The Vero Community teamed up with woman winemaker and leader in sustainability Antonella Manuli, founder of La Maliosa Farm and Winery and woman entrepreneur Alex Smookler of Alex Smookler Travel, for a Ukraine Fundraiser VeroTalk, chat and wine tasting from La Maliosa in Tuscany.
Watch this virtual tasting and buy La Maliosa's delicious natural wines with starting the Vero La Maliosa Ukraine Fundraiser Wine Box that has with a rare, super limited wine (we have some of the last bottles in the world!). Every purchase of the Vero La Maliosa Ukraine Fundraiser Wine Box will have proceeds donated to the Antoniano charity, which has Franciscans and other volunteers both on the ground in Ukraine and organizing food, shelter and other necessities for the large influx of refugees into Italy.
When you buy the Vero La Maliosa Ukraine Fundraiser Wine Box, shipping is free with any add-ons. So, add to your order other natural wines of La Maliosa that we will be tasting like:
her orange wine Saturnia Bianco
her Tuscan red blend with indigenous grapes Saturnia Rosso
the La Maliosa Rosso, a unique hard-to-find wine made from the ciliegolo grape.
Learn more about Antoniano's Ukraine Emergency Campaign and the Vero Community’s aid HERE where you can also join the Vero Community’s pledge and donate yourself to this necessary cause.
Let’s join together as a Vero Community to support not only the humanitarian efforts to give aid to Ukrainian refugees, but also efforts to help our planet with sustainable farming!
Watch this VeroTalk, and purchase the Vero La Maliosa Ukraine Fundraiser Set and donate to Antoniano.
Support Ukrainian Families and Sustainable Farming Practices
Add on these other La Maliosa natural wines to your order with the Fundraiser Box for free shipping!
Woman made Saturnalia Bianco, on VinePair’s list of Top 15 Best Orange Wines, is an award winning, unfiltered and delicious skin contact orange wine made from old vine procanico & trebbiano grapes cultivated in volcanic soil.
This natural wine is made from the patented Metodo Corino, based on regenerative farming principles. Nothing is added but grapes! Made with unpressed, free run juice with native yeast fermentation. A two week maceration imparts a dark amber color. Aged only in stainless steel tanks, it has aromas of candied fruit, dried apricot and ginger.
It has pleasant acidity and tannins, and is balanced with a long finish. A pretty deep orange color, it is a great wine for difficult food pairings, it pairs with almost any dish.
Tastes Like: Candied Orange Peels
Farming & Winemaking Highlights: Regenerative Agriculture | Sustainable Winery | Biodynamic | Native Yeast Fermentation | Vegan | No additives (ie non sulphites added) | Unfiltered | Organic | Metodo Corino | Natural Wine
Fun Facts: - The natural farming method that produced this wine, the metodo corino, is actually patented by La Maliosa woman winemaker Antonella Manuli after she helped to develop it with natural wine legend Lorenzo Corino of Case Corini.
- Named in honor of the Roman festival in December which took place near the winery, La Maliosa, this wine was once called Saturnia Bianco.
Saturnalia Rosso, once called Saturnia Rosso, is an approachable, balanced red wine with great texture and expressive finish made from a blend of native varieties from central Italy. A four week maceration on the skins is followed by aging in large wooden casks for 20 months. A pretty ruby color is accompanied by cherry and vanilla spice aromas. Pairs great with pork kebabs and cheese burgers. A woman-made organic, biodynamic and vegan natural wine using the patented Metodo Corino which is based on regenerative agriculture farming methods.
Tastes Like: Cherry and Strawberry Fruit Leathers
Farming & Winemaking Highlights: Regenerative Agriculture | Sustainable Winery | Biodynamic | Native Yeast Fermentation | Vegan | No additives (ie non sulphites added) | Unfiltered | Organic | Metodo Corino | Natural Wine
Fun Facts: The natural farming method that produced this wine, the metodo corino, is actually patented by La Maliosa woman winemaker Antonella Manuli after she helped to develop it with natural wine legend Lorenzo Corino of Case Corini.
An award winner in the Millennial Wine Competition, this all natural, fresh and earthy red is made from hard-to-find Tuscan varietal Ciliegiolo whose name derives from cherry - so guess what it tastes like! An organic, biodynamic and natural wine made from the patented Metodo Corino with nothing added but grapes. Made with free run juice, maceration continues for four weeks and then aged in neutral wooden barrels for a short period of time. A natural wine, no sulfites are added during the winemaking process. Cherry and spice aromas and taste with notable tannins and mouth feel contributing to its great structure and long finish.
Tastes Like: Cherry Jam
Farming & Winemaking Highlights: Regenerative Agriculture | Sustainable Winery | Biodynamic | Native Yeast Fermentation | Vegan | No additives (ie non sulphites added) | Unfiltered | Organic | Metodo Corino | Natural Wine
Fun Facts: The natural farming method that produced this wine, the metodo corino, is actually patented by La Maliosa woman winemaker Antonella Manuli after she helped to develop it with natural wine legend Lorenzo Corino of Case Corini.