Italy
Spread over such a large area, it is unsurprising that Italy has a huge amount to offer in terms of diversity of style, quality and grape varieties. Italy is home to a vast array of indigenous grape varieties that are rarely seen elsewhere and which makes this country so special.
The Italian fine wine market is dominated by the wines from Piedmont and Tuscany; but there is to be sought outside of these regions. In particular, the wines from Valpolicella located around the foothills near Verona and producing not only lighter, fruitier styles but also richer, fuller-bodied wines most famously made using the passito and ripasso methods. For the best growers, we recommend you look to Romano dal Forno, Quintarelli and Allegrini.
Vintages
| Colour | Vintage | Wine | Size | Status | Cs | Btls | Price | Per | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 1990 | Amarone della Valpolicella Romano dal Forno |
btls | DP | 0 | 5 | £500.00 | btls | 95 (RP) |
| Red | 1996 | Rosso Dell'Abazia Serafini & Vidotto |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £250.00 | cs | 86 |
| Red | 1997 | Campoleone Lamborghini |
btls | DP | 0 | 1 | £150.00 | btls | - |
| Red | 1998 | Montiano Falesco |
btls | DP | 0 | 10 | £30.00 | btls | 94 |
| Red | 1998 | Montiano (bin soiled) Falesco |
btls | IB | 0 | 3 | £20.00 | btls | 94 |
| Red | 1998 | La Carraia Fobiano |
btls | IB | 2 | 0 | £240.00 | cs | 90 (RP) |
| Red | 2001 | Serpico Feudi di San Gregorio |
btls | DP | 0 | 6 | £40.00 | btls | 92+ |
| Red | 2001 | La Corte La Corte Re |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £350.00 | cs | - |
| Red | 2001 | Amarone della Valpolicella Romano dal Forno |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £4,400.00 | cs | 97 (AG) |
| Red | 2001 | Amarone della Valpolicella Romano dal Forno |
btls | DP | 0 | 1 | £366.67 | btls | 97 (AG) |
| Red | 2003 | Valpolicella Romano dal Forno |
jero | IB | 0 | 1 | £480.00 | jero | - |
| Red | 2003 | Vigna Sere Romano dal Forno |
hlvs | IB | 0 | 6 | £130.00 | hlvs | 94 |
| Red | 2004 | Amarone della Valpolicella Quintarelli |
btls | IB | 0 | 6 | £275.00 | btls | 96 |
| Red | 2004 | Valpolicella Romano dal Forno |
btls | DP | 0 | 2 | £65.00 | btls | - |
| Red | 2004 | Vigna Sere Romano dal Forno |
hlvs | IB | 0 | 6 | £98.33 | hlvs | 99 |
| Red | 2005 | Terra di Lavoro Galardi |
btls | IB | 2 | 10 | £480.00 | cs | 93 (AG) |
| Red | 2006 | Amarone Allegrini |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £550.00 | cs | 94 (AG) |
| Red | 2006 | Calvari Miani |
btls | DP | 0 | 4 | £500.00 | btls | 98 |
| Red | 2007 | Amarone la Fabriseria Tedeschi |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £1,800.00 | cs | 94 |
| Red | 2008 | Passopisciaro Passopisciaro |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £875.00 | cs | 93+ |
| Red | 2008 | Valpolicella Sup. V. di Monte Lodoletta Romano dal Forno |
jero | IB | 0 | 1 | £480.00 | jero | 94 |
| Red | 2008 | Valpolicella Sup. V. di Monte Lodoletta Romano dal Forno |
dmags | IB | 0 | 1 | £280.00 | dmags | 94 |
| Red | 2008 | Valpolicella Superiore Romano dal Forno |
btls | IB | 0 | 6 | £57.50 | btls | 94 |
| Red | 2009 | Passopisciaro Passopisciaro |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £875.00 | cs | 92 |
| White | 2010 | Pratto Ca' Dei Frati |
btls | IB | 3 | 0 | £165.00 | cs | - |
| Rose | 2010 | Lambrusco Rose di Modena Spumante Cantina Della Volta |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £150.00 | cs | - |
| Red | 2010 | Terra di Lavoro Galardi |
btls | IB | 2 | 6 | From £500.00 | cs | 97+ (WA) |
| White | 2010 | Soave Classico Campo dei Tovi Inama |
btls | DP | 1 | 0 | £120.00 | cs | 90 (BI) |
| White | 2010 | Pinot Grigio Ramato Specogna |
btls | IB | 0 | 10 | £10.83 | btls | - |
| White | 2010 | Greco di Tufo Vesevo |
btls | IB | 1 | 0 | £100.00 | cs | - |
| Red | 2011 | Terra di Lavoro Galardi |
btls | IB | 0 | 6 | £37.50 | btls | - |
| White | 2011 | Friulano Livio Felluga |
btls | IB | 0 | 4 | £13.33 | btls | - |
| Red | 2011 | Amarone Vigneto Monte Lodoletta Romano dal Forno |
btls | IB | 0 | 6 | £170.83 | btls | - |
| White | 2011 | Greco di Tufo Vesevo |
btls | IB | 0 | 7 | £8.33 | btls | - |
| White | 2012 | Cervaro Della Sala Antinori, P |
btls | IB | 12 | 6 | £420.00 | cs | 96 (JS) |
| White | 2013 | Where Dreams have no end Jermann |
mags | DP | 1 | 0 | £540.00 | cs | 95 |
| White | 2014 | Cervaro Della Sala Antinori, P |
btls | IB | 4 | 9 | £400.00 | cs | 96 (JS) |
| White | 2014 | Pinot Bianco Vorberg Riserva Cantina Terlano |
btls | IB | 21 | 6 | £300.00 | cs | 94 |
| White | 2015 | Costamolino Vermentino Argiolas |
btls | IB | 3 | 6 | £120.00 | cs | 88+ |
| White | 2015 | Lugana Ca' Dei Frati |
btls | IB | 1 | 6 | £115.00 | cs | 92 |
| White | 2015 | Soave Classico Calvarino Pieropan |
btls | IB | 10 | 8 | £150.00 | cs | 94 (JS) |
| White | 2015 | Vintage Tunina Silvio Jermann |
btls | IB | 1 | 3 | £330.00 | cs | 94 |
| White | 2016 | Soave Pieropan |
btls | IB | 8 | 0 | £110.00 | cs | 91 (JS) |
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