Panizzi Vigna Santa Margherita Vernaccia

Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Italy

The definitive Vernaccia di San Gimignano — from ancient tufa-sandstone Vigna Santa Margherita producing a wine of unusual mineral depth and age-worthiness. Citrus, white peach, bitter almond, mineral tufa, and a distinctive slightly bitter finish that is the variety's signature and makes it one of Tuscany's most food-friendly whites.

Pairing intelligence

• main: Vernaccia's mineral freshness and bitter almond character bridges the rustic Tuscan stew; the wine's slightly bitter finish mirrors the vegetables' earthiness; Parmigiano adds depth
• aperitif: Tuscan starter tradition and Tuscan white — Vernaccia's bitter almond and mineral character is the perfect foil for chicken liver's richness; caper's brine finds resonance in the wine's mineral quality