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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marchesi antinori solaia 2018
"antinori solaia is a wood-aged red wine made by marchesi antinori with the cabernet...
antinori solaia 2014
intense ruby red in color, antinori's 2014 solaia develops a bouquet on the nose that...
antinori solaia 2019
the wine solaia is one of the most famous and prestigious wines produced by the...
antinori tignanello 2004
the 2004 tignanello (85% sangiovese, 10% cabernet sauvignon and 5% cabernet franc)...
antinori solaia 1990
the 1990 solaia is slightly more concentrated than the 1990 tignanello, with a...
antinori solaia 1997
the unfiltered 1997 solaia (75% cabernet sauvignon, 20% sangiovese, and 5% cabernet...
antinori solaia 2001
the 2001 solaia, far superior to the overrated 1997 (to which i also prefer the 1999...
antinori solaia 1999
the first two bottles i tasted of the 1999 solaia were corked, but the third was...
antinori solaia 2000
the 2000 solaia, not unexpectedly, is the best wine of the series with expansive aromas...
antinori solaia 1996
"antinori solaia is an exceptional wine produced by the renowned antinori winery in...
antinori solaia 1994
"moving to the antinori solaia 1994, it displays a similar deep ruby color with a...
antinori solaia 1995
"moving to the antinori solaia 1995, it displays a similar deep ruby color with a...
antinori tignanello 1991
"tignanello is a renowned super tuscan wine produced by the antinori winery in tuscany,...
antinori solaia 1993
"moving to the antinori solaia 1993, it is another exceptional wine from the estate. it...
antinori solaia 2002
"moving to the antinori solaia 2002, it is another exceptional wine from the estate. it...
sassicaia 1996
the 1996 sassicaia is an iconic and prestigious italian wine from the bolgheri region...
antinori tignanello 1995
tignanello 1995 is a prestigious and renowned italian wine produced in the region of...
sassicaia 1993
this is the last vintage of sassicaia to flaunt its revolutionary vino da tavola di...
sassicaia 1994
this is the first vintage that bears the bolgheri sassicaia doc appellation. in fact,...
sassicaia 2001
compared to the 2002 vintage that seems serendipitously suspended in time, the 2001...
sassicaia 1997
the 1997 vintage was universally hailed as a true breakout year for icon wines from...
sassicaia 1995
the 1995 bolgheri sassicaia still holds court, thank you very much. it reminds me of a...
sassicaia 2002
oddly enough, this is the first official review of the 2002 bolgheri sassicaia in...
sassicaia 2000
sassicaia 2000 is a prestigious and highly acclaimed italian wine from the bolgheri...
sassicaia 1999
sassicaia 1999 is a prestigious and iconic italian wine from the bolgheri region of...
sassicaia 2019
the wine sassicaia wines are often described as elegant, well-balanced and with a...
antinori solaia 2020
inky dark in appearance, the 2020 solaia is mostly cabernet sauvignon with smaller...