcelain Bacchus, originally created for Nymphenburg in 1770. Traditional Pugliese wine and classic Bavarian porcelain: it’s a wonder nobody thought of it sooner…

Taste all four wines next Friday from 5:30pm!

Bacco Malvasia 2009
$13

Bacco Negroamaro Rosato 2009
$13

Bacco Negroamaro 2008
$13

Bacco Primitivo 2007
$15

BACCO TASTING
Friday, July 30
5:30-7:30pm

Tasting is free, no reservation required. For more information please contact 212-725-6516 or email info@vinosite.com.