June 18, 2025 (Napa, CA) — Three alternatives from Italian wine and spirits importer Dalla Terra Vineyard Direct’s portfolio acquired prime honors at seventh Annual Bartender Spirits Awards, held final month in Chicago, Illinois. The competitors’s panel of main bartenders, bar managers and patrons named Verità Vodka Italiana the “Greatest Spirit by Worth,” Distilleria dell’Alpe’s Kapriol Liquore the “Spirit of the 12 months Italy,” and Kapriol Gin’s Grapefruit and Hibiscus Gin the “Flavored Spirit of the 12 months.”
Hosted by the Beverage Commerce Community, the Bartender Spirits Awards is a world competitors targeted solely on the U.S. bar commerce. Judged by bartenders and bar managers, it helps on-premise patrons determine spirits that may reach a aggressive and experience-driven market. Manufacturers are judged on mixability, style, worth and visible attraction, making it essentially the most bartender-relevant award on this planet.
In regards to the award-winning alternatives:
Verità Vodka Italiana (SRP: $28) – Greatest Spirit by Worth
Verità is a real all-Italian vodka, distilled from Italian wheat and Alpine Mountain water. Exceptionally easy and pure, partly because of its distinctive distillation course of, Verità is distilled 4 occasions, with the ultimate distillation going down in an vintage, wood-fired bain marie nonetheless. This award follows a string of prime honors for Verità Vodka, which was lately named the “World’s Greatest Pure Impartial Vodka” on the 2025 World Vodka Awards, ranked among the many “High 20 Greatest Vodkas for 2025” by VinePair and named “World’s Greatest Vodka” on the 2024 San Francisco Worldwide Spirits Competitors.
Distilleria dell’Alpe Kapriol Liquore (SRP: $30) – Spirit of the 12 months Italy
Primarily based on an unique 1948 recipe, Kapriol is a particular natural liqueur that may be loved in quite a lot of methods: neat, chilled, or in cocktails. Often known as a Distillato del Bosco, or “distillate of the forest,” it’s made with native elements and infused with herbs and sugar by way of an extended, complicated distillation course of.
Distilleria dell’Alpe Kapriol Grapefruit and Hibiscus Gin (SRP: $31) – Flavored Spirit of the 12 months
Kapriol Gin is a line of Italian gins primarily based on a historic 1948 recipe, crafted utilizing Alpine botanicals and conventional copper pot stills. The Hibiscus expression infuses pink grapefruit and hibiscus flowers for a shiny, floral gin with citrusy depth and a crisp, refreshing end.
About Dalla Terra Vineyard Direct®
Based in 1990, Dalla Terra Vineyard Direct® is a direct importer and nationwide agent of a choose group of main, family-owned, property wineries and distilleries in Italy. The title Dalla Terra means Of the Earth in Italian and represents a dedication to work alongside estates which have achieved reputations for high quality manufacturing of their respective areas or appellations. Dalla Terra’s capability to adapt to an ever-changing market is because of its extremely curated portfolio and progressive enterprise mannequin. By limiting its portfolio, and partnering with solely the very best high quality producers, Dalla Terra ensures that its portfolio can be an unparalleled supply of outstanding Italian wines and spirits.
For extra details about Dalla Terra Vineyard Direct, please go to https://www.dallaterra.com/
