From Piedmont to Mount Etna: The Wines and Grapes of Italy
If the last fifteen years of Italian wine have been a story of ever increasing success and recognition - and this is precisely what developments on the world’s quality markets confirm - a good deal of the credit must logically be given to the unique character and personality of the country’s grapes. Which are not the varieties planted, cultivated, and fermented in virtually every corner of the globe by now: Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, and Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Sauvignon, to be true, can also be found in Italy and often give surprisingly good results, but they are anything but the main story.
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