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5218 Lawton Avenue
Oakland, CA 94114

510-654-9159

Oliver McCrum Wines has been importing small production Italian wine and distributing to fine retail and restaurant establishes throughout California since 1994. Over time, our portfolio of producers has steadily grown to over 45 producers from 15 different regions of Italy. We look for typical Italian wines with clarity and freshness, usually made from indigenous Italian grape varieties using clean, transparent winemaking techniques and no obvious use of oak. 

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An Exciting New Vermentino From Sardegna's Chessa

Michele Boscia

Introducing the newest release from Sardinian winemaker Chessa! C’era Una Volta means ‘once upon a time,’ and for Chessa winemaker and owner Giovanna Chessa, it’s a reference to how Vermentino was made by her forefathers when the whole berries were crushed and the skins were spontaneously fermented with the juice.

Giovanna has chosen to use both tonneaux (500L wooden barrels) and stainless steel as fermentation vessels and completes the aging in stainless steel. She also picks the grape for this special cuvée later than her classic bottling, Vermentino ‘Mattariga’, giving the resulting wine an exceptionally high density of fruit and intensity.

Rich, unctuous, and honeyed, yet entirely dry, packed with flavors of lemon oil and mediterranean herbs. A food pairing wine through! Enjoy with the classic Sardinian pasta with bottarga, squid ink seafood pasta dish, or enjoy after dinner with a range of hard cheeses (think Pecorino) and honey.

Now available!

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