Alessio Vino Chinato

Alessio Vino Chinato is a luxurious Italian aromatized wine that bridges the worlds of vermouth and amaro. Built on a noble Nebbiolo wine base—the same grape used in Barolo—it delivers a beautifully balanced profile of dark fruit, herbal complexity, and quinine-driven bitterness. Elegant yet robust, it can be enjoyed chilled as a contemplative aperitif or used as a sophisticated substitute for sweet vermouth in cocktails.

Origins & Craftsmanship
Alessio Vino Chinato is produced by Tempus Fugit Spirits, a company dedicated to reviving historic European aperitif and cocktail ingredients. The recipe draws inspiration from 19th-century Italian chinato wines, a style traditionally made by infusing fortified wine with botanicals and cinchona bark, which provides a characteristic quinine bitterness.

Unlike vermouths that typically use neutral wine bases, Alessio Vino Chinato begins with Nebbiolo d’Alba, a prestigious grape from Piedmont, Italy, historically associated with Barolo wines.
The wine is then aromatized with a blend of herbs, spices, and cinchona bark, producing a layered profile of fruit, tannin, and botanical bitterness.

This approach places Vino Chinato stylistically somewhere between vermouth and Barolo Chinato, with greater structure and depth than most aromatized wines. It is bottled at approximately 16–16.5% ABV, allowing the wine base and botanical infusion to remain vibrant and expressive. 

Tasting Profile

Nose:
Aromatic with black cherry, plum, and dried red berries, supported by hints of cinnamon, vanilla, and alpine herbs.

Palate:
Rich and structured with dark fruit, herbal bitterness, and gentle tannins, accented by subtle spice and quinine complexity.

Finish:
Long and elegant with lingering bitter herbs, dark cocoa, and red fruit, leaving a refined and slightly medicinal aperitivo character.

Quick Overview

Cocktail Recipes

Chinato Manhattan

• 2 oz rye whiskey

• 1 oz Alessio Vino Chinato

• 2 dashes aromatic bitters
  Stir with ice and strain into a coupe; garnish with cherry.

Italian Spritz Chinato

• 2 oz Alessio Vino Chinato

• 3 oz sparkling wine

• 1 oz soda water

Build over ice and garnish with an orange slice.

After-Dinner Chinato

• 3 oz Alessio Vino Chinato
  Serve lightly chilled in a wine glass.