Podere Cellario Quantobasta Bianco 3L 2025

Boxed wine has come a long way since 1964, when South African winemaker Thomas Angove adapted the bag-in-box system originally for battery acid… for wine. In the decades that followed, boxed wine became a party staple, but it also earned a reputation that has been hard to shake: cardboard box, cardboard-quality wine.

The Cellario family challenges that idea…and they succeed.

Fausto and Cinzia Cellario are third-generation winemakers in the Langhe hills of Piedmont, farming their vineyards organically and making their wines naturally, with indigenous yeasts, minimal intervention and just a tiny amount of sulfur added when the wines are bagged.

And then there’s the name. “Quanto basta” is an Italian expression meaning “as much as needed” or “just enough.” You’ll even see it abbreviated q.b. in Italian recipes when an ingredient doesn’t require an exact measurement. Add enough salt. Add enough olive oil. Add just what you need.

QuantoBasta Bianco is an aromatic, dry white blend with bright fruit, floral notes and a streak of refreshing minerality. It spends six months aging in concrete, which preserves the wine's freshness and delicate aromas without introducing any oak flavor. The result is crisp, fragrant and incredibly easy to drink, exactly the kind of white you want ice-cold and within reach on a warm afternoon.