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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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Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 'Pruviniano' Domini Veneti 2020
90/100
Veronelli
Domini Veneti
2020 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£35.00
£35.00
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore Extra Dry ' Coste di Ponente' 2024
3/4
Vitae AIS
Col Vetoraz
2024 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£19.00
£19.00
Nebbiolo Musso 2021
Musso
2021 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£21.50
£21.50
Cannonau 'Barrosu' Montisci 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Montisci Giovanni
2022 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
£55.00
£55.00
Chianti Classico Vallepicciola 2020
4/5
Bibenda
92/100
James Suckling
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Vallepicciola
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£18.70
£18.70
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Chianti Classico 'Peppoli' Antinori 2023
92/100
James Suckling
91/100
Veronelli
Antinori
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£19.30
£19.30
Tancredi 'Limited Edition D&G' Donnafugata 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
93/100
James Suckling
90/100
Veronelli
Donnafugata
2020 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
£36.70
£36.70
Tancredi 'Limited Edition D&G' Donnafugata 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Donnafugata
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Sicilia (Italy)
£36.70
£36.70
Chianti Classico Fontodi 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
90/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Fontodi
2020 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£29.00
£29.00
Pinot Nero Les Cretes 2024
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Les Cretes
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Valle d'Aosta (Italy)
£17.50
£17.50
Pinot Grigio Jermann 2023
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
91/100
James Suckling
Jermann
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£19.90
£19.90
Amarone 'Pietro dal Cero' Ca' dei Frati 2017
Ca' dei Frati
2017 | 75 cl | Veneto (Italy)
£85.00
£85.00
Barbaresco Produttori del Barbaresco 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
95/100
Robert Parker
3/4
Vitae AIS
Produttori del Barbaresco
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£30.00
£30.00
Soave Classico 'La Rocca' Pieropan 2021
5/5
Bibenda
93/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
Pieropan
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Veneto (Italy)
£33.30
£33.30
Valpolicella Superiore 'Ripassa' Zenato 2019
2/3
Gambero Rosso
90/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
Zenato
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Veneto (Italy)
£24.00
£24.00
Piedirosso 'Colle Rotondella' Cantine Astroni 2021
3/4
Vitae AIS
91/100
James Suckling
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cantine Astroni
2021 | 75 cl / 12% | Campania (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
Spumante Metodo Classico Extra Brut La Perla 2019
2/3
Gambero Rosso
La Perla
2019 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£26.70
£26.70
Barbera d'Alba 'Francia' Giacomo Conterno 2020
4/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Conterno Giacomo
2020 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£52.50
£52.50
Rosso di Montalcino Col d'Orcia 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
88/100
Veronelli
90/100
James Suckling
Col d'Orcia
2020 | 75 cl | Toscana (Italy)
£19.00
£19.00
Amarone Classico Bertani 2012
98/100
James Suckling
5/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Bertani
2012 | 75 cl / 15% | Veneto (Italy)
£90.00
£90.00
Barbaresco Riserva 'Basarin' Adriano Marco e Vittorio 2015
4/5
Bibenda
4/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Adriano Marco e Vittorio
2015 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£41.40
£41.40
Vitovska Kante 2022
Kante
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£25.90
£25.90
Sauvignon Jermann 2024
91/100
James Suckling
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Jermann
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£23.00
£23.00
Picolit Marco Sara 2021 - 50cl
2/3
Gambero Rosso
2/3
Slowine
Marco Sara
2021 | 50 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£38.00
£38.00
Arshura Valter Mattoni 2019
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Mattoni Valter
2019 | 75 cl / 15% | Marche (Italy)
£28.50
£28.50
Nebbiolo Produttori del Barbaresco 2021
93/100
Robert Parker
Produttori del Barbaresco
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£18.60
£18.60
White Wine Pomice Tenuta di Castellaro 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
2/3
Slowine
92/100
Robert Parker
Tenuta di Castellaro
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£29.30
£29.30
Dogliani Luigi Einaudi 2021
92/100
James Suckling
Einaudi Luigi
2021 | 75 cl | Piemonte (Italy)
£13.70
£13.70
Valtellina Superiore Sassella 'Stella Retica' Ar.Pe.Pe. 2017
3/3
Gambero Rosso
2/3
Slowine
Ar.Pe.Pe.
2017 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£39.60
£39.60
Amarone Classico Zenato 2019
3/4
Vitae AIS
5/5
Bibenda
93/100
Veronelli
Zenato
2019 | 75 cl / 16.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£46.40
£46.40
Spumante Metodo Classico Extra Brut '36' Casa Caterina
Casa Caterina
75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£39.50
£39.50
Amarone 'Valmezzane' Camerani - Corte Sant'Alda 2016
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Camerani
2016 | 75 cl | Veneto (Italy)
£60.00
£60.00
Chardonnay 'Gaun' Alois Lageder 2021
89/100
James Suckling
89/100
Robert Parker
Alois Lageder
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£24.00
£24.00
Gragnano Rosso Cantine Astroni 2021
Cantine Astroni
2021 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Campania (Italy)
£17.70
£17.70
Pinot Grigio Lis Neris 2019
Lis Neris
2019 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£16.60
£16.60
Sauvignon Attems 2022
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Attems
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£15.60
£15.60
Pinot Nero Giannitessari 2022
Giannitessari
2022 | 75 cl | Veneto (Italy)
£15.00
£15.00
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 'Badia a Passignano' Antinori 2019
94/100
Veronelli
93/100
James Suckling
3/4
Vitae AIS
Antinori
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£51.60
£51.60
Frizzante Macerato Furlani
Furlani
75 cl / 11.5% | Trentino (Italy)
£23.20
£23.20
Il Preliminare Cantine del Notaio 2023
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
88/100
Veronelli
Cantine del Notaio
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Basilicata (Italy)
£17.00
£17.00
Roma Rosso 'Edizione Limitata' Poggio Le Volpi 2017
3/3
Gambero Rosso
5/5
Bibenda
4/4
Vitae AIS
Poggio Le Volpi
2017 | 75 cl | Lazio (Italy)
£27.50
£27.50
Greco di Tufo 'Giallo d'Arles' Quintodecimo 2021
93/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
92/100
James Suckling
Quintodecimo
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
£48.00
£48.00
Barbera d'Asti 'Tasmorcan' Elio Perrone 2022
3/4
Vitae AIS
88/100
Veronelli
Perrone Elio
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£15.00
£15.00
Barolo 'Bussia' Giacomo Fenocchio 2018
90/100
Robert Parker
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Fenocchio Giacomo
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£53.90
£53.90
Il Preliminare Cantine del Notaio 2024
4/5
Bibenda
Cantine del Notaio
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Basilicata (Italy)
£17.00
£17.00
Ribolla Gialla 'Vinnae' Jermann 2021
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
91/100
James Suckling
Jermann
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£28.10
£28.10
Valpolicella 'Cà Fiui' Camerani - Corte Sant'Alda 2023
3/4
Vitae AIS
87/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Camerani
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Veneto (Italy)
£17.50
£17.50
Poggio alle Gazze Tenuta dell'Ornellaia 2023
93/100
Veronelli
92/100
Robert Parker
3/4
Vitae AIS
Ornellaia
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Toscana (Italy)
£44.60
£44.60

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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