Italy
Italy is something of a vinous nightmare with climates ranging from the cold Alpine north to the sweet sunshine of Sicily, over 2000 indigenous grape varieties planted togther with many plantings of international varieties now and of course, the system of quality gradation, D.O.C. and D.O.C.G. The two are more or less the same but the latter means it's Guaranteed!!
If you can look past these hard to understand elements, Italy has an absolute wealth of superb wines for you to enjoy. One thing to bear in mind, most wines are red and thus are designed to partner food. You'd never catch a self-respecting Italian watching a football match with a glass of red in his hand but then again, you'd never find the same man eating dinner (except for a Pizza) without a glass of red to hand.
Some of the more famous wines such as Chianti, Barolo and Prosecco are well known to us English but lesser known wines can be the greatest fun of all to drink and offer incredible value as well. Ever heard of Falanghina Irpinia? No? Well neither had my friends in Piemonte but it can be a wonderful white wine and much more fun to drink than it is to pronounce!
Look through our list of Italian wines and there'll be something for everybody. Sweet or dry, sparkling or still, red white or rose, you like it, your sure to find it!
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£85.58
Astoria Vini Mixed Case of Prosecco and Sparkling Rose
MixedProsecco is our most sought-after product and Astoria Vini are masters of Prosecco production. All of the grapes are grown in their own vineyards, ...
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£84.00
Italian White Wines Tasting Case
MixedOver the last few years, Italian white wine have made something of a comeback, for one reason is that they tend not to be oaky and thus offer grea...
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£74.55
Astoria Superb Still Wines Selection - Six bottle case
MixedAstoria are internationally renowned for their Sparking Wines especially their range of Prosecco, but not many people know that they also produce s...
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£174.77
Four of our favourites - 12 bottle case
MixedWhen we started the company some 35 years ago, most of the wines we sold came from Europe. There were few wines from the southern hemisphere to be ...
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