Our Best Value Whites: Corvée
Your go-to whites, with unbeatable QPR, are
back in stock: Corvée Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio & Pinot Bianco!
Over the years we’ve spilt plenty of ink over Corvée, the Trentino winery tucked up into the heights of Dolomite Mountains (you can read about it below the signature). Every time we offer these wines, you snatch them up, and I stand in the warehouse wondering what happened to the pile of wine that just came in? It’s clear to us that most of you have figured out these are hands down the best QPR white wines we bring in. And if you don’t yet know, it’s time to find out for yourself!
Quality to Price Ratio.
We’ve always aimed to deliver on this promise: Maximize quality while staying lean on price. Frankly, that’s why we started direct importing. When we take out the layers and layers of middlemen in the conventional wine trade and sell directly to you, we really minimize the price part of the equation.
As for maximizing the quality (and pleasure), well, that’s why we go out searching for small, quality minded producers who are devoted to something truly special, not just fancy packaging and loads of marketing. After all, why go through all the trouble of bringing you wine from the other side of the planet, if it’s just an ordinary wine dressed up with a fancy label?
By our measure, there is no more consistent purveyor of quality and delight than Corvée. Time and again, when I open their wines, a smile spreads across my face, and my senses perk up. As for the price, this corner of the world remains mostly undiscovered, which means undervalued. It blows my mind that wine made in a place more suited to mountaineering than farming can still be had for less than a $20 bill, but these wines remain stubbornly affordable.
Not that you need the reminder, but Corvée has it all: compelling wines, superb quality across the lineup, and an affordable price tag!
'Quaràs' Chardonnay 2024
Named after the French captain who led the Napoleonic troops in the assault on the nearby Segonzano castle. The temperature variations, and the deep, fertile clay-rich soils, define this limpid and fresh Chardonnay. Aromas of yellow fruit, pineapple, and orange peel blend harmoniously with the sweet aroma of caramel, "toffy" and hazelnut. The Alpine origin is revealed in the fresh acidity and long finish.
'Corvàia' Pinot Grigio 2024
Pinot Grigio is the most well-known grape of northern Italy and we've looked for years to find the right one. Well, here it is! It shows a light and bright yellow color, and a perfumed bouquet of pear, peach, and incense. On the palate the taste is rich with a pleasant acidity and persistence, a distinctive "small scale" Pinot Grigio of great freshness and drinkability.
'Cór' Pinot Bianco 2024
Cór means heart and is the name of one of the most beautiful vineyards of the Cembra Valley on the sunny side of Mount Pincaldo (1268 meters). A Pinot Blanc with a light and bright straw yellow color, and a bouquet perfumed with white pulp fruit, apple, pear, peach, with hints of rose, viburnum, jasmine, and fresh green almonds. Bright flavors, followed by a crisp, persistent freshness, like all the Corvée wines.