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 Italy is one of the biggest wine-producing countries in the world, along with France. It produces roughly 20% of the world's total yearly wine output. Wine is an essential part of the Italian diet -- taken with almost every meal -- and Italian culture.
The best known Italian wines are the light-bodied reds: Chianti Classico, Valpolicella, and Montepulciano, found worldwide as table wines. More complex and challenging are the full-bodied, tannic Barolo and Barbaresco from the Piedmont regions, as well as the Super-Tuscans that lie outside the DOCG system. The best-known white is Soave, an extremely dry, light white without strong character, and revellers the world over know Asti spumante as an inexpensive alternative to Champagne. But with an ancient vinicultural tradition, and hundreds of local grapes that don't grow anywhere else, Italian wine is a ripe area for exploration.
Our Italian Wines
Region of Toscana
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