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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Want to buy a red wine of Italy cheap or sell a red wine of Italy at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

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 spanish stew (cocido), fried rice noodles with chicken or ramadan berber soup (harira).

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, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of oaky, smoke or earthy. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Italy. is a powerful.

The best vintages in red wine of Italy

  • 1974With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1970With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.74/5
  • 1985With an average score of 4.73/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.73/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.73/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Italy

  • Corvina
  • Rondinella
  • Corvinone
  • Molinara
  • Sangiovese
  • Merlot

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 quiche with bacon and gruyère cheese, salmon burger or chicken with rice and curry cream.

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, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of minerality, caramel or stone. 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

  • 1994With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.56/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2023With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1992With an average score of 4.50/5

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: Croatina

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 veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of pork tenderloin with mushroom sauce, light stuffed tomatoes or duck aiguillettes with apples.

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, cream or grapefruit and sometimes also flavors of oaky, tropical or citrus. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Italy. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Italy

  • 1990With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1995With an average score of 4.66/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.62/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Italy

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Nero
  • Moscato
  • Glera
  • Pinot Blanc

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: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

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 beef with onions chinese style, roasted stuffed goose with mushroom sauce or flammekueche (with laughing cow).

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, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or citrus.

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
  • 0With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.27/5

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: Ginestra

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 sauté of lamb with curry, tuna nuggets or monkfish in foil.

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, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of cherry, grapefruit or oaky. 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
  • 1995With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1973With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1968With an average score of 4.70/5
  • 1967With an average score of 4.70/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Italy

  • Corvina
  • Rondinella
  • Molinara
  • Muscat of Alexandria
  • Croatina
  • Oseleta

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: Muscat blanc à petits grains

A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.

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 express cherry clafoutis, spanish stew (cocido) or irish stew.

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, caramel or raisin and sometimes also flavors of almonds, fig or nutty.

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
  • 1987With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2009With 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: 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 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, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of arroz de marisco, quiche without eggs or chicken skewers with curry and lemon.

Organoleptic analysis of other wine of Italy

On the nose the other wine of the region of Italy. often reveals types of flavors of honey, earth or tree fruit.

The best vintages in other wine of Italy

  • 0With an average score of 3.43/5

The most used grape varieties in other wine of Italy

  • Glera (Prosecco)
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 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: Solera

A method of maturing practiced in Andalusia for certain sherries, which aims to continuously blend older and younger wines. It consists of stacking several layers of barrels; those located at ground level (solera) contain the oldest wines, the youngest being stored in the barrels on the upper level. The wine to be bottled is taken from the barrels on the lower level, which is replaced by younger wine from the upper level, and so on.

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 traditional hungarian goulash, tuscan pastachute or lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs.

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.

Discover other regions and appellation of Italy