This past Saturday, i went to Porchfest (a music event held annually in Olde Weathersfield, ct) where owner Luigi Ciniglio participated in the festivities by offering all day wine tastings at his specialty natural & organic wine shop. I later discovered that they were sampling all different wines every hour! It's probably for the best that i found out when i did, or this might have turned into a full-on wine review page..
Vino Crudo is a wonderful little shop that I will be directing all of my friends & family to from this day forward. This is not a liquor store, it is a carefully curated specialty wine shoppe, that if you give a chance, will most definately deliver. They have masterfully selected a collection of natural & organic wines from all over. While It is true that the wines sold reflect the owners taste; they are skillfully chosen. I liked to think of the experience as a guided tour through the world organic wines, with an expertised advisor leading the way.
I loved all of the samples owner Luigi offered, with not a bad one in the bunch. In fact, i was willing to purchase 2 of the 4 choices on the spot! I even contemplated purchasing a 3rd. See? I told you it was a good thing I didn't know about the revolving taste test or i would have surely bought more than I could carry. His palate; like mine prefers bold & aromatically fruity, but not sweet & ever so slightly dry, but not too dry. This shop is the only natural organic wine shop I am aware of that is not online, & their wine selection is carefully curated. The shop has a hearty online presence through FB, Instagram, Yelp, as well as many other wonderful write-ups & for good reason. I would 100% return and recommend this shop every chance I get.
FYI: They offer regular free wine tastings every Friday.
BONUS: They are hosting a Wine Class on Sept 6th 2025 (that's in 2 weeks) at Elm Ridge Park in Rocky Hill from 4 to 6. I felt this was definitely worth a mention. Hope to see you there! read more