2023 Cantine Elvio Tintero Vino Rosato

From: Mango, Piemonte, ItalyVarietal: Barbera, Arneis, Moscato Taste: When I started to think about the wines I’d serve at my wedding a few years ago, I knew right off the bat that Tintero’s rosato would take care of our rosé needs. Not only does Tintero’s Piemontese blend of Barbera, Arneis, and Moscato deliver flat- out deliciousness and exceptional value, but more importantly—and more fun—it bears a slight effervescence that dials its “festive factor” up to 10. None of this is surprising when you consider that Kermit has been enamored by fizzy wines from the region since the ’60s, and also when you realize the man behind this dry rosato is Marco Tintero, a specialist of festive, unpretentious, and unbelievably delicious bottlings from the gorgeous hills of Piedmont, the northwestern Italian region squeezed between the Alps and the Ligurian Sea. This bottling, with its notes of red berries, tangerine, and ginger, proves once again that Piedmont is not only about lofty Barolo and Barb