Antonio Camillo, Vermentino, Tuscany, Italy

Who - Antonio Camillo
Where - Maremma, Tuscany, Italy
What - White Wine - Vermentino
When - 2024
How - Organic, fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel, maturation in concrete, minimal sulphur, vegetarian

Antonio spent years working as winemaker for other producers in this very scenic part of southern Tuscany before venturing out on his own. He works hillside vineyards, farmed organically and with minimal intervention in the winery. Maremma’s climate has a strong influence from the nearby Mediterranean sea and wines reflect this with a certain minerality and almost savouriness. Vermentino is grown all round the Med coast, over into France and on Sardinia.

It has a lovely citrus quality and weight that makes it great to drink with a variety of food, summer salads, grilled vegetables.