Amistà Wines

   Amistà Nizza D.C.O.G. is produced from vineyards located in the heart of the best growing area for the appellation: The Bricco di Nizza subzone. An elegant wine with excellent structure and great aging potential. Rich in color with hints of granite. Intense and complex on the nose with hints of blackberry and ripe red fruits followed by spices and a balsamic note. On the palate, the wine is intense and balanced with a lingering finish. 

    Amistà Nizza Riserva DOCG it’s only produced in small amounts and every bottle is numbered. It is made using grapes from vineyards in the Bricco di Nizza cru. The vines are more than 60 years old.  Rich ruby red color with a note of violet that evolves into granite after a few years of aging.  It has an elegant nose featuring prune, black cherry, ripe blackberry, and hints of spice and forest floor, complemented by delicate vanilla notes. On the palate, it is savory, full-bodied, with healthy acidity and tannins that will soften with aging.  

Amistà Nizza Vermouth is made using 100 percent Nizza wine. It’s just one of the elements that sets it apart from conventional vermouth for which white as a base wine and caramel is added to achieve the desire color. If you study 19th-century manuals for the production of vermouth, you’ll find that red wine was used for the production of vermouth.  Amistà decision to use Nizza as the base wine is a homage to the early pioneers of great vermouth.