North Berkeley Imports

Thrilled to have three of our partners recognized by the 2026 Volcanic Wine Awards! This unique contest brought together experts to taste through hundreds of wines from volcanic terroirs, with the goal of showing just how distinctive and certainly alluring wines from such primal, mineral soils can be.

Founded by John Szabo, MS () at and in partnership with JancisRobinson.com (), this contest recognized the outstanding wines of Italian growers Antonino Caravaglio on Salina, Mirella Buscemi on Etna, and the team at Cantine Olivella in Campania!

Here’s the list of winning wines from our team!


IGT Salina Malvasia Bianca 2024 - Gold
Occhio di Terra 2022 - Silver


Tataraci 2020 - Gold
Il Bianco 2023 - Silver


Summa 2023 - Chairman’s Award
Vipt 2023 - Gold
Ereo Rosato 2024 - Silver
Katà 2022 - Silver
Lacrimabianco 2024 - Silver

Take a trip to Italy in the glass with David Lynch on Wednesday, March 18th, from 4pm to 7pm at Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant in SF! No reservations required. We look forward to seeing you there.