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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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Chianti Rufina 'I Domi' I Veroni 2022
88/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
91/100
James Suckling
I Veroni
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Toscana (Italy)
£20.00
£20.00
Cartizze Extra Brut 'ZERO' Duca di Dolle
Duca di Dolle
75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£24.00
£24.00
Only 6 left!
Franciacorta Brut Ca' de Pazzi
Ca' de Pazzi
75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£23.00
£23.00
Only 4 left!
Falanghina 'Colle Imperatrice' Cantine Astroni 2021
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cantine Astroni
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Campania (Italy)
£17.70£15.90
£15.90
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Franciacorta Brut '25' Freccianera
4/5
Bibenda
90/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
Freccianera
75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£23.00
£23.00
Last One Left!
'Altea Rosso' Altea Illotto
Altea Illotto
75 cl / 13.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
£28.60
£28.60
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Pigato 'Bon In Da Bon' Bio Vio 2022
4/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
BioVio
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Liguria (Italy)
£28.70
£28.70
Costa d'Amalfi Rosato Marisa Cuomo 2021
4/5
Bibenda
90/100
Veronelli
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cuomo Marisa
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
£24.00
£24.00
Barbaresco 'Basarin' Adriano Marco e Vittorio 2019
2/3
Slowine
3/4
Vitae AIS
4/5
Bibenda
Adriano Marco e Vittorio
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£33.80
£33.80
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Barbacarlo Lino Maga 2020
3/4
Vitae AIS
Barbacarlo - Lino Maga
2020 | 75 cl / 15% | Lombardia (Italy)
£71.00
£71.00
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Malvasia Zidarich 2019
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Zidarich
2019 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£33.60
£33.60
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Fiano di Avellino 'Exultet' Quintodecimo 2021
93/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
91/100
James Suckling
Quintodecimo
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
£48.00
£48.00
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Sauvignon Franco Terpin 2016
Terpin Franco
2016 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£37.70
£37.70
Only 6 left!
Rosé Wine 'Furia' Tormaresca-Antinori 2021
Tormaresca - Antinori
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Puglia (Italy)
£31.70
£31.70
Only 3 left!
Barolo Marziano Abbona 2018
3/4
Vitae AIS
93/100
James Suckling
5/5
Bibenda
Abbona Marziano
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£32.50
£32.50
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Carignano del Sulcis Riserva 'Buio Buio' Mesa 2019
5/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
92/100
Veronelli
Mesa
2019 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
£26.00
£26.00
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Barbaresco Riserva 'Rio Sordo' Produttori del Barbaresco 2015
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Produttori del Barbaresco
2015 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£81.90
£81.90
Etna Bianco Sciàre dell'Alba 2022
Sciare dell'Alba
2022 | 75 cl | Sicilia (Italy)
£28.00
£28.00
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Ribolla Gialla Livio Felluga 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
89/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
Felluga Livio
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£25.80
£25.80
Sauvignon Cantina di Caldaro Kaltern 2022
91/100
James Suckling
91/100
Robert Parker
Cantina di Caldaro - Kellerei Kaltern
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
£16.30
£16.30
Only 5 left!
Rossese di Dolceacqua 'Beragna' Ka' Manciné 2021
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Ka' Manciné
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Liguria (Italy)
£22.00
£22.00
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Primitivo Rosato 'Tramari' San Marzano 2021
San Marzano
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Puglia (Italy)
£18.50
£18.50
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Dogliani 'San Luigi' Quinto Chionetti 2021
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
89/100
Veronelli
Quinto Chionetti
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£19.00
£19.00
Only 4 left!
Barbera d'Alba 'Rinaldi' Marziano Abbona 2020
89/100
Veronelli
3/4
Vitae AIS
89/100
James Suckling
Abbona Marziano
2020 | 75 cl / 15% | Piemonte (Italy)
£22.50
£22.50
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Granaccia 'Gigo' Bio Vio 2021
3/4
Vitae AIS
BioVio
2021 | 75 cl / 13% | Liguria (Italy)
£21.00
£21.00
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Barolo 'Bricco delle Viole' Mario Marengo 2018
4/4
Vitae AIS
92/100
James Suckling
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Marengo Mario
2018 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£47.50
£47.50
Only 3 left!
Barbaresco Riserva 'Muncagota' Produttori del Barbaresco 2011
92/100
Robert Parker
Produttori del Barbaresco
2011 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
£104.20
£104.20
Only 2 left!
Barbaresco Riserva 'Muncagota' Produttori del Barbaresco 2013
94/100
Robert Parker
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Produttori del Barbaresco
2013 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£90.00
£90.00
Lugana Riserva 'Fabio Contato' Cà Maiol 2020
2/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Cà Maiol
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£32.60£29.30
£29.30
Montiano Famiglia Cotarella 2019
5/5
Bibenda
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Famiglia Cotarella
2019 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Lazio (Italy)
£58.00£52.20
£52.20
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'Nozze d'Oro' Tenuta Regaleali - Tasca d'Almerita 2019
2/3
Gambero Rosso
92/100
Veronelli
Tasca d'Almerita
2019 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
£26.50£23.90
£23.90
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Spumante Rosato 'DDD Rosé' Duca di Dolle
Duca di Dolle
75 cl / 12% | Veneto (Italy)
£25.00£22.50
£22.50
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'Edda' San Marzano 2021
4/5
Bibenda
San Marzano
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Puglia (Italy)
£23.00£20.70
£20.70
Only 5 left!
Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore Millesimato Extra Dry Val d'Oca 2021
Val d'Oca
2021 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£18.30£15.60
£15.60
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'Jiasik' White Wine Borgo San Daniele 2021
Borgo San Daniele
2021 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£21.50£17.20
£17.20
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Friulano Toros 2021
5/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Toros
2021 | 75 cl / 14% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£29.10£23.30
£23.30
Scaia White Wine Tenuta Sant'Antonio 2021
Tenuta Sant'Antonio
2021 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Veneto (Italy)
£18.00£15.30
£15.30
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Semi-sparkling Rosé Wine 'Perbenci' Franchina e Giarone
Franchina e Giarone
75 cl / 12.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£19.10
£19.10
Only 4 left!
Franciacorta Saten 61 Berlucchi
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Berlucchi
75 cl / 12.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£28.50£25.70
£25.70
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'Dinavolino' White Wine Denavolo
Denavolo
75 cl / 12% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£22.30
£22.30
Last One Left!
Sangiovese di Romagna Superiore 'Primo Segno' Villa Venti 2019
3/3
Gambero Rosso
3/4
Vitae AIS
Villa Venti
2019 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Emilia Romagna (Italy)
£18.30£16.50
£16.50
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Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Superiore Extra Dry 'Corderie' Astoria
Astoria
75 cl / 11% | Veneto (Italy)
£15.10
£15.10
Only 3 left!
'Dalis' Bianco Endrizzi 2023
Endrizzi
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Trentino (Italy)
£13.00
£13.00
Only 6 left!
Barbaresco 'La Casa in Collina' Vite Colte 2018
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Vite Colte
2018 | 75 cl / 14% | Piemonte (Italy)
£27.00£23.00
£23.00
Only 2 left!
Malvasia Damijan Podversic 2018
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
4/4
Vitae AIS
Podversic Damijan
2018 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
£50.40
£50.40
Only 3 left!
Fiano di Avellino Riserva 'Vigna della Congregazione' Villa Diamante 2022
5/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
94/100
Veronelli
Villa Diamante
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
£26.60
£26.60
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Valtellina Superiore Sassella 'Le Tense' Nino Negri 2020
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
4/5
Bibenda
Nino Negri
2020 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Lombardia (Italy)
£21.40
£21.40
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Barolo 'Monvigliero' Fratelli Alessandria 2018
95/100
Robert Parker
91/100
James Suckling
Fratelli Alessandria
2018 | 75 cl / 15% | Piemonte (Italy)
£70.00£56.00
£56.00

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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