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Italian Wines

Italian Wines

The panorama of Italian wines offers a vast typology like no other country. Talking about it means embarking on a long journey of history, culture and traditions. From Trentino to Sicily, from Friuli to Sardinia, among the various enchanting landscapes it is difficult not to find the presence of vines, and each region offers a great variety of indigenous grapes, cultivated since ever. The different grape varieties, the territorial conformation, the climatic conditions and the different local traditions make our peninsula the ideal place for a varied production of the highest quality.

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Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Quintarelli 2007
98/100
Robert Parker
Quintarelli Giuseppe
2007 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£250.00£200.00
£200.00
Only 5 left!
'Semplicemente Vino Bianco' Cascina degli Ulivi - Bellotti 2021
Cascina degli Ulivi - Bellotti
2021 | 75 cl / 12% | Piemonte (Italy)
£21.20£19.10
£19.10
Only 6 left!
Sauvignon Hofstatter 2021
Hofstätter
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Trentino (Italy)
£21.70£19.50
£19.50
Only 2 left!
Barolo 'Pira' Roagna 2014
95/100
Robert Parker
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Roagna
2014 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£200.00£180.00
£180.00
Only 6 left!
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Superiore 'Spelt' La Valentina 2021
89/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
La Valentina
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Abruzzo (Italy)
£19.00£17.10
£17.10
Only 6 left!
Braide Alte Livon 2020
5/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Livon
2020 | 75 cl / 14% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£38.50£34.70
£34.70
Only 6 left!
Sauvignon Ferlat 2021
Ferlat
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£20.90£18.80
£18.80
Only 2 left!
Barolo 'Fossati' Roberto Voerzio 2015
95/100
Robert Parker
Voerzio Roberto
2015 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£340.00£238.00
£238.00
Only 4 left!
Rosé Wine Serra Ferdinandea 2021
Serra Ferdinandea
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£21.10£17.90
£17.90
Only 3 left!
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Extra Brut 'XBRT' Duca di Dolle
Duca di Dolle
75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£22.10
£22.10
Only 4 left!
Friulano 'Vini Orsone' Bastianich 2021
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Bastianich
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£20.40£18.40
£18.40
Lugana Superiore 'Molin' Cà Maiol 2022
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cà Maiol
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£18.90
£18.90
White Wine Casa Belfi
Casa Belfi
75 cl / 12% | Veneto (Italy)
£18.30
£18.30
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Friulano 'Valeris' Muzic 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
4/4
Vitae AIS
Muzic
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£20.30
£20.30
Only 5 left!
Vitovska Castelvecchio 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
88/100
James Suckling
87/100
Veronelli
Castelvecchio
2021 | 75 cl / 12% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£20.50
£20.50
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore Extra Dry 'Bandarossa' Bortolomiol 2021
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Bortolomiol
2021 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£18.50
£18.50
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'Orange One' Paraschos 2019
Paraschos
2019 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£43.10
£43.10
Only 5 left!
Carema Classico 'Etichetta Nera' Produttori di Carema 2020
Produttori di Carema
2020 | 75 cl / 13% | Piemonte (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00
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Barbaresco 'Rabajà' Giuseppe Cortese 2019
3/3
Gambero Rosso
4/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Slowine
Cortese Giuseppe
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£47.00
£47.00
Only 2 left!
Vermentino 'Alos' Macchion dei Lupi 2021
Macchion dei Lupi
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£19.00
£19.00
Only 5 left!
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore Extra Dry 'Senior' Bortolomiol 2021
Bortolomiol
2021 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£15.00
£15.00
Only 2 left!
Pomino Bianco Frescobaldi 2021
92/100
James Suckling
89/100
Veronelli
Frescobaldi
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£15.00
£15.00
Fiano 'Zin' Produttori di Manduria 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Produttori di Manduria
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Puglia (Italy)
£13.50
£13.50
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Primitivo Rosato 'Aka' Produttori di Manduria 2023
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Produttori di Manduria
2023 | 75 cl | Puglia (Italy)
£13.50
£13.50
Only 3 left!
Ribolla Gialla Attems 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Attems
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£12.80
£12.80
Last One Left!
Roero Arneis 'Bricco delle Ciliegie' Almondo 2023
4/4
Vitae AIS
88/100
Robert Parker
4/5
Bibenda
Almondo Giovanni
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Piemonte (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00
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Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Torre dei Beati 2021
93/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Torre dei Beati
2021 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Abruzzo (Italy)
£16.90
£16.90
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Aglianico del Vulture 'La Firma' Cantine del Notaio 2016
5/5
Bibenda
94/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cantine del Notaio
2016 | 75 cl / 14% | Basilicata (Italy)
£34.00
£34.00
Only 2 left!
Barbaresco Riserva 'Rio Sordo' Produttori del Barbaresco 2013
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
95/100
Robert Parker
Produttori del Barbaresco
2013 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£85.00
£85.00
Last One Left!
Chianti Rufina Riserva 'Nipozzano' Frescobaldi 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
92/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Frescobaldi
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£16.90
£16.90
Brunello di Montalcino Baricci 2018
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
93/100
Robert Parker
Baricci
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£56.00
£56.00
Only 3 left!
Franciacorta Extra Brut 61 Berlucchi
90/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Berlucchi
75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00
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Amarone Classico Viviani 2018
92/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Viviani
2018 | 75 cl / 16% | Veneto (Italy)
£32.00
£32.00
Only 5 left!
Brunello di Montalcino Col d'Orcia 2018
92/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
93/100
James Suckling
Col d'Orcia
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£40.00
£40.00
Only 3 left!
Lugana Riserva 'Molceo' Ottella 2019
3/3
Gambero Rosso
4/4
Vitae AIS
Ottella
2019 | 75 cl / 13% | Veneto (Italy)
£24.00
£24.00
Last One Left!
Albana di Romagna 'Codronchio' Fattoria Monticino Rosso 2020
93/100
Veronelli
3/3
Gambero Rosso
4/4
Vitae AIS
Fattoria Monticino Rosso
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£23.70
£23.70
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Barbera d'Asti 'Ciapin' Andrea Scovero 2019
Scovero Andrea
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£24.40
£24.40
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Brunello di Montalcino Caparzo 2017
93/100
Veronelli
93/100
James Suckling
93/100
Robert Parker
Caparzo
2017 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£39.00
£39.00
Only 3 left!
Villa Gresti Tenuta San Leonardo 2017
4/5
Bibenda
91/100
Veronelli
4/4
Vitae AIS
Tenuta San Leonardo
2017 | 75 cl / 13% | Trentino (Italy)
£32.00
£32.00
Only 4 left!
Pinot Blanc Doro Princic 2021
3/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Princic Doro
2021 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£32.20
£32.20
Only 5 left!
Barolo di Serralunga Palladino 2018
3/4
Vitae AIS
92/100
James Suckling
92/100
Robert Parker
Palladino
2018 | 75 cl / 15% | Piemonte (Italy)
£47.50
£47.50
Last One Left!
Nebbiolo d'Alba 'Bricco Barone' Marziano Abbona 2020
3/4
Vitae AIS
89/100
James Suckling
4/5
Bibenda
Abbona Marziano
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£25.50
£25.50
Only 3 left!
Barolo 'Cannubi' Giacomo Brezza 2017
5/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
93/100
Veronelli
Brezza Giacomo
2017 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£48.80
£48.80
Rosso 'Alberese' Fattoria di Sammontana 2023
Fattoria di Sammontana
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£19.00
£19.00
Only 2 left!
Barbaresco Riserva 'Muncagota' Produttori del Barbaresco 2014
94/100
Robert Parker
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Produttori del Barbaresco
2014 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£85.00
£85.00
Only 2 left!
Franciacorta Brut Saten Bellavista 2017
Bellavista
2017 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£50.00£42.50
£42.50
Only 2 left!
Verduzzo Secco I Clivi 2017
3/4
Vitae AIS
I Clivi
2017 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£22.00£18.70
£18.70
Only 4 left!
Malvasia Puntinata 'Fatìa' Palazzo Tronconi 2018
Palazzo Tronconi
2018 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Lazio (Italy)
£22.10£18.80
£18.80

Wines of Italy

Italy is one of the most important wine-growing centres in the world: here the cultivation of the vinifera vine and the production of wine have reached levels of excellence, thanks to favourable geo-climatic characteristics and a millenary tradition that has its roots in antiquity and continues to this day. This uniqueness is due to the great variety of vines scattered throughout the country: an impressive heritage that includes hundreds of indigenous types, among which stand out for their diffusion, red wines such as Sangiovese, Barbera, Nebbiolo, as well as international varieties that have found optimal conditions in the ''boot'', such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Syrah and others.

Italian wine is regulated by national legislation through regulations that establish its name and classification. Alongside the so-called 'generics', there are the designations of: IGT, linked to the concept of geographical area; DOC, for the typical production of a territory that respects precise quality criteria; and DOCG, created to valorise expressions of particular value that have distinguished themselves within the DOC. The possible mentions of Classico, Superiore and Riserva are applied to indicate respectively: the ancient area of origin of the wine, better alcoholic and qualitative characteristics of the grapes used and longer ageing times than those established by the regulations.

The richness and vastness of the Italian wine scene is favoured by the heterogeneity of the geo-climatic conditions of the territory: not only can each region boast a unique heritage of traditions, characteristics and types but, even within the same region, it is possible to distinguish between different production areas. Famous terroirs are those of the Langhe, cradle of Barolo and Barbaresco; of Franciacorta, for Italian sparkling wine produced with the classic method; of the hilly territories of Friuli, where fragrant and intense Italian white wines are produced; Valpolicella, not only for Amarone; the hillside villages of Tuscany, home of Brunello di Montalcino and the famous Super Tuscans; Irpinia, with its mineral and expressive whites; the sunny expanses of Salento; the slopes of Mount Etna and many other areas. These are only a fraction of the names, production areas and grape varieties present in Italy today, which, together with many others, contribute to that inestimable artistic and cultural wealth known throughout the world.



History, Tradition and Culture

The Greeks were probably the first to introduce grapes to our country. The vine was introduced to the Peninsula as far back as 1000 B.C. during the colonisation campaigns of the Mediterranean where the Greeks also exported their products, including the vine. Calabria and Sicily were the first commercial bases, and then gradually spread to Campania and the centre. The Greeks immediately understood the commercial potential of alcoholic beverages and saw Italy as the perfect land in which to produce them.

The development of viticulture and winemaking was the work of the Romans, who made a fundamental change for the growth of Italy's wine trade. They expanded vine cultivation throughout the north, as far as Gaul and Britain. The wine expressions were obviously not the same as the ones we are used to drinking, but were often diluted with water or added with honey and spices.

With the barbarian invasions the Roman Empire fell and thus began a long period of sharp decline in production. In the late Middle Ages, wine-growing was kept alive thanks to the monks of the monasteries, who learned and improved wine-growing techniques. The products were aimed at large-scale trade, where the emphasis was on purely quantitative aspects. The first attempts at improvement were made in Tuscany and Piedmont, where the French model of vine cultivation and grape vinification began to be followed, with high quality productions.

The vine began a period of great rediscovery, until the phylloxera disaster in 1875, which destroyed many vineyards. To aggravate the situation of Italian wine there were also the world wars, during which many vineyards were damaged. Only since 1970 has there been a great recovery: the introduction of production regulations and the modernisation of techniques has led to an improvement in quality that started in Tuscany and Piedmont and then touched all the regions, to the point of consecrating our country, together with France, among the world's leading producers. Visit the Callmewine store to find the best bottles of Italian wine among the many offers at competitive prices.

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