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...
Italy Wine Reviews
Italy
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Villa Broglia, Gavi di Gavi, Piedmont, Italy 2015
One of Italy’s most famous white wines, Gavi di Gavi...
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Cantina di Negrar, Recioto della Valpolicella Classico, Veneto 2014
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...
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Pasqua, Passimento Bianco, Veneto 2015
Grown in the Valpolicella area, these Garganega grapes are partially dried, losing 20 to 30% of their weight, before fermentation...
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Villa Cerro, Leggermente Appassito, Veneto 2015
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...
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Tenuta Pule, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Veneto 2011
Amarone is full-bodied and rich thanks to the use of dried grapes...
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Ripanuda, Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy 2012
Ripanuda is a project between four friends who run a 3.5ha biodynamic vineyard in one of the loftier sites of Chianti Classico...
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Barone Ricasoli, Rocca Guicciarda, Chianti Classico Riserva, Tuscany, Italy 2011
Aged for 15 months in a mix of barrels and foudres, this is a classy wine from an impressive vintage...
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Cantina di Negrar, Corvina, Verona 2016
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...
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Hèdonè, Umbria, Italy 2013
If you like the SuperTuscan style, try this blend...
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Fattoria di Magliano, Heba, Morellino di Scansano, Tuscany, Italy 2014
In 2000, a shoe designer turned vineyard owner...
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Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, Le Volte, Tuscany 2014
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...
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Villa Bucci, Verdicchio Castelli di Jesi Riserva, Le Marche, Italy 2013
With lemongrass freshness and a pleasing bitterness, this has plenty of Italian charm...
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Scacciadiavoli, Montefalco Rosso, Umbria, Italy 2012
This is really interesting! It is very aromatic and bursting with primary fruits and brambles, combined with subtle oak maturation...
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Giovanni Rosso, Serra, Barolo, Piedmont, Italy 2012
This is a sophisticated Nebbiolo with classic notes of strawberry, rose petal and violets floating on top of grippy tannins...
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Palmento Costanzo, Bianco di Sei, Etna, Sicily, Italy 2014
What a splendid discovery! Mainly from the Carricante grape, aromas of acacia honey plus apricot and ripe melon sing out.
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Asda, Extra Special Chianti Riserva, Tuscany 2013
Chianti Riservas undergo longer ageing in oak than standard Chianti. This has black cherry fruits on the palate, with a tannic grippiness...
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Tesco, Finest Pecorino Terre di Chieti, Abruzzo 2015
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...
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Allegrini, Corte Giara Pinot Grigio delle Venezie, Veneto 2015
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...
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Borgo Regio, Franciacorta, Lombardy, Italy, Brut NV
This is a festive bargain, says our tasting director...
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Taste the Difference, Barbaresco, Piedmont 2013
This may not be the most complex Barbaresco, but what do you expect when buying a sub-£10 bottle from a fine wine appellation...
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Amalia, Coste di Monforte, Barolo, Piedmont 2011
Founded in 2003, Amalia have produced a lovely Barolo made from two small vineyard sites; one hectare in Le Coste and two hectares in Bussia...
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Tenuta San Guido, Guidalberto, Tuscany 2014
The second wine of Tuscan legend, Sassicaia. If you like Bordeaux, you will love this - a riper, modern take on the French style...
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Poggio Civetta, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2015
Distinctively Italian, this medium-bodied red is very approachable with fresh, juicy red cherry aromas and some spice...
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Grato Grati, Rosso di Toscana, Tuscany 1997
It’s not often you see an almost 10 year old wine sub-£25 and quite rightly so. It will probably sell out in the blink of an eye so don’t miss it...
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Cantine Riondo, Vincini Amarone, Veneto 2012
Amarone is known for its power, which comes from drying the handpicked grapes to concentrate the sugars and flavour compounds...
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Burdizzo, Chianti Riserva, Tuscany 2013
Riserva level Chianti must spend additional time in oak compared to the standard wine, which has given this simple yet effective example a vanilla frame for the fruit...
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Pieropan, Soave Classico, Veneto 2015
What makes this a great summer wine also enables it to shine with richer food in the winter months - a clean, vibrant acidity cuts through pretty much anything, while the softer, gently aromatic flavours sit well alongside a variety of foods...
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Produttori del Barbaresco, Nebbiolo, Langhe, Italy 2012
From a co-op founded in the 1950s, this is a good introduction to the Nebbiolo grape that won’t break the bank...
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Fantini, Farnese, Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, Italy 2012
This is all about red fruit: vibrant, fresh and expressive with elegant, soft tannins...
