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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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'Gargante' Sui Lieviti Nevio Scala	2022
Scala Nevio
2022 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£15.00
£15.00
'Gargante' Sui Lieviti Nevio Scala
Scala Nevio
75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£17.50
£17.50
Pecorino 'Aries' Ciavolich 2021
Ciavolich
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Abruzzo (Italy)
£22.00
£22.00
Lugana 'Oasi Mantellina' Allegrini 2021
90/100
Robert Parker
90/100
James Suckling
Allegrini
2021 | 75 cl / 13%
£17.50
£17.50
Rosé Pet-Nat 'Scighera' Fiorano
3/4
Vitae AIS
Agricola Fiorano
75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
£20.70
£20.70
Amarone Classico Allegrini 2019
3/3
Gambero Rosso
96/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
Allegrini
2019 | 75 cl | Veneto (Italy)
£64.80
£64.80
Turriga Argiolas 2019
4/4
Vitae AIS
5/5
Bibenda
96/100
Veronelli
Argiolas
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
£85.00
£85.00
Nebbiolo Stefano Occhetti 2021
Stefano Occhetti
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£25.00
£25.00
Pratto Ca' dei Frati 2021
Ca' dei Frati
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£22.00
£22.00
Barolo Bussia 'Cicala' Aldo Conterno 2018
4/4
Vitae AIS
91/100
Robert Parker
96/100
James Suckling
Conterno Aldo
2018 | 75 cl / 15% | Piemonte (Italy)
£115.00
£115.00
San Leonardo Tenuta San Leonardo 2017
5/5
Bibenda
93/100
Veronelli
4/4
Vitae AIS
Tenuta San Leonardo
2017 | 75 cl | Trentino (Italy)
£74.90
£74.90
Franciacorta Nature Blanc de Blancs 61 Berlucchi 2015
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
90/100
Veronelli
Berlucchi
2015 | 75 cl | Lombardia (Italy)
£44.00
£44.00
Nobile di Montepulciano 'Asinone' Poliziano 2019
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Poliziano
2019 | 75 cl | Toscana (Italy)
£55.00
£55.00
Terra di Lavoro Galardi 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
5/5
Bibenda
Galardi
2020 | 75 cl | Campania (Italy)
£46.80
£46.80
Nobile di Montepulciano Salcheto 2019
2/3
Gambero Rosso
91/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Salcheto
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
Sforzato della Valtellina 'Quattro Soli' La Perla 2014
La Perla
2014 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£49.00
£49.00
Carmenere 'Più' Inama 2020
93/100
James Suckling
Inama
2020 | 75 cl | Veneto (Italy)
£17.50
£17.50
Passito di Pantelleria 'Nes' Pellegrino 2021
90/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Pellegrino
2021 | 50 cl / 14.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£31.00
£31.00
Chianti Classico Riserva 'Poggio A'Frati' Rocca di Castagnoli 2017
94/100
James Suckling
Rocca di Castagnoli
2017 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£30.20
£30.20
Pinot Gris 'Unterebner' Tramin 2021
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
91/100
Veronelli
Tramin
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£27.00
£27.00
Sagrantino di Montefalco 'Collepiano' Caprai 2018
5/5
Bibenda
93/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Caprai Arnaldo
2018 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Umbria (Italy)
£37.30
£37.30
Morellino di Scansano Fattoria Le Pupille 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
93/100
James Suckling
Fattoria Le Pupille
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£17.00
£17.00
Greco di Tufo 'Cutizzi' Feudi di San Gregorio 2021
4/5
Bibenda
92/100
James Suckling
90/100
Veronelli
Feudi di San Gregorio
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Campania (Italy)
£19.50
£19.50
Grillo 'Kebrilla' Cantine Fina 2021
87/100
Veronelli
91/100
James Suckling
Cantine Fina
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£14.50
£14.50
Falanghina 'Via del Campo' Quintodecimo 2021
92/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
92/100
James Suckling
Quintodecimo
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
£48.00
£48.00
Zibibbo Secco 'Al Qasar' Rallo 2021
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Rallo
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£20.40
£20.40
Dogliani 'Papà Celso' Marziano Abbona 2021
90/100
James Suckling
3/3
Gambero Rosso
2/3
Slowine
Abbona Marziano
2021 | 75 cl | Piemonte (Italy)
£23.00
£23.00
Centesimino Ancarani 2019
3/4
Vitae AIS
Ancarani
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£20.70
£20.70
Carmenere 'Carminium' Inama 2018
3/4
Vitae AIS
93/100
James Suckling
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Inama
2018 | 75 cl / 14% | Veneto (Italy)
£26.50
£26.50
Gewurztraminer 'Kastelaz' Elena Walch 2021
94/100
James Suckling
2/3
Gambero Rosso
92/100
Veronelli
Walch Elena
2021 | 75 cl | Alto Adige (Italy)
£40.00
£40.00
Alta Langa Pas Dosé Riserva 'Zero' Enrico Serafino 2016
5/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Serafino Enrico
2016 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£50.40
£50.40
Macchiona La Stoppa 2012
La Stoppa
2012 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£36.60
£36.60
Syrah 'Tellus' Falesco 2020
Falesco
2020 | 75 cl | Lazio (Italy)
£16.00
£16.00
Taurasi Riserva 'Radici' Mastroberardino 2017
5/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
91/100
Robert Parker
Mastroberardino
2017 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
£44.90
£44.90
Gewurztraminer 'Joseph' Hofstatter 2022
Hofstätter
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£19.00
£19.00
Cartizze Extra Dry 'DDD' Duca di Dolle
Duca di Dolle
75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£28.60
£28.60
Curtefranca Bianco 'Corte del Lupo' Ca' del Bosco 2023
4/5
Bibenda
89/100
Veronelli
Ca' del Bosco
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Lombardia (Italy)
£32.90
£32.90
Morellino di Scansano Podere 414 2020
4/4
Vitae AIS
89/100
Veronelli
Podere 414
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£24.70
£24.70
Barolo di Serralunga Rivetto 2018
3/4
Vitae AIS
92/100
James Suckling
Rivetto
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£65.00
£65.00
Vermentino Laura Aschero 2021
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Aschero Laura
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Liguria (Italy)
£22.90
£22.90
Conte della Vipera Castello della Sala Antinori 2021
90/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
92/100
Robert Parker
Castello della Sala - Antinori
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Umbria (Italy)
£30.90
£30.90
Primitivo di Manduria Riserva 'Anniversario 62' San Marzano 2019
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
San Marzano
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Puglia (Italy)
£32.50
£32.50
Bolonero Torrevento 2020
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Torrevento
2020 | 75 cl / 13% | Puglia (Italy)
£14.30
£14.30
Amarone Classico Riserva Le Ragose 2013
4/4
Vitae AIS
94/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Le Ragose
2013 | 75 cl / 16% | Veneto (Italy)
£49.50
£49.50
Chianti Classico Riserva 'Villa Antinori'  2022
4/5
Bibenda
92/100
James Suckling
92/100
Robert Parker
Antinori
2022 | 75 cl / 14% | Toscana (Italy)
£21.90
£21.90
Durello Spumante Metodo Classico 'Epochè' Muni Daniele Piccinin 2019
Piccinin Daniele
2019 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£33.90£23.70
£23.70
'Terre Silvate' La Distesa
La Distesa
75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
Dalis' Bianco Endrizzi 2024
Endrizzi
2024 | 75 cl / 12% | Trentino (Italy)
£13.00
£13.00

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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