Surprised to see us selling vermouth? Don’t be. Vermouth can be just as place-expressive as wine when approached with the same ethos. For one thing, it offers a somewhat more straightforward terroir experience, a chance to taste the countryside by way of the herbs, barks, and flowers growing there. 

And, Winestillery is very much doing things with an ethos we love, drawing on Tuscany’s centuries-long vermouth-making history. Their mission: “rooting in our land to create with our own hands products that enclose our terroir in all its nuances.” Thus, their red vermouth must be organized around sangiovese, with no coloring added “to keep intact the natural ruby mantle of the prince of indigenous Tuscan grapes.” The botanicals added include wormwood, chamomile, and rosemary, with some citruses in the mix as well. Bitter, complex, yet comforting, this is a vermouth that must be experienced to be believed.