Winter Style
Stay warm with cozy, sophisticated accessories.
The Loden Cashmere Beanie from Olive & Cocoa offers the supreme luxury and softness of 100 percent Swiss cashmere woven in a pattern of chic simplicity for universal appeal. With a large topper of an oversized fur pom, this quiet statement piece is as stylishly functional on the slopes for après drinks as it is for a quick trip to the market on a chilly day.
The one-sizefits-most beanie comes delivered in a branded canvas and burlap tote, making it an ideal gift for others … if you can bear to part with it. Additional cashmere styles are available. $348.
oliveandcocoa.com MEN’S LEATHER DRIVING GLOVES
Nothing says sophistication on the road like an elegant pair of driving gloves, especially for the true auto afficionado. For warmth while winter driving, Fawler sheepskin leather driving gloves prove seriously soft and remarkably flexible, with a solid grip ideal for road safety. Designed in Denmark, the crocheted back brings breathability with added character, and touchscreen forefinger and thumb pads keep your navigation and entertainment system within reach without sacrificing warmth. Available in black, brown or tan, all with ivory cotton back. $95.
trendhim.com MEN’S CASHMERE SCARF
Good Man Brand was founded by Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson to develop modern menswear with timeless style. The Tartan Plaid Scarf infuses traditional and subtly updated color schemes with classic design, delivering superior softness through a blend of cashmere and wool. With a brand commitment to seeking climateconscious materials, the cashmere in this 6-foot-long scarf is 100 percent recycled, reducing waste, releasing 80 percent less carbon, and easing the water burden of virgin cashmere. Each Good Man Brand purchase supports marginalized youth with a 3 percent profit donation to the Why Not You Foundation for leadership. $198.
thehouseoflrc.com WOMEN’S CASHMERE WRAP
The cashmere wrap from Margaret O’leary is a multifunctional workhorse of winter accessorizing. At a substantial 75 inches by 28.5 inches, it excels as both a full-sized wrap for elegant evenings and a thick scarf by day for a more casual afternoon, but it truly soars as the ultimate travel blanket for the coziest of flights, year-round. The 100 percent cashmere wrap is available in basil, black, butter and emerald from the San Francisco designer bringing her Irish knitting heritage to boutiques for more than 35 years. $330.
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For a country referred to as “one big vineyard” for the staggering amount of wine it produces, from the Veneto all the way down to Sicily, you can easily miss the expressions produced in any single region — especially one where the OG pizza demands your attention. But a few hours from Naples in Campania lies Sannio, definitely worth a daytrip or more to explore wines made from red Aglianico and a white variety that’s got appeal in spades.
Like much of Italy, wine has been made in Sannio for thousands of years. The hallmarks of excellent terroir bless the area: The 3,000-foot average altitude creates diurnal temperature swings that allow grapes to ripen slowly, retaining acidity and freshness; the mountains form a rain shadow that helps keep grapes concentrated; and the surrounding regional parks provide a de facto protection, from an environmental perspective.
Falanghina is Sannio’s signature white variety, one that all but disappeared a few decades ago. Extinction would have been a tragedy, though, as the grape is capable of creating versatile, gorgeous wines including fizzy spumante and luscious passito dessert styles from drying the fruit on straw mats. In perhaps its most stunning iteration, that of a still wine, Falanghina shows hints of green apple, lemon blossom, eucalyptus and pine which evolve to peach, acacia and honey after a year or two of bottle age. But its most enticing characteristic is a mouthwatering salty tang which beckons you back for sip after glorious sip.
Cantina Morone, a certified organic winery in Guardia Sanframondi run by siblings Eleonora and Giovanni, remains a top producer of Falanghina del Sannio DOC. (There is a push among winemakers to also create a DOCG for Sannio Falanghina, a guarantee from the Italian government of even higher quality.) Lighter-bodied and easily quaffable, the 2022 Cantina Morone Identitas could be mistaken on the nose for a Sauvignon Blanc. The savory 2022 La Masseria di Maria turns up that herbaceousness; it’s also the winery’s most saline-forward expression, ironic since it’s produced farthest from the sea. The 2021 Alba Nora picks up a more golden hue, fuller body and lengthier finish from more skin contact during fermentation. But the standout in the Falanghina portfolio just might be the 2022 Il Poggio, with a chewy, gelato-like texture and salinity balanced with minerality.
While the United States receives a fair amount of Falanghina imports from Sannio (responsible for 85 percent of its global production), including bottles from Cantina Morone, there are others you just won’t find outside the region. That means now might be a good time to factor in a