The best wines of Italy

Discover the best wines of Italy as well as the best winemakers of Italy and estates of Italy to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Italy and the best vintages to taste in this region.

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Top wines of Italy by region

Looking for a good wine of Italy among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Italy. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Italy with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Italy

Red wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of kig ar farz breton, soft and inexpensive pasta gratin or lamb chops with spanish sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Italy

On the nose the red wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of iron, black fruit or menthol and sometimes also flavors of pomegranate, orange or perfume. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Italy. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of Italy

  • 1974With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2020With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.75/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.74/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.74/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Italy

  • Rondinella
  • Corvina
  • Corvinone
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Croatina
  • Oseleta

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Italy.

Discovering the wine region of Italy

Italy - home of Moscato, Chianti, Amarone and Prosecco">Prosecco - has a Rich and diverse wine heritage that dates back over two thousand years. Famous for its astonishing diversity of Grape varieties and wine styles, Italy is also important for the Volume of wine it produces: just over 4 billion liters (about 1. 06 billion U. S.

gallons) in 2012, from 800,000 hectares of vineyards. It is rivalled in this respect only by France and Spain. (© Wine-Searcher) Managing and marketing such a vast portfolio of wines is not an easy task, especially in today's highly competitive wine market. The Italian government's wine classification and labeling system uses a four-level quality hierarchy of over 500 DOCG, DOC and IGT titles.

See Italian wine labels. Italy is divided into 20 administrative regions (see left), all of which produce wine to some degree, and all of which contain various wine regions. The most important, in terms of quality and quantity, are Tuscany, Piedmont and Veneto. Each region has its flagship wine styles.

Great white wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Italy

White wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of baked pork chops, sea bream fillets with capers or braised chicken and plantains.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Italy

On the nose the white wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of cream, elderflower or toasted almonds and sometimes also flavors of lime zest, banana or roasted almonds. In the mouth the white wine of the region of Italy. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in white wine of Italy

  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.58/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.47/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Italy

  • Chardonnay
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Gewürztraminer
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Biancame
  • Garganega

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Italy.

Discover the grape variety: Viognier

White Viognier is a grape variety that originated in France (Rhone Valley). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of small size. White Viognier can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Savoie & Bugey, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Beaujolais.

Great sparkling wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Italy

Sparkling wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of flammekueche (with laughing cow), sea bream or magic cake cheese quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Italy

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, spices or saline and sometimes also flavors of hazelnut, yeast or dried apricot. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Italy. is a with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Italy

  • 1987With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.63/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.61/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Italy

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Nero
  • Moscato
  • Pinot Noir
  • Glera (Prosecco)
  • Glera

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Italy.

The word of the wine: Reasoned (agriculture)

Conventional agriculture but concerned with limiting synthetic treatments as much as possible.

Great pink wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Italy

Pink wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or pork such as recipes of shepherd's pie (quebec!), veal cutlets au gratin or endives with ham (improved).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Italy

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of iron, non oak or orange peel and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Italy

  • 2011With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.26/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Italy

  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot
  • Moscato Rosa del Trentino
  • Malvasia
  • Aleatico
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Italy.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Great sweet wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Italy

Sweet wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of barbecued prime rib with coarse salt, pumpkin and tuna gratin or paella de marisco (seafood paella).

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Italy

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, earth or molasses and sometimes also flavors of rosemary, balsamic or orange peel. In the mouth the sweet wine of the region of Italy. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Italy

  • 1993With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1978With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 1962With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1973With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1968With an average score of 4.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Italy

  • Corvina
  • Rondinella
  • Molinara
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Sangiovese

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Italy.

The word of the wine: Stirring

In the traditional method, the operation aims to bring the deposits against the cork by the movement of the bottles placed on desks. The stirring can be manual or mechanical (using gyropalettes).

Great natural sweet wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a natural-sweet wine of Italy

Natural sweet wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, beef or lamb such as recipes of simple pancake batter, beef tongue with pickle sauce or leg of lamb in braillouse.

Organoleptic analysis of natural-sweet wine of Italy

On the nose the natural sweet wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of chocolate, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, black fruit or red fruit.

The best vintages in natural-sweet wine of Italy

  • 1985With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5

The most used grape varieties in natural-sweet wine of Italy

  • Grillo
  • Lagrein
  • Catarratto Bianco
  • Inzolia
  • Moscato
  • Nebbiolo

The best wineries and winemakers for natural-sweet wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best natural-sweet wine of Italy.

Discover the grape variety: Moscato Bianco

Great other wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a other wine of Italy

Other wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, spicy food or poultry such as recipes of mussels with cream, pizza with peppers and spicy chicken or stuffed peppers.

The most used grape varieties in other wine of Italy

  • Sauvignon Blanc

The best wineries and winemakers for other wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best other wine of Italy.

The word of the wine: Mutage

The act of adding alcohol to a fresh grape must or to a fermenting must.

Great unknow wines of Italy

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Food and wine pairing with a unknow wine of Italy

Unknow wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of daube niçoise, pasta with vongoles (flat clams) or traditional lamb couscous (from algeria).

Organoleptic analysis of unknow wine of Italy

On the nose the unknow wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, microbio or vegetal.

The best vintages in unknow wine of Italy

  • 2018With an average score of 4.60/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.48/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.29/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.22/5

The most used grape varieties in unknow wine of Italy

  • Nebbiolo
  • Primitivo
  • Negroamaro

The best wineries and winemakers for unknow wine of Italy

A wine route planned in the region of Italy? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best unknow wine of Italy.

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