My top 100 Italian Wines

For me it is very difficult to contemplate Italian food without thinking of wine and specifically Italian wines. Naturally in a country where regional and local food is so important there are also in most cases wonderful wines being made that can suit most budgets and tastes.
Italy has been one of the top 2 wine producers by volume for many years but within that volume there is both exceptional quality and value to suit all budgets.
I would argue that with the possible exception of France, Italy provides the biggest choice in terms of winemaking styles made with indigenous and international grape varieties. These wines not only match regional and local cuisines but also can compliment cuisines raging from Chinese, Thai, and Persian to that of the Indian subcontinent.
I am often asked to recommend Italian wines and have even helped restaurateurs with their wine lists. In 2010 I put together a list of over 300 wines from around 100 winemakers for a food and wine shop that I co founded in London. We ran many wine events featuring the winemakers themselves who we either specifically invited or happened to be passing through London to visit distributors or participate in large wine events.
The general feedback was very positive, many customers were not aware of the variety of truly excellent wines available ranging in price from £8 to £900 plus per bottle. The reputation of Italian wines has improved to such an extent over the last forty years that they now produce some of the very best wines in the world.
I am often asked to recommend Italian wines and or winemakers producing wines in Italy. Below is a list of some of my personal favourite winemakers or estates covering most of Italy. The vast majority of these wines are available all over the world and most certainly in the UK, most of Europe and the USA



Abruzzo
MiascarelliGran SassoCantina Frentana
Emidio Pepe
Apulia
Gianfranco FinoTormarescaA ManoAlberto Longo
Basilicata
Tenuta del PortaleCantine de NotaioElena Fucci
Calabria
OdoardiTerre di BlabiaLibrandiStatti
Campania
Cantine LonardoFattoria GalardiMastroberardinoBenito Ferrara


Friuli Venezia Giulia
Livio FellugaMianiLe Vigne di ZamòPrincic DarioMarco Felluga

Emilia-Romagna
Fattoria ZerbinaPodere La BertaLa Stoppa

Lazio
Coletti ContiFalescoTrappoliniMarco Carpineti
Liguria
LunaeTerrebiancheAzineda Agricola Maria Donata Bianchi
Lombardy
BellavistaCa ‘ del BoscoNino Negri

Marche
Fulvia TomboliniUmani RonchiFattoria San LorenzoAndrea FeliciIl Pollenza
Molise
Di Majo Lorante

Piedmont
Castello di NieviCerettoDamilanoAngelo GajaPoderi Aldo ConternoBruno GiacosaBraidaBruno RoccaG.D VajraLa SpinettaViettiPrunottoPeccheninoPaolo ScavinoMichele Chiarlo

Sicily
DonafugataCosFazioMasseria del Feudo Ariana Occhipinti



Sardinia
ArgiolasAgricola PunicaCantina MesaAlberto LoiAA PanevinoTenuta Masone Manu

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
Elena WalchTenuta San LeonardoCantina TerlanoTenuta J. HofstätterMezzacorona




Tuscany
Castello di BolgheriCasanova di NeriCastello del TerriccioCabreoCecchiBiondi SantiFontodiFèlsinaFattoria di MaglianoLe PupilleLe MacchioleTua Rita SuveretoTenuta CapezzanaTenuta San GuidoTenuta dell ‘ OrnellaiaTenuta Guado al Tasso ( Antinori)Tenuta Sette PontiValdicavaIsole e OlenaArgentiera

Umbria
Arnaldo CapraiCastello della Sala ( Antinori)FalescoPaolo Bea
Valle d'Aosta
Les CrêtesLa Cave de Morgex
Veneto
PieropanRomano dal FornoAllegriniGiuseppe QuintarelliInamaTedeschi

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