{"title":"Giovanni Mesina","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Giovanni Mesina wines we carry come from Umbria, Italy. We list their red, sparkling, white and orange wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bottles we have brought in are made from Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Trebbiano and Vermentino, organically farmed. The wines are low sulfite and natural. Everything below is listed whether it is in stock or sold out, so you can see the range and set a restock alert on anything that has gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"rozzo-giovanni-battista-mesina-sangiovese-umbria-italy-natural-wine","title":"Giovanni Mesina Rozzo 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eRozzo is a red wine from Giovanni Battista Mesina, made from 90% Sangiovese and 10% Montepulciano grown on the hilltop farm of Pianello, roughly 13 kilometers northeast of Perugia in central Umbria. The vineyards sit at approximately 229-300 meters elevation amid orchards, olive groves, and the family's working sheep farm. The blend varies slightly year to year, and this 2018 bottling falls under the Umbria IGT designation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinemaking is minimal by design. Grapes are hand-harvested, fermented with native yeasts, macerated on the skins for around 5 days, then aged for 6 months in resin-lined and fiberglass tanks with no oak contact. No sulfur is added at any stage. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a medium-bodied red with dusty, subtle tannins, bright red fruit, an earthy, herbal undertow, and good natural acidity. It is transparent about where it comes from — a small farm where sheep outnumber wine barrels — and drinks with honest, unpretentious energy. Around 2,000 bottles were produced.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Mesina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29377088978999,"sku":"GIOVROZZ18C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/rozzo-giovanni-battista-mesina-sangiovese-umbria-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780688274"},{"product_id":"trebbiozzo-pet-nat-giovanni-mesina-trebbiano-italy-natural-wine","title":"Giovanni Mesina Trebbiozzo Pet Nat 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrebbiozzo is 100% Trebbiano Toscano grown on the clay and stone hillsides of Pianello, a small hamlet north-east of Perugia at around 300 meters elevation. The farm belongs to Giovanni Battista Mesina, a third-generation Sardinian shepherd whose family relocated to central Umbria in the 1960s. The vineyards share the hillside with olive trees and sheep pasture, farmed without synthetic inputs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wine is made by méthode ancestrale: grapes ferment spontaneously in an open-top resin tank, then the partially fermented wine rests in fiberglass through the winter. In February it is bottled with a dose of frozen must from the same harvest, triggering a natural secondary fermentation in the bottle. The wine is never fined, never filtered, and no sulfites are added at any stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a lightly cloudy, gently fizzy white with brisk acidity and very low residual sugar. Trebbiano's natural character comes through cleanly: green apple, lemon peel, white peach, and a saline mineral thread that runs through the palate. The bubbles are soft rather than aggressive, more prickle than pressure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassified as Umbria IGT. Suitable for vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Mesina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29377131249719,"sku":"GIOVTREB18C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/trebbiozzo-pet-nat-giovanni-mesina-trebbiano-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780688454"},{"product_id":"ciliegiozzo-frizzante-giovanni-mesina-ciliegiolo-italy-natural-wine","title":"Giovanni Mesina Ciliegiozzo Frizzante 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Battista Mesina farms just under 3 hectares on the wind-swept hills of Pianello, northeast of Perugia, at roughly 300 meters elevation. The soils are a mix of marl and limestone, remnants of an ancient salt lake. Ciliegiolo, Sangiovese, Vernaccia Rossa, and Vermentino share the land with olive trees and a flock of over 1,000 sheep. The farm is run organically, with no synthetic inputs in the vineyard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCiliegiozzo is made from 100% Ciliegiolo harvested by hand and direct-pressed with no skin contact. The juice undergoes partial primary fermentation in an open-top resin tank, then moves to fiberglass for aging through winter. In February, the wine is bottled with frozen must from the same harvest, triggering a natural secondary fermentation in the bottle. No sulfites added, unfiltered, unfined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCiliegiolo is a central Italian red variety whose name translates literally to 'little cherry.' In Umbria, it produces lighter, more tensile wines than in Tuscany, with pronounced red fruit character and lively acidity. As a sparkling rosato, the Ciliegiozzo shows that character at its most vivid: bright, low-tannin, and driven by fresh fruit and natural effervescence. Only around 55 cases were produced in 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Mesina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29377144094775,"sku":"GIOVCILI18C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/ciliegiozzo-frizzante-giovanni-mesina-ciliegiolo-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780688639"},{"product_id":"vermentuzzo-bianco-giovanni-mesina-vermentino-italy-natural-wine","title":"Giovanni Mesina Vermentuzzo Bianco 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eVermentuzzo Bianco is 100% Vermentino grown on the rolling hills of Pianello, a hamlet northeast of Perugia in central Umbria. The vineyard sits at approximately 300 metres above sea level on a mix of marl soils derived from an ancient salt lake and limestone rock. Giovanni Battista Mesina farms less than three hectares here without chemical inputs, sharing the land with olive trees and over 1,000 sheep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVermentino is not native to Umbria. Giovanni planted it specifically because of his Sardinian heritage, drawing on his roots near the Gallura region where the variety is most celebrated. The grapes are hand-harvested and fermented with indigenous yeasts. The wine spends two days on the skins in stainless steel vats before aging in steel with no sulfur additions, no fining, and no filtration. Production is limited to roughly 1,000 bottles per vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short skin contact gives the wine a pale amber tint and a gentle texture without heavy tannin. On the nose it leans toward honeysuckle, grapefruit, and thyme with a distinct saline, almost marine quality unusual for a landlocked region. The palate is round and medium-bodied with a clean, dry finish and bright natural acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni's first bottled vintage was 2017. Before that, his wines were made for home consumption and direct sales to neighbors. The wine labels are made from grass grown on the farm.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Mesina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29377189380151,"sku":"GIOVVERM19C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/vermentuzzo-bianco-giovanni-mesina-vermentino-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780688811"},{"product_id":"chiaretto-giovanni-mesina-vernaccia-rossa-italy-natural-wine","title":"Giovanni Mesina Chiaretto 2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eGiovanni Battista Mesina's Chiaretto is a short-maceration rosato made from 90% Vernaccia Rossa and 10% Ciliegiolo, grown on less than three hectares of organic hillside land in the hamlet of Pianello, north of Perugia. The farm is a working sheep operation, with the vineyard rows sharing space with ancient olive trees. Production for this 2018 vintage was approximately 1,000 bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChiaretto is a term with Sardinian roots, used for lighter, fresher red and rosato wines in the same way Cerasuolo is used in Abruzzo. The wine is fermented and aged in a combination of stainless steel, cement, and demijohn. It is bottled unfiltered, unfined, and with no added sulfites.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVernaccia Rossa is a native red grape of central Umbria, distinct from the white Vernaccia di San Gimignano. It produces wines with lively acidity, a pronounced spice character, and fruit in the cherry and raspberry range. Ciliegiolo, whose name translates to cherry tree, adds aromatic lift and bright red fruit. The result is a dry, fresh, and slightly spicy rosato best served well chilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGiovanni began making wine with guidance from Umbrian natural winemaker Danilo Marcucci, one of the region's most influential figures in the natural wine movement. The 2017 vintage was Giovanni's first bottled release; the 2018 Chiaretto is his second.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Giovanni Mesina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29377203994679,"sku":"GIOVCHIA18C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/chiaretto-giovanni-mesina-vernaccia-rossa-italy-natural-wine.jpg?v=1780689008"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/giovanni-mesina.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}