La Crotta di Vegneron, Pinot Noir, Valle d’Aosta, Italy 2015
The pretty onion skin colour of this Pinot Noir in the glass edges towards rosé...
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The pretty onion skin colour of this Pinot Noir in the glass edges towards rosé...
One of Italy’s most famous white wines, Gavi di Gavi...
Recioto is the sweet wine of Valpolicella. Hand picked grapes are dried for 120 days to concentrate the flavours and sugars, and fermentation is stopped early to leave 130 grams per litre of residual sugar...
Grown in the Valpolicella area, these Garganega grapes are partially dried, losing 20 to 30% of their weight, before fermentation...
This juicy red has benefited from the addition of some partially dried grapes (leggermente appassito translates as 'slightly raisined') to the fermentation, which add texture, sugars and richness...
Amarone is full-bodied and rich thanks to the use of dried grapes...
Ripanuda is a project between four friends who run a 3.5ha biodynamic vineyard in one of the loftier sites of Chianti Classico...
Aged for 15 months in a mix of barrels and foudres, this is a classy wine from an impressive vintage...
This is a brand new single varietal from this co-operative, located in the heart of the Valpolicella Classico area, just a few kilometres from Verona...
If you like the SuperTuscan style, try this blend...
In 2000, a shoe designer turned vineyard owner...
From the Ornellaia stable comes this beautiful red of impeccable breeding. An annual production of around half a million bottles doesn't detract from the quality on offer; it demonstrates a good depth of dark fruit with accompanying dried herbs and spice...
With lemongrass freshness and a pleasing bitterness, this has plenty of Italian charm...
This is really interesting! It is very aromatic and bursting with primary fruits and brambles, combined with subtle oak maturation...
This is a sophisticated Nebbiolo with classic notes of strawberry, rose petal and violets floating on top of grippy tannins...
What a splendid discovery! Mainly from the Carricante grape, aromas of acacia honey plus apricot and ripe melon sing out.
Chianti Riservas undergo longer ageing in oak than standard Chianti. This has black cherry fruits on the palate, with a tannic grippiness...
Pecorino is a white grape that deserves to be more popular than it currently is. This particular wine, from the Abruzzo region in central Italy, offers vibrant lemon juice and lemon zest flavours accompanied by a hint of nuttiness...
Made by Allegrini, you can expect this to be a good quality Pinot Grigio, and it is definitely a long way from the bulk juice we often see on supermarket shelves - and for less than £10...
This is a festive bargain, says our tasting director...
This may not be the most complex Barbaresco, but what do you expect when buying a sub-£10 bottle from a fine wine appellation...