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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£23.23
San Giorgio A Lapi Bandecca Chianti Classico Riserva
San Giorgio A LapiSan Giorgio A Lapi Bandecca Chianti Classico Riserva is an intense ruby/garnet red. The nose is redolent of ripe cherries, blueberries, dark spic...
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£13.67
Astoria Cuvee Honor - Venezia D.O.C. Extra Dry
Astoria ViniAstoria Cuvee Honor -Venezia D.O.C.is the latest release from this top sparkling wine producer. The vineyards for the grapes for this wine are grow...
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£13.30
Corte Adami Cimalta Soave Classico
Corte AdamiCorte Adami Cimalta Soave Classico is straw yellow with a delicate greenish hue. The nose is delicately floral with ripe yellow fruit and a chalky,...
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£15.40
Tenimenti Spinsanti Adino - Rosso Conero
Tenimenti SpinsantiThis elegant red wine certainly lacks nothing in terms of flavour! Made from 90% Montepulciano and 10% Sangiovese, it was first fermented then aged...
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£12.04
La Delizia Vignal Prosecco Extra Dry
Vini La DeliziaLa Delizia Vignal Prosecco Extra Dry is a bright straw yellow colour, with intense, complex, white fruit flavours. Fresh, round and delightfully ar...
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£9.70
9.5 Cold Wine Zerotondo
9.5 Cold Wine9.5 Cold Wine Zerotondo is a delicious, soft, lively and cheerful alcohol-free "wine". It has a light straw yellow colour and a nose of ripe white ...
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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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£15.09
Prosecco Rose Extra Dry Butterfly Edition - Astoria Vini
Astoria ViniPale pink in colour with some violet hints, this wine has very fine bubbles which persist in fine streams. It has very appealing fruit flavours of ...
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£12.54
San Giorgio A Lapi Chianti Colli Senesi
San Giorgio A LapiSan Giorgio a lapi Chianti Colli Senesi is great little Tuscan wine with a full and intense bouquet of cherries and red berries, dark spices, under...
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Original price £13.55Current price £12.64
Tenimenti Spinsanti Annachiara - Marche IGT
Tenimenti SpinsantiThis special white wine is a pale golden yellow colour. The nose is packed with fruit and has complex notes of citrus fruits, tomato leaves with tr...
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£14.04
Altero's Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi - Tenimenti Spinsanti 2019
Tenimenti SpinsantiMade from Verdicchio grapes, the wine has an open, elegant and appealing bouquet with aromas of acacia and hawthorn, apricot and mineral notes bene...
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£11.89
Corte Adami Soave
Corte AdamiCorte Adami Soave is delicious and direct, pale yellow green in colour with a rich and fragrant nose redolent of white flowers, white fruits and de...
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£21.02
Langhe Nebbiolo - Anna Maria Abbona 2018
Anna Maria AbbonaA wine that has the hallmark of Anna Maria Abbona, namely elegance. The bouquet is dominated by floral notes of roses and iris together with spice ...
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£13.04
Villa Miazzi Prosecco Rose Extra Dry Spumante Millesimato
Astoria ViniGrown on the Astoria Estate on the hilly terrain, this is a blend of Glera with a touch of Pinot Noir to give that very attractive pink colour. The...
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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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£65.44
Piancornello Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva
PiancornelloPiancornello Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva is ruby red in colour with hues of paler brick. A characteristic bouquet, bold and austere, with notes ...
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£70.51
Corte Adami Amarone Della Valpolicella Magnum 2016
Corte AdamiCorte Adami Amarone Della Valpolicella displays ripe cherry fruit, exotic oriental spices, cocoa, liquorice and floral aromas. The palate is powerf...
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£30.98
Ciabot Berton Barolo "La Morra" 2014
Ciabot BertonThis Barolo is a wonderful combination of power and elegance showing the hallmark characteristics of violets and roses. Made from the younger vines...
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