First Friday Featured Importer: Montcalm Wine Importers

About Montcalm

Montcalm Wine Importers Ltd. was founded in 2010 with a vision of importing into the United States the wines of Le Tenute di Genagricola, its parent company, as well as other high quality independent wineries from Italy and from around the world. Generali Assicurazioni, one of the world’s most important insurance groups, was founded in 1831 and in 1851 they acquired their first agricultural property. With the vision of acquiring quality vineyards, many other purchases followed. On March 4, 1974, Genagricola SpA was created as the agricultural branch of Assicurazioni Generali. Genagricola currently owns 28 farms in Italy and Romania, of which eight are wineries, with more than 1000 hectares of vineyards. In 2004 Le Tenute di Genagricola was created to exclusively run the wineries, with wines sold in more than 30 countries around the world. The goal of Genagricola was to improve their presence in the United States, so they began to explore the opportunities on this market. The opportunity came to life in 2010 with the creation of Montcalm Wine Importers Ltd. in New York. Over the past few years Montcalm has grown its portfolio to include many high-rated wineries and has assembled an experienced sales staff who have begun to bring the wines into the marketplace.

ME Fine Wine is proud to represent Montcalm Wine Importers in Nevada

Featured Winery: Angelo Sassetti

While the name Sassetti and Pertimali are both esteemed names and known to Italian wine lovers, that is mostly do to Livio Sassetti. Little is known about his brother Angelo who owns half of the Pertimali Estates. Below you will see video footage of his sensational CRU vineyards, meet his family (no one speaks English!)  Angelo and his family have owned, work and live on this estate. The Sassetti family has worked these lands for many, many generations


In Tuscany, on the northern flank of the hilltop town of Montalcino, lies the Pertimali estate. The terrain is Eocenic origin with marl and clay alternating with limestone, situated on slopes with sufficient inclination for water to drain off rapidly and well. Angelo Sassetti began producing wine over 30 years ago in a small winery built into the farmhouse, From his acres of hand manicured vineyards and rigorous control over crop level, Angelo’s small lot and unfiltered winemaking. The most important factor in the excellence achieved by Angelo Sassetti with his Rosso & Brunello di Montalcino is his total dedication to every stage of his wines from his hand care of his vineyards, to his total involvement in each of the procedures in his cellars. That is why his vineyards think of him as Angelo “the angel” Sassetti.

Very, very small production (hundreds, not 1000's of cases) of this
rare gem are made. This Brunello is all Pre-Sold and is available only at the best
restaurants and select retailers in the USA

imported by Tricana Imports

Spectacular footage of one of the great Grand CRU Vineyards of Europe

 

The tractor in this video is not one of many. It is the only tractor the Angelo Sassetti has. They use for Grape, Olive and other agriculture use. The barrel room, fermentation tanks room is not one of many or part of one big room. It is the only barrels and tanks you see. 

ME Fine Wines is proud to represent this gem in Las Vegas

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Desert Hops: International Beer Experience

150 unique beers from more than 25 countries all in one place. 

ME Fine Wines is proud to be part of this fantastic beer festival. 


Saturday Nov 9 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
 

Location Boulevard Pool, the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

 

Ticket price $45 + taxes/fees

We will have 3 tables there:

Belgian:

Table #16

Piraat 10.5%-  

Voted overall Best Amber Beer (Gold medal) in the California Microbrew Beer Festival 3 times.

"Top 5 Beers of the World " The Belgian Guide to Beer"

95 Pts - Rate Beer

Petrus Oud Bruin 5.5% -

Aged 20 months in Burgundy barrels this beer is often called the "Burgundy of Flanders"

A blend of the aged and sour ‘mother beer’ with fresh brewed sweeter beer, this beer produces a sour-sweet balance, set off by the underlying bitterness of the hops

98 Pts Beer Advocate

Petrus Aged Pale Ale 

Aged 36 months in Burgundy Barrels. Brewed by the bavik Brewery, established in 1894.

98 Pts Beer Advocate 
World Beer Awards: Gold Medal "Best Wood Aged Beer"

Italian:

Collesi


Table #21

Bionda & Rossa

The hard limestone water from Mt Nerone is one of Europes finest for brewing.The Barley is grown of Collesi family property, Fantastic. One of Italy's top craft beers. Family owned for over 150 years.

Vietnamese:


Saigon

Table #27

Saigon Export beer is the only authentic Vietnamese beer brewed in Vietnam and sold in the U.S.. Produced by traditional fermentation methods, the brewer creates a flavor that satisfies consumers looking for a taste of Asia