{"title":"Societa Agricola Vin B","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eIn 1987, some 78% of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSicilian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wine was produced by cooperatives. Nearly 100% of that figure was bulk wine, often subverting countless regulations designed to protect quality across Europe. This was Sicily’s reputation even after the turn of the 21st century. Yet many of us associate Sicily with a range of amazing wines from small producers. Names like COS, Occhipinti, Salvo Foti, Frank Cornelissen, Lamoresca, Terre Nere, and De Bartoli can be reliably found on shelves and wine lists all over the world and signify anything but mass produced swill.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe number of exciting producers there continues to grow. Fresh off the boat are Vin B, the wines of Biagio Distefano and Vittorio d'Angelo, whose first vintage was 2022. These have the ripe, juicy fruit of Lamoresca and Occhipinti but with the lively, nervous edge of my favorite natural winemakers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe star of the lineup may be their rosato, called \"Ti Voglio Bere.\" (\u003cem\u003eTi voglio bene\u003c\/em\u003e is \"I love you,\" but \u003cem\u003eti voglio bere\u003c\/em\u003e is \"I want to drink you.\") It's a dangerously quaffable wine that is darker and nearly a light red, similar to Lamoresca, one of my favorites. Think of the juiciest, most mouth-watering strawberries and watermelons — nearly cloying at first — but add in some salty mineral crunch and subtle volatility. It's a combo that made everyone at the shop light up this week.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe have four wines from them, all exciting and delicious ways to break through the dim, dirty New York winter-scape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest friends Biagio and Vittorio grew up together in Vittoria on the southern coast of Sicily, playing in the vineyards and olive groves tended by their parents and grandparents. As adults, Biagio spent nearly a decade in London as a sommelier while Vittorio worked in Turin as a programmer. Both were feeling depleted by their career paths and both returned to Sicily. Biago worked for COS, and Vittorio worked for Arianna Occhipinti before they reunited to form their Vin B project in 2022. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThey've planted five hectares of their own vines but until they are ready they are sourcing fruit from organic and regenerative neighbors and contacts in the area. The wines have barely any sulfur, under 10ppm. They have all the charming thirst-quenching qualities of my favorite glou-glou but with the clear stamp of Sicilian terroir underneath: salty minerals and heady, vivacious fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat is promising is that they started out with challenging vintages (\"miserable\" according to Biagio) and still made wines that will hit your head and heart with everything they've got. The future is a real question mark these days for wine (and kind of everything else) but for the present these are just the prescription for world weary anhedonia. And maybe just the thing for Valentine's Day. Drink the love, share the love. \u003cem\u003eJonathan Kemp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary 12, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"societa-agricola-vin-b-viaggio-ad-ovest-catarrato-2024","title":"Societa Agricola Vin B \"Viaggio ad Ovest\" Catarrato 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e100% Catarratto from Marsala, with 24 hours on the skins. Aged in a mix of steel tank and old barrel, with under 10ppm of sulfur added. 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Think of the juiciest, most mouth-watering strawberries and watermelons — nearly cloying at first — but add in some salty mineral crunch and subtle volatility. \u003cem\u003eJonathan Kemp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"COEUR 3PM 4cs\/$350","offers":[{"title":"Rosé","offer_id":47804178890987,"sku":null,"price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1270\/3173\/files\/419DB0CF-1816-46E7-A10C-55D551D84D6B.jpg?v=1770858279"},{"product_id":"societa-agricola-vin-b-daltri-tempi-rosso-2024","title":"Societa Agricola Vin B \"d'Altri Tempi\" Rosso 2024","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e60% Nero d'Avola and 40% Frappato foot-trod in old palmento and aged in fiberglass. Under 10ppm sulfur added. 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Playful, soulful, and undeniably delicious. \u003cem\u003eJonathan Kemp\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"COEUR 3PM 4cs\/$350","offers":[{"title":"Red","offer_id":47804182921451,"sku":null,"price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1270\/3173\/files\/11245179-944B-4DEB-A2B8-6CC2E6AF06B7.jpg?v=1770858514"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1270\/3173\/collections\/Vin_B.jpg?v=1772060132","url":"https:\/\/vwm.wine\/collections\/societa-agricola-vin-b.oembed","provider":"Vanderbilt Ave Wine Merchants | 573 Vanderbilt Ave | Brooklyn NY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}