Italy is one of the world's leading wine producing, consuming and exporting countries. With its 533 appellations spread over nearly 690,000 hectares, its vineyard area is close to 9% of the world's total vineyard area. There are more than 400 different grape varieties such as Nebbiolo or Sangiovese to name but a few.
The quality of the Italian wines produced here has made this country an unavoidable and legendary region in the international wine landscape.
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cesare bussolo barolo del comune della mora 2017
"cesare bussolo, a young producer, after graduating from the alba oenological school,...
vietti barolo brunate 2017
a release of 4,981 bottles, the vietti 2017 barolo brunate is beautifully rich and...
gaja costa russi 2015
"gaja barbaresco costa russi is a single-variety nebbiolo wine produced by the gaja...
sottimano maté brachetto 2020
the story of the sottimano estate began in the late 1960s. having graduated as an...
sesti phenomena brunello di montalcino riserva 2015
"sesti is one of the most delicious individual producers in armit’s portfolio. these...
sesti phenomena brunello di montalcino riserva 2011
"sesti is one of the most delicious individual producers in armit’s portfolio. these...
le ragnaie 2011
here's a standard and absolutely correct brunello that is a solid choice for near-term...
sesti phenomena brunello di montalcino riserva 2009
sesti are one of the most delightfully individual producers in armit’s portfolio. these...
le ragnaie vigna vecchia 2011
the le ragnaie estate is a renowned vineyard located in the wine region of montalcino...
cerbaiona 2011
cerbaiona's 2011 brunello di montalcino is one of the protagonists of the vintage....
luce della vite brunello di montalcino 2010
"of the 55 hectares of vineyards belonging to luce della vite, 12 are registered in the...
la fiorita 2010
the 2010 brunello di montalcino is a full-bodied effort with dark concentration and...
le ragnaie vigna vecchia 2013
this bottle comes from private collections, from restaurants, wine shops or from rare...
sesti phenomena brunello di montalcino riserva 2010
"sesti is one of the most delicious individual producers in armit’s portfolio. these...
siro pacenti pelagrilli 2012
boasting contemporary lines and a generously extracted style, the 2012 brunello di...
castelgiocondo 2008
castelgiocondo 2008 is a clear ruby-red colour with garnet highlights. mature fruit...
le ragnaie vigna vecchia 2012
"the brunello di montalcino vigna vecchia of the winery ragnaie was born in vineyards...
siro pacenti pelagrilli 2011
the 2011 brunello di montalcino pelagrilli is a fantastic wine made from some of the...
gianni brunelli brunello di montalcino 2011
the 2011 brunello di montalcino is thinner and shorter than i expected. this...
le ragnaie 2013
the brunello di montalcino of the le ragnaie winery is a real enological pearl of the...
castelgiocondo ripe riserva 2010
the castelgiocondo estate is one of italy's most prestigious wineries, located in the...
conti constanti riserva 2010
this is a spectacular effort. the 2010 brunello di montalcino riserva shows deep, inner...
il colle 2011
il colle 2011 has notes of toasted and dried fruits, dehydrated plum, tobacco and...
siro pacenti vecchi vigne 2010
only the grapes of the oldest vines are used for this finely chiseled brunello:...
sesti 2013
"located at castello di argiano, sesti produces classic wines from a slightly warmer...
siro pacenti vecchi vigne 2011
the 2011 brunello di montalcino vecchie vigne shows great balance, due in part to the...
siro pacenti pelagrilli 2010
the estate's entry-level brunello is the 2010 brunello di montalcino pelagrilli. fruit...
sesti phenomena brunello di montalcino riserva 2013
"sesti is one of the most delicious individual producers in armit’s portfolio. these...
il colle 2013
il colle 2013 has notes of toasted and dried fruits, dehydrated plum, tobacco and...
pian dell'orino 2011
"the spectacular 2011 rosso di montalcino sees fruit sourced from the organic bassolino...
sesti monteleccio 2012
here's a linear and straight-shooting wine to pair with homemade pasta or game meat....
le ragnaie 2012
"the brunello di montalcino from the winery ragnaie was born in vineyards located on...
siro pacenti vecchi vigne 2012
"giancarlo pacenti knows his land well and is a skillful farmer, especially with...
sesti 2015
the sesti 2015 brunello di montalcino offers rich texture and shapely fruit flavors...
castello di rampolla sammarco 2015
"the name sammarco is in honor of marco di napoli, brother of maurizia and luca, owners...
private label toscana rosso (felsina spa) 2016
"the history of fèlsina began in 1966, when domenico poggiali bought the farm and chose...
maria caterina cantina 1994
classic sangiovese aromas of wild berry, blue flower, new leather and dark spice mingle...
felsina fontalloro sangiovese 2019
the 2019 fontalloro is all sangiovese that is aged in new and second-year barriques for...
benanti nerello mascalese 2021
the benanti 2021 etna rosso nerello mascalese is a tight and elegantly streamlined wine...
benanti contrada calderara sottana rosso 2021
at sight, it has a bright ruby red color with faint purplish hues. the nose is spicy,...
benanti nerello cappuccio 2020
it is becoming ever more difficult to find monovarietal expressions of nerello...
elio grasso ginestra casa mate 2016
the elio grasso 2016 barolo ginestra casa maté starts off a bit shy, or closed, and i...
castello di bossi corbaia 1996
the castello di bossi corbaia 1996 is a wine produced by the castello di bossi estate,...