Collection: Italian Wines

Land of La Dolce Vita, Italy can be a tough one to get your head around. A myriad of regions, DOC and DOCG classifications as well as ample local and international grape varieties. Stick your nose a little further in and you'll be readily rewarded, however. Gone, fortunately, are the days of insipid, mass produced wines dominating the market. Now we are blessed with consistently outstanding and consistently interesting wines from producers both young and old, classic and modern. There's often a huge divide between the old and new, even within small regions, and this is to the drinkers benefit, you could feasibly spend years getting to grips with Serralunga d'Alba (a tiny commune in Barolo) only to find things drastically different in neighbouring Monforte. A wine nerds dream, and we've not even touched on the pioneering natural scene. My days, what a country.