Some products are born to fit into an already defined category. And then there are products born to challenge it.

Antica Vigna is the new Italian artisan liqueur from Naturæ Spirits, created to express an intense, enveloping, and deeply material-driven taste concept.

It is a new interpretation of contemporary liqueur: a blend of red wine, wild cherry, and selected botanicals, designed to offer a full, elegant, and unconventional drinking experience.

A liqueur different from usual categories

Antica Vigna arose from a simple question: Is it possible to create a liqueur that has the depth of wine, the botanical complexity of an amaro, and the smoothness of a meditation drink, without fully belonging to any of these categories?

This liqueur is the answer.

Its base starts with the character of Frappato wine, chosen for its aromatic elegance, its natural fruity component, and its ability to provide structure without overpowering the sip.

This base is joined by wild cherry, the sensory protagonist of the product, capable of imparting warmth, roundness, and a deeper fruity note compared to traditional cherries.

The result is a liqueur with an expressive profile, soft but not trivial, with a prominent fruity component and a botanical texture that accompanies the drink with balance.

Why Antica Vigna is not an amaro, not a wine, and not a vermouth

Antica Vigna deliberately plays on the boundary between different worlds.

It is not an amaro, because it does not seek a markedly bitter finish nor a traditional digestive purpose.

It is not a wine, because Frappato is not left alone: it becomes part of a broader construction, enriched with infusion, botanicals, and a liqueur structure.

It is not a vermouth, because it is not born as a simple aromatized aperitif wine, but as a liqueur in its own right, with a freer, warmer, and more contemporary personality.

The role of Frappato: elegance, fruit, and depth

Frappato is one of the central elements of Antica Vigna.

The choice is not random. This red wine brings a fruity, elegant, and bright component to the liqueur, avoiding the heaviness that often characterizes overly sweet or rich products.

In Antica Vigna's sensory profile, Frappato offers:

• a soft wine base;
• a natural fruity tension;
• a round but not excessive structure;
• a direct connection to the Italian wine tradition.

Here, wine is not just a technical ingredient. It is a narrative part of the product: it evokes the vineyard, the land, the warmth of wood, the slow time of maturation.

Wild cherries from Valceresio: the territorial side of Antica Vigna

One of the most distinctive elements of Antica Vigna is the wild cherry.

We are not talking about the perfect, shiny, large, commercial cherry. We are talking about a smaller, more rustic, more authentic fruit. A cherry that carries with it an idea of forest, of harvesting, of seasonality and of territory.

The wild cherries used for Antica Vigna come from Valceresio, a pre-Alpine area of woods, hills, and lakes. According to a traditional interpretation, the name Valceresio evokes the "Cherry Valley": a perfect reference for a liqueur that finds one of its most recognizable souls precisely in the wild cherry.

This component gives the liqueur a dark, warm, and enveloping fruity note, capable of interacting with Frappato wine and bitter botanicals without becoming excessively sweet.

The botanicals: balance, complexity, and aromatic depth

Antica Vigna is not limited to the relationship between wine and cherry.

The recipe is completed by a selection of botanicals designed to build depth, nuances, and aromatic persistence.

Among the elements that define the liqueur's profile are:

• sweet orange peel;
• bitter orange peel;
• burdock root;
• tonka bean;
• roasted coffee;
• Roman wormwood;
• rosemary;
• cinchona bark.

Each botanical works on a different level.

Orange peels bring citrus brightness. Burdock and cinchona add a bitter depth. Tonka bean introduces a warm and spicy nuance. Roasted coffee contributes a darker, more enveloping note. Roman wormwood and rosemary complete the structure with an herbaceous and Mediterranean accent.

The result is not a one-dimensional liqueur. It is a layered drink, which changes between the nose, the entry in the mouth and the finish.

Taste profile: what to expect from Antica Vigna

On the nose, Antica Vigna presents with fruity notes of wild cherry, wine hints, and warm nuances of botanicals, spices, and citrus peels.

On the palate, it is soft, full, and enveloping, with a balance between fruity sweetness, wine structure, and a slight bitter tension.

The finish is persistent, warm, botanical, with an elegant closure that invites another sip.

In summary, Antica Vigna is a liqueur:

• fruity, but not cloying;
• soft, but not flat;
• botanical, but not aggressive;
• intense, but balanced;
• Italian, artisanal, and contemporary.

How to drink Antica Vigna

Antica Vigna was designed to be versatile. It can be served in different ways, depending on the moment and the season.

Neat

Served neat, it allows for the best appreciation of the recipe's aromatic work: Frappato wine, wild cherry, peels, botanicals, and the slightly bitter component.

It is the ideal choice for a slow tasting, after dinner or in a moment of calm.

On the rocks

With ice, Antica Vigna becomes fresher, more direct, and more immediate.

The cold softens the fruity part and makes the drink particularly pleasant as an evolved aperitif or as an alternative to a classic meditation liqueur.

In mixed drinks

In cocktails, Antica Vigna can become an interesting ingredient for contemporary twists on wine-based drinks, sours, evolved spritzes, or mixes with a darker, fruitier profile.

It is a useful base for bartenders and enthusiasts who want to work with an Italian ingredient with a strong aromatic identity.

Warm in winter

Served warm, Antica Vigna reveals its most enveloping side.

The wine component, wild cherry, and spicy botanicals make it suitable even for winter tasting, inspired by the world of mulled wine but with a more liqueur-like and contemporary identity.

Antica Vigna and the territory: a story between vineyard and forest

Antica Vigna originates from two precise images.

The first is that of the vineyard: the wine, the wood, the depth, the cultivated land, time.

The second is that of the forest: wild cherries, herbs, roots, barks, botanicals that grow far from artificial perfection.

The product lives precisely in this intermediate space.

On one hand, it evokes the Italian tradition of wine and artisanal liqueurs. On the other, it looks towards a new idea of contemporary drinking, freer from classic categories and more attentive to sensory experience.

Antica Vigna pre-sale opens on May 20

The first production of Antica Vigna will be available in limited quantities.

The pre-sale opens on May 20 and will be dedicated to those who wish to secure one of the first bottles of the new liqueur from Naturæ Spirits.

Who Antica Vigna is for

Antica Vigna is designed for those seeking an Italian product with a strong but accessible character.

It is suitable for those who love artisanal liqueurs, aromatic wines, botanical products, and unconventional drinks.

It may appeal to:

• those looking for an Italian liqueur different from the usual amaro;
• those who love red wine but want a more intense experience;
• those who appreciate products with botanicals and natural ingredients;
• those looking for a bottle to give as a gift;
• those who want a versatile product to serve in different ways;
• bartenders and mixology enthusiasts looking for an original ingredient.

It is not a product built to generically please everyone. It is a liqueur with a precise signature: fruity, winey, botanical, territorial.

And this is precisely its strength.

Antica Vigna, a new stage in the Naturæ Spirits journey

Naturæ Spirits was born to tell the story of the connection between nature, craftsmanship, design, and Italian taste culture. The brand works on artisanal spirits and cocktails with a contemporary vision, where each product is conceived as a sensory and narrative experience.

With Antica Vigna, this journey opens in a new direction.

After the Naturæ Gin line and the Ready to Drink cocktails, Antica Vigna introduces a warmer, more winey, and liqueur-like dimension: a product that combines territory, botanicals, and Italian memory in a new form.

It is a liqueur that speaks of vineyards and forests. Of wine and wild cherries. Of roots, peels, herbs, and time.

A product designed not only to be drunk, but to be talked about.