Mancino Secco Vermouth
Mancino Secco Vermouth is the extra-dry white of Giancarlo Mancino's Piedmont house — 18% ABV, 750mL, a Trebbiano di Romagna base aromatised with nineteen botanicals and bottled at just 25 g/l of sugar, built from the start to disappear gracefully into a Gin Martini. It is available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor.
- ABV: 18%
- Size: 750mL
- Base: Trebbiano di Romagna
- Botanicals: 19 — sage, marjoram and oregano among them
- Sweetness: 25 g/l sugar (label: 2.5 g/100ml) — extra dry
- Origin: Canelli, Piedmont, Italy (Mancino Vermouth)
An Extra Dry with Actual Herbs in It
Most dry vermouth is a whisper; Mancino's Secco has something to say. Bartender Giancarlo Mancino built the house in Canelli on pre-industrial Piedmont recipes, and the Secco leans on the Italian kitchen garden — sage, marjoram and oregano in a nineteen-botanical charge over Trebbiano — so the wine tastes seasoned rather than simply dry. At 25 g/l of sugar it is honestly extra dry, and at 18% it has the weight to season a Martini at any ratio without watering the gin's lines. It sits with the rest of the house in our liqueurs collection, and all four Mancino bottlings are together on the Mancino Vermouth vendor page.
Tasting Notes
Nose: Green herbs and citrus peel over white wine. Palate: Sage and marjoram, lemongrass brightness, wormwood structure. Finish: Dry, herbal and clean — built to leave the gin in charge.
How to Enjoy
The Martini is the assignment: 5:1 or 2:1 gin to Secco, stirred cold, where the herbal charge reads as seasoning. It also makes a properly dry Vodka Martini and a white-wine spritz for drinkers who find the usual kind sweet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How dry is Mancino Secco? Extra dry by the numbers — 25 g/l of sugar, a fraction of a sweet vermouth's load (the house's own Bianco Ambrato carries 200 g/l). What flavour it has is herbal, not sweet.
What gin pairs best with it? A classic London dry with strong juniper — the Secco's sage and marjoram season it rather than compete. It is the house's own Martini recommendation.
Should vermouth be refrigerated? Yes — it is a wine. Refrigerate after opening and use within a few weeks for full aromatic life.
The Martini vermouth, Piedmont style — buy Mancino Secco Vermouth online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.