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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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Pecorino 'Irata' Clara Marcelli 2020
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Clara Marcelli
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Marche (Italy)
£20.50£17.40
£17.40
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Il Guardiano Poggio Mandorlo 2018
4/5
Bibenda
Poggio Mandorlo
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£17.90£16.10
£16.10
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'Leone Blend' Tenuta Regaleali - Tasca d'Almerita 2022
90/100
James Suckling
91/100
Robert Parker
4/5
Bibenda
Tasca d'Almerita
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£19.70
£19.70
Franciacorta Brut Saten Ca' de Pazzi
Ca' de Pazzi
75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£24.00
£24.00
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Barbera d'Alba 'Marun' Matteo Correggia 2018
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Correggia Matteo
2018 | 75 cl / 15% | Piemonte (Italy)
£31.90
£31.90
Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore Riserva 'Avi' San Patrignano 2021
5/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
San Patrignano
2021 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
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
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'Sampagnino Sulle Bucce' Bulli
Bulli
75 cl / 12% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£12.50
£12.50
'Ageno' La Stoppa 2020
La Stoppa
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£34.00
£34.00
'Kikè' Cantine Fina 2023
89/100
James Suckling
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Cantine Fina
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£14.90
£14.90
Morellino di Scansano 'Roccapesta' Roccapesta 2023
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Roccapesta
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£25.00
£25.00
Morellino di Scansano 'Roccapesta' Roccapesta 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
Roccapesta
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£25.00
£25.00
Morellino di Scansano 'Roccapesta' Roccapesta 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
Roccapesta
2021 | 75 cl / 15% | Toscana (Italy)
£25.00
£25.00
Bolgheri Rosso 'Volpolo' Podere Sapaio 2021
91/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Sapaio
2021 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£28.80£23.00
£23.00
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Tralcetto' Zaccagnini 2021
87/100
Veronelli
Zaccagnini
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Abruzzo (Italy)
£14.00
£14.00
Soave Classico Pieropan 2023
91/100
Robert Parker
89/100
Veronelli
92/100
James Suckling
Pieropan
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Veneto (Italy)
£15.80
£15.80
Bolgheri Rosso 'Le Serre Nuove' Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2021
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
94/100
James Suckling
Ornellaia
2021 | 75 cl | Toscana (Italy)
£59.00
£59.00
Lambrusco Reggiano 'Concerto' Ermete Medici 2022
4/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Medici Ermete
2022 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£12.10
£12.10
Lambrusco Reggiano 'Concerto' Ermete Medici 2024
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Medici Ermete
2024 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£12.10
£12.10
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Lambrusco Reggiano 'Concerto' Ermete Medici 2023
3/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Medici Ermete
2023 | 75 cl | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£12.10
£12.10
Vermentino di Sardegna 'Is Argiolas' Argiolas 2023
4/5
Bibenda
92/100
Veronelli
93/100
James Suckling
Argiolas
2023 | 75 cl | Sardegna (Italy)
£18.00
£18.00
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Vermentino di Sardegna 'Is Argiolas' Argiolas 2024
4/5
Bibenda
93/100
James Suckling
92/100
Veronelli
Argiolas
2024 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
£18.00
£18.00
Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso 'Capitel San Rocco' Tedeschi 2020
90/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
93/100
James Suckling
Tedeschi
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£19.50
£19.50
Donnaluce Poggio le Volpi 2024
5/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
90/100
Veronelli
Poggio Le Volpi
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Lazio (Italy)
£18.30
£18.30
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Lambrusco di Sorbara 'Premium' Cleto Chiarli
5/5
Bibenda
4/4
Vitae AIS
Chiarli Cleto
75 cl / 11% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£13.50
£13.50
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Pinot Nero 'Patricia' Girlan 2023
92/100
James Suckling
90/100
Veronelli
Girlan
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£18.00
£18.00
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Pinot Nero 'Patricia' Girlan 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
91/100
Veronelli
92/100
James Suckling
Girlan
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£18.00
£18.00
'Casa e Chiesa' Tenuta Lenzini 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Tenuta Lenzini
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£18.10
£18.10
Maria Costanza' Bianco Milazzo 2024
Milazzo
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
'Maria Costanza' White Wine Milazzo 2023
Milazzo
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
Vermentino di Gallura 'Primo' Piero Mancini 2022
4/5
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Mancini Piero
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
£15.90
£15.90
Spumante Metodo Classico Extra Brut 'Cuvée dei Frati' Ca' dei Frati
Ca' dei Frati
75 cl / 13% | Lombardia (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00
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Primitivo di Manduria 'Sessantanni' San Marzano 2019
5/5
Bibenda
90/100
Veronelli
4/4
Vitae AIS
San Marzano
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Puglia (Italy)
£26.00
£26.00
'Gibelé' Pellegrino 2023
Pellegrino
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£15.00
£15.00
Lugana Ottella 2024
88/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Ottella
2024 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£16.80
£16.80
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Lugana 'I Frati' Ca' dei Frati 2023
Ca' dei Frati
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Lombardia (Italy)
£15.90
£15.90
Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore 'Campi Magri' Camerani - Corte Sant'Alda 2019
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
90/100
Veronelli
Camerani
2019 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£23.40
£23.40
Gibelé' Pellegrino 2024
Pellegrino
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£13.50
£13.50
Brunello di Montalcino La Magia 2019
92/100
Robert Parker
2/3
Gambero Rosso
La Magia
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£42.40
£42.40
Pinot Gris Schiopetto 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Schiopetto
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£23.00
£23.00
Gewurztraminer Cantina di Caldaro Kaltern 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cantina di Caldaro - Kellerei Kaltern
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£16.20
£16.20
Vermentino di Gallura 'Branu' Vigne Surrau 2023
88/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Vigne Surrau
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
£16.00
£16.00
Bolgheri Rosso 'Il Bruciato' Guado al Tasso - Antinori 2022
90/100
Robert Parker
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Guado al Tasso - Antinori
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£27.80
£27.80
Anthilia Donnafugata 2022
91/100
James Suckling
91/100
Robert Parker
Donnafugata
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£17.50
£17.50
Pinot Grigio Livio Felluga 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Felluga Livio
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£25.80
£25.80
L'Erta Poggio della Bruna' Rosso Paolo Marchionni 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Marchionni Paolo
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£31.60
£31.60
Pinot Blanc 'Eichhorn' Manincor 2021
94/100
James Suckling
92/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Manincor
2021 | 75 cl | Alto Adige (Italy)
£31.00
£31.00
Palazzo Della Torre Allegrini 2022
92/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Allegrini
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00

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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