Baron Longo Italian Winemaker Tasting w/Anton Baron Longo TICKET - Thursday, May 14th, 2026 @ 5:30 PM

Jancis Robinson recently named Baron Longo one of the most impressive individual producers in Alto Adige, and VINUM named the estate South Tyrol’s Rising Winery of the Year.

On Thursday, May 14, Anton Baron Longo joins us in La Cave for a seated tasting of six wines from the estate.

If you buy Chablis, Sancerre, white Burgundy, Etna Bianco, or mineral northern Italian whites, these are wines we would want to put in front of you. They come from a different part of Italy than what you may know first, but they carry a lot of what you already like in French whites: citrus, stone fruit, mineral length, freshness, and enough texture to feel complete without getting heavy.

Event Snapshot

• Date: Thursday, May 14
• Time: 5:30 PM reception, 6:00 PM seated tasting
• Location: La Cave Cellar Room at Petit Philippe
• Format: Seated winemaker tasting
• Wines: Six Baron Longo wines
• Food: Cheese and charcuterie
• Tickets: $60 per person
• Featured Guest: Anton Baron Longo
• Event Pricing: Special event pricing available on the featured wines for attendees that evening

The Experience

Alto Adige sits in Italy’s far north, tucked into the mountains near the Austrian border. These wines do not taste like the warmer, richer Italian categories many people meet first. There is more lift here, more mineral edge, and more structure built from freshness than weight.

The tasting gives you six wines from the estate, with Anton there to talk through what is happening in the vineyard and in the cellar. We will taste Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, and Lagrein, the native red grape of South Tyrol, along with two Felix Anton bottlings that show the estate’s more immediate side.

The family name has been tied to South Tyrolean wine since 1656, but the current chapter belongs to Anton. After generations of selling grapes to cooperatives, he took over the estate in 2012 and began bottling wines under the Baron Longo name in 2015.

That mix is what makes the evening interesting: a historic estate, a young modern chapter, and wines that line up naturally with what you may already love in Chablis, Sancerre, white Burgundy, and Etna Bianco.

Featured Wines

• Felix Anton Bianco 2023
  Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc from the lower slopes of the estate. Citrus, quince, almond, and a clean mineral finish, with enough texture to feel complete without turning rich.
• Baron Longo “Urgestein” Sauvignon Blanc 2024
  Sauvignon Blanc grown high in the mountains, at more than 1,000 meters above sea level. This is not grassy or tropical. It is citrus-driven, brisk, and mineral, with a long finish that will make sense if you usually like Sancerre.
• Baron Longo “Liebenstein” Chardonnay 2020
  Chardonnay from limestone and older vines, with citrus, white peach, roasted almond, and fine texture. Give this one a few minutes in the glass. It opens slowly, gains detail, and gives the strongest white Burgundy reference point in the lineup without trying to be white Burgundy.
• Baron Longo “Schlossberg” Pinot Bianco 2024
  Pinot Bianco from the family’s historic castle vineyard. This is where Alto Adige Pinot Bianco stops feeling like a simple fresh white: more mineral, more textured, and more structured, with enough depth to think about for the cellar.
• Felix Anton Rosso 2021
  A red blend built around Lagrein, with fresh cherry, ripe plum, red pepper, spice, and soft tannins. The Felix Anton name comes from the family ancestor who was granted the baronial title in 1804, but the wine itself does not need much explanation. It is polished, fresh, and easy to put on the table.
• Baron Longo “Friedberg” Lagrein 2022
  Lagrein is native to South Tyrol and grows almost nowhere else. This version brings dark fruit, pepper, spice, graphite, and silky tannins, but it does not get heavy. For anyone who usually buys Italian reds, this is the bottle that shows how different northern Italy can feel.

Menu & Pairings

Cheese and charcuterie will be served throughout the tasting. The food is there to support the wines without turning the evening into a formal dinner, giving you room to taste, compare, ask questions, and think through what you may want to bring home.

About Anton Baron Longo

Anton Baron Longo is the youngest descendant of one of South Tyrol’s historic wine families, with roots in the region dating back to 1656.

After generations of the family selling grapes to cooperatives, Anton took over the estate in 2012 and released the first modern Baron Longo wines under the family name in 2015. Since then, his work has been focused on bringing the family estate back into its own voice.

His wines are quiet, precise, and built around freshness. They come from high-elevation sites, limestone soils, old vines, and a cellar approach that gives them texture without pushing them out of balance.

During the tasting, Anton will walk through the wines one by one, talk about the vineyards behind them, and answer questions as we taste.

About the Estate

Baron Longo is based in Neumarkt/Egna in Alto Adige/Sudtirol, Italy’s northernmost wine region. The estate farms across a wide range of elevations, from the valley floor to high mountain sites, giving Anton a very different set of conditions than producers working in warmer parts of Italy.

The estate works organically and biodynamically, but the wines are not about labels or trend language. They are fresh, mineral, textured, and built with restraint.

Give them a few minutes in the glass. They gain detail as they open.

Why We’re Excited

Alto Adige is still not the first place most people think of for Italian wine. For many of our guests, Italy usually means Piedmont, Tuscany, Sicily, or Etna first.

This tasting opens a different door. If your cellar already has room for Chablis, Sancerre, white Burgundy, Etna Bianco, or mineral northern Italian whites, Baron Longo belongs in that same conversation.

The lineup gives you a practical look at the estate: the Felix Anton bottlings, high-elevation Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay from limestone and older vines, Pinot Bianco from the historic castle vineyard, and Lagrein, South Tyrol’s native red grape.

Anton will be here to talk through all of it, which makes the evening especially useful. You can taste the wines, ask questions, and decide what makes sense for the table now or the cellar later.

Important Details

Tickets are $60 per person.

The evening begins with a 5:30 PM reception in La Cave, followed by the seated tasting at 6:00 PM.

Cheese and charcuterie will be served throughout.

Special event pricing on featured wines will be available to ticket holders the evening of the event.

Capacity is limited.

Tickets are non-refundable after Monday, May 11.