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 fast and, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or lamb tagine with dried apricots.

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 new leather and sometimes also flavors of menthol, pomegranate or orange. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Italy. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in red wine of Italy

  • 1970With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1974With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.80/5
  • 2003With an average score of 4.74/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.73/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.72/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Italy

  • Rondinella
  • Corvina
  • Molinara
  • Corvinone
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Croatina

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 coconut from paimpol, pan-fried salmon with lemon and dill sauce or vegetarian paella.

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: Glera

It is said to be of Slovenian origin, where it is cultivated under the name of Prosekar, also known for a long time in Italy under the name of Glera. It should not be confused with prosecco lungo - although there is a family link - and prosecco nostrano, which is none other than Tuscany's malvasia. Note that Vitouska - another Italian grape variety - is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Tuscan malvasia and Prosecco. Under the name of Glera, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can be found in practically all of the former Yugoslavia, and more surprisingly in Argentina, but is virtually unknown in France.

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 veal saltimbocca, lasagne with salmon, goat cheese and spinach or quiche lorraine.

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

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The word of the wine: Ban des vendanges

Date of the beginning of the grape harvest, fixed by the lord in the tradition of the Middle Ages and, today, by the prefect.

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 lamb skewers, sauté of veal with carrots or pork gyros.

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: Nerello mascalese

A very old grape variety grown in Italy, more precisely in the north of Sicily on the slopes of Mount Etna and in Sardinia. Its origin would be Greek because it was reported in Greece in the 7th century B.C. It is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between sangiovese or nielluccio and mantonico bianco. It should not be confused with nerello capuccio and pignatello nero. It should be noted that Nerello mascalese seems to be a grape variety adapted to altitude, as is the case in Sicily where it is planted at a rate of 6,000 and 9,000 vines per hectare. It is practically unknown in other wine-producing countries, which is certainly due to its late ripening.

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 boeuf en daube, gratin of ravioli with salmon or small cuttlefish a la plancha.

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

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The word of the wine: Metis (grape variety)

A grape variety resulting from the crossing of two varieties of the same species. For example, pinotage (a South African grape variety) is the result of crossing pinot noir and cinsault.

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 quick chocolate fudge cake, beef fashion or lamb tagine with dried fruits and herbs.

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: Corvina

Its precise origin is unknown, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy. It can be found in Switzerland, Australia, Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with the Corvinone, another Italian grape variety. It should be noted that the Corvina is related to the Rondinella and the Refosco dal Peduncolo rosso.

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 adapted vietnamese fondue, trofie ( pasta ) paradiso or lamb tagine with olives and honey.

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.

News from the vineyard of Italy

Warmer climate to boost UK wine production, says study

Higher growing season temperatures over the next 20 years are likely to further increase the UK’s potential for wine production, according to new modelling on ‘near-term’ climate change impact on the sector. Yet wineries also need flexibility to adapt to challenges, said the study, published in the Oeno One journal and part of a wider project on climate resilience in UK wine. Conditions seen in the excellent 2018 vintage are set to become more common in several areas, including East ...

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North Italy suffers over 100 days of drought

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