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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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Cartizze Extra Dry 'DDD' Duca di Dolle
Duca di Dolle
75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£28.60
£28.60
Rosé Pet-Nat 'Scighera' Fiorano
3/4
Vitae AIS
Agricola Fiorano
75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
£20.70
£20.70
Pinot Blanc 'Sanct Valentin' St Michael Eppan 2020
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
92/100
Veronelli
San Michele Appiano
2020 | 75 cl | Alto Adige (Italy)
£32.00
£32.00
Costa d'Amalfi Rosso Marisa Cuomo 2021
Cuomo Marisa
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
£24.00
£24.00
Rosato 'Limited Edition D&G' Donnafugata 2022
87/100
Veronelli
Donnafugata
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£27.80
£27.80
Lugana 'Le Fornaci' Tommasi 2022
87/100
Veronelli
90/100
James Suckling
88/100
Robert Parker
Tommasi
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£14.80
£14.80
Carignano del Sulcis Riserva 'Is Solinas' Argiolas 2018
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
93/100
Veronelli
Argiolas
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
£23.50
£23.50
Barolo Pio Cesare 2018
91/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Pio Cesare
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£52.50
£52.50
Carignano del Sulcis Superiore 'Terre Brune' Santadi 2018
5/5
Bibenda
95/100
Veronelli
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Santadi
2018 | 75 cl / 15% | Sardegna (Italy)
£45.50
£45.50
Bolgheri Rosso 'Il Seggio' Poggio al Tesoro 2020
93/100
James Suckling
93/100
Robert Parker
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Poggio al Tesoro
2020 | 75 cl | Toscana (Italy)
£24.50
£24.50
Red Wine 'Ninfa' Velenosi 2020
90/100
James Suckling
91/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Velenosi
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Marche (Italy)
£18.60
£18.60
Primitivo di Manduria 'Memoria' Produttori di Manduria 2021
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Produttori di Manduria
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Puglia (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
Primitivo di Manduria Riserva 'Elegia' Produttori di Manduria 2019
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Produttori di Manduria
2019 | 75 cl / 15% | Puglia (Italy)
£22.00
£22.00
Negroamaro 'F' San Marzano 2020
4/5
Bibenda
87/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
San Marzano
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Puglia (Italy)
£32.00
£32.00
Nizza 'I Cipressi' Michele Chiarlo 2019
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
90/100
Veronelli
Chiarlo Michele
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
Ghemme Torraccia del Piantavigna 2015
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Torraccia del Piantavigna
2015 | 75 cl / 13% | Piemonte (Italy)
£31.90
£31.90
Amarone Classico 'Vigneto Monte Sant'Urbano' Speri 2017
5/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
93/100
Veronelli
Speri
2017 | 75 cl / 15% | Veneto (Italy)
£58.00
£58.00
'Karmis' Contini 2021
4/5
Bibenda
90/100
Veronelli
Contini
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Sardegna (Italy)
£18.50
£18.50
Vermentino Colli di Luni 'Etichetta Nera' Lunae Bosoni 2021
4/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
89/100
Veronelli
Lunae Bosoni
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Liguria (Italy)
£19.30
£19.30
Gewurztraminer Endrizzi 2021
Endrizzi
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Trentino (Italy)
£19.80
£19.80
Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 'San Lorenzo' Castello di Ama 2018
96/100
James Suckling
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Castello di Ama
2018 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£53.00
£53.00
Amarone Classico Riserva 'Costasera' Masi 2017
94/100
James Suckling
94/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
Masi
2017 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£61.00
£61.00
Vermentino di Gallura 'Branu' Vigne Surrau 2021
89/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Vigne Surrau
2021 | 75 cl | Sardegna (Italy)
£18.50
£18.50
Carema Riserva 'Etichetta Bianca' Produttori di Carema 2018
4/4
Vitae AIS
Produttori di Carema
2018 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£31.40
£31.40
Bolonero Torrevento 2019
90/100
Veronelli
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Torrevento
2019 | 75 cl | Puglia (Italy)
£11.60
£11.60
Bolgheri Rosso 'Cont'Ugo' Guado al Tasso - Antinori 2020
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Guado al Tasso - Antinori
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£51.60
£51.60
'Habemus - Etichetta Bianca' San Giovenale 2020
94/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
3/3
Gambero Rosso
San Giovenale
2020 | 75 cl / 15% | Lazio (Italy)
£71.50
£71.50
Vermentino di Gallura Superiore 'Cucaione' Piero Mancini 2021
Mancini Piero
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
£15.60
£15.60
Trento Spumante Brut Riserva 'Cuvee Dell'Abate' Abate Nero 2010
94/100
Veronelli
4/4
Vitae AIS
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Abate Nero
2010 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Trentino (Italy)
£56.00
£56.00
Zibibbo Secco 'Taif' Cantine Fina 2021
87/100
Veronelli
90/100
James Suckling
Cantine Fina
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
£15.00
£15.00
93/100
James Suckling
Antinori
2020 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£46.00
£46.00
Curtefranca Bianco 'Corte del Lupo' Ca' del Bosco 2024
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
Ca' del Bosco
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Lombardia (Italy)
£32.90£29.60
£29.60
Cartizze Dry Le Colture
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Le Colture
75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£32.00
£32.00
Etna Rosso 'Dea Vulcano' Donnafugata 2022
Donnafugata
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£20.70
£20.70
Carema Classico 'Etichetta Nera' Produttori di Carema 2021
Produttori di Carema
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Piemonte (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00
Roero Arneis 'Bricco delle Ciliegie' Almondo 2024
4/4
Vitae AIS
88/100
Robert Parker
4/5
Bibenda
Almondo Giovanni
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Piemonte (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00
Franciacorta Saten 1701
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Slowine
1701 Franciacorta
75 cl / 12% | Lombardia (Italy)
£36.70
£36.70
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 'Ilico' Illuminati 2019
87/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Illuminati
2019 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Abruzzo (Italy)
£16.00
£16.00
Trento Spumante Brut Blanc de Blancs 'Maximum' Ferrari
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Ferrari
75 cl / 12.5% | Trentino (Italy)
£25.50
£25.50
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Renosu White Wine Dettori
Dettori
75 cl / 12% | Sardegna (Italy)
£13.00
£13.00
Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ripasso 'Pruviniano' Domini Veneti 202
91/100
James Suckling
Domini Veneti
2020 | 75 cl / 14% | Veneto (Italy)
£16.90
£16.90
Lugana 'Back To Silence' Ottella 2022
Ottella
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£33.00
£33.00
Pinot Nero Franz Haas 2021
4/5
Bibenda
92/100
James Suckling
91/100
Robert Parker
Franz Haas
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£26.50
£26.50
Gewürztraminer 'Am Sand' Alois Lageder 2020
Alois Lageder
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£29.00
£29.00
Ribolla Gialla Anfora Gravner 2015
2/3
Slowine
Gravner
2015 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£100.00
£100.00
Verdicchio Castelli Jesi Classico Superiore 'Palombare' Campanelli 2021
2/3
Slowine
Campanelli
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Marche (Italy)
£17.50
£17.50
Soave Classico 'Vigneti di Foscarino' Inama 2020
96/100
James Suckling
3/4
Vitae AIS
Inama
2020 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£25.20
£25.20
Montecucco Sangiovese 'La Querce' Poggio Mandorlo 2016
90/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Poggio Mandorlo
2016 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£24.40
£24.40

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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