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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gaja costa russi 2015
"gaja barbaresco costa russi is a single-variety nebbiolo wine produced by the gaja...
luce della vite brunello di montalcino 2014
"of the 88 hectares of vineyards belonging to luce della vite, 11 are registered in the...
siro pacenti vecchi vigne 2011
the 2011 brunello di montalcino vecchie vigne shows great balance, due in part to the...
luce della vite brunello di montalcino 2012
"luce della vita is a second important brand owned by the frescobaldi family in...
sesti 2015
the sesti 2015 brunello di montalcino offers rich texture and shapely fruit flavors...
antinori tignanello 2004
the 2004 tignanello (85% sangiovese, 10% cabernet sauvignon and 5% cabernet franc)...
antinori tignanello 2001
the 2001 tignanello is an object lesson in how to make cabernet work with sangiovese,...
ornellaia 1998
ornellaia 1998 is a prestigious red wine produced by the ornellaia estate in tuscany,...
sassicaia 2014 magnum
this is my official review of the 2014 bolgheri sassicaia after having been graciously...