Our notes from VinItaly: "Yeah Baybeeeee! Fresh, fresh, fresh and so drinkable. Perfect color (it's either a light red or a dark Rosato) and nice packaging, this will KILL with Asian / Mexican food....grab it!". Serve chilled with spicy foods or fish dishes on warmer days, at cool room temp with pork, chicken or lighter meats on cooler days.

Azienda Agricola Cà Nova, Bogogno, Piemonte

This is a young but fantastically dedicated estate in northeastern Piemonte not far from Lago Maggiore founded in 1996 by the lovely and very passionate Giada Codecasa with able assistance from famed Oenologist Gianluca Scaglione. This cantina is destined to be a major star with their Ghemme (the traditional Nebbiolo Serioso of this zona) but is also making a delicious white from Erbaluce which is already a hit here as well as an intensely flavored Rosato di Nebbiolo.

Cà Nova Colline Novarese Nebbiolo

Rosato Aurora 2009, Piemonte  $25.99

If you think of rosé as thin and wishy washy, try this one on for size: gorgeous color, deep berry flavors and violet perfumes backed by good acidity, it could easily take the place of a mid level Pinot at your table in a pinch. Ten cases only, get yours before it’s gone.