Italy

Italy – the home of Moscato, Chianti, Amarone and Prosecco – has a rich and diverse wine heritage dating back more than two thousand years. Famous for its bewildering diversity of both grape varieties and wine styles, Italy is also significant for the sheer volume of wine it produces: just over 4 billion liters (around 1.06 billion US gallons) in 2012, from 800,000 hectares (197,700 acres) of vineyards. It is rivaled in this regard only by France and Spain.

Italy is divided into 20 administrative regions (see left), all of which produce wine to some extent, and all of which contain various wine regions. The most significant, when both quality and quantity are taken into consideration, are Tuscany, Piedmont and Veneto.

Each region has its flagship wine styles. Some are famous because they are produced in large volumes and can be found all over the world, others because of their consistently high quality. Tuscany is known for its generic Chianti, of course, but among devoted wine aficionados its Brunello di Montalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano - as well as Chianti Classico - are more highly regarded. Similarly, Veneto's vast output of Prosecco, Soave and varietal Pinot Grigio does little to boost its reputation as a fine wine region, and yet it produces one of the world's richest, finest wines: Amarone della Valpolicella.

Italy's vineyards are home to more than 2,000 grape varieties, many of which are on the brink of extinction. The safest and best-known Italian grapes are Sangiovese, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Montepulciano and Pinot Grigio (although technically the latter is more French than Italian). These varieties cover many thousands of acres of vineyard, and can be found in various regions. At the other end of the scale are such little-known rarities as Centesimino and Dorona, which are found in tiny numbers in just one or two places.

We have endeavored to bring small family estate selections from most of the famous wine growing areas for your enjoyment.

Italy

2015 Prinsi Nebbiolo Barbaresco DOCG Gaia Principi Piedmont Italy Grapes. Nebbiolo 100%, from Northern Italy in the Barbaresco area Tasting...
2016 Barbera D Asti, Tanguera Guido Vada DOCG Guido and his sister Serena (with the continued help of...
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2018 Barbera D Asti, Tanguera Guido Vada Guido and his sister Serena (with the continued help of their...
$ 15.99
2018 Villa Rocca Montepulciano D'Abruzzo Italy Grapes.  Montepulciano 100%, from hillyside vineyards in the d’Abruzzo region. Tasting notes. Deep red...
2019 Bellifolli DOC Valle dell'Acate Sicilia Italy Grapes. Insolia 100% Tasting notes.  White stone fruit aromas, hint of Mediterranean...
2018 Tosa DOC,  Monte del Fra Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie, Italy Monte del Fra Custoza/Valpolicella Grapes Pinot Grigio 100%...
2019 Castellari Bergaglio, Fornaci DOCG, Tassarolo, Italy Grape variety: GAVI DOCG DEL COMUNE DI TASSAROLO FORNACI Alcohol: 12.5 %...
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2019 Monte del Fra, Custoza DOC, Veneto Italy Bianco di Custoza (or simply Custoza), is a white DOC wine from the...
2019 Villa Rocca Trebbiano DOC, D'Abruzzo, Italy Grapes. Pinot Grigio 100%, from hillside vineyards in the Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Doc...
2019 Villa Rocca Pinot Nero Provincia Di Pavia IGT Italy Grapes. Pinot Noir 100%, Northern Italy, Provincia di Pavia...
$ 15.99
2019 Villa Rocca Trebbiano DOC, D'Abruzzo, Italy Grapes. Trebbiano 100%, from hillside vineyards in the Trebbiano d’Abruzzo Doc...
2021 Tosa DOC,  Monte del Fra Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie, Italy Monte del Fra Custoza/Valpolicella Monte del Fra is...
Casaloste Chianti Classico 2018 DOCG Awards / Scores Vintage 2015 Wine Spectator - 94 pointGalloni - 92 pointsFalstaff...
Castello di Montegrosso "NDRE" Barbera d'Asti 1996 DOCG Region: Barbera d'Asti An amazing vintage! 1995 and 1996 were...
Castello di Montegrosso "Ruleja" Barbera d'Asti 1995 DOCG Region: Barbera d'Asti An amazing vintage! 1995 and 1996 were...
$ 14.99
   2018 Clic Cabernet Sauvignon Venezia Giulia IGT,  Italy Product description Clic was created by young winemaker Enrico Coser...
$ 14.99
   2018. Clic Della Venezie Pinot Grigio,Veneto, Italy Product description Enrico Coser, young gun winemaker from Ronco dei...
$ 29.00
JORCHE ANTICA MASSERIA EVOO   TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSQualfication: extra virgin olive oil superior categoryOlives: Oliarola an CellinaGeographical location of the olive...
Primitvio DI Manduria 2016  Jorche Antica Masseria Denomination: Primitivo di Manduria DOP(Varietà): 100% PrimitivoGeographic zone:  SalentoAged 9 months in...
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Raineri Barolo 2013 DOCG REGION: PIEMONTE RAINERI HOME PAGE RAINERI BAROLO Grape variety: 100% nebbiolo Vineyard in: Pin of Monforte...
Raineri Dolcetto Dogliani "Cornole" 2016 DOCG REGION: PIEMONTE RAINERI HOME PAGE RAINERI DOGLIANI DOCG CORNOLE Grape variety: 100% dolcetto...
Raineri Langhe Bianco "Elfobianco" 2018 DOC   REGION: PIEMONTE RAINERI LANGHE BIANCO ELFOBIANCO Denomination: DOC Grape variety: cortese and arneis...
Raineri Langhe Nebbiolo "Snart" 2018 DOCG REGION: PIEMONTE RAINERI HOME PAGE RAINERI LANGHE NEBBIOLO SNART Denomination: DOC Grape variety: 100%...
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Scarlatta Chianti Basket Wine 2015 -  DOCG Country:  ItalyRegion:   TuscanyType:       Red WineVarietal:   BlendSize:        750ML  ...
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