Italy's Top Wines
Best in Italy means really good...Barolo, the wine of kings and the king of wines
Barolo, the wine of kings and the king of wines. This is certainly one of Italy's top wines. I remember a special evening when I had the luck of tasting two Barolos. The first was quite pedestrian according to all of us. And the second was worthy of its name.
Italy's Top Wines - A Fine Wine List
This clickable list of Italy's top wines includes the wine name, its color, and its official classification, DOC, or the usually better DOCG (G means guaranteed, for what its worth). The unclassified, but often great Super Tuscans are identified as such. We didn't indicate whether the wine is dry or sweet, still or sparkling because in many cases a single wine will appear in many styles. To find out more about the wine, simply click on the link and you'll be sent to the appropriate starting point in the web page for the wine's region. We even include information on the suggested serving temperature range.
Aglianico del Vulture - Red DOC
Albana di Romagna - White DOCG
Amarone - Red DOC
Asti - White DOCG
Barbaresco - Red DOCG
Bardolino Superiore - Red DOCG
Barolo - Red DOCG
Brunello di Montalcino - Red DOCG
Carmignano - Red DOCG
Chianti - Red DOCG
Chianti Classico - Red DOCG
Cinque Terre - Red DOC
Ciró - Red, Rosé, or White DOC
Fiano di Avellino - White DOCG
Franciacorta - White DOCG
Gattinara - Red DOCG
Gavi - White DOCG
Ghemme - Red DOCG
Greco di Tufo - White DOCG
Marsala - White DOC
Masseto - Red Super Tuscan
Montefalco Sagrantino - Red DOCG
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Colline Teramane - Red DOCG
Ramandolo - White DOCG
Recioto di Soave - White DOCG
Rossese di Dolceacqua - Red DOC
Rosso Conero Riserva - Red DOCG
Sassicaia - Red Super Tuscan
Sforzato di Valtellina - Red DOCG
Soave Superiore - White DOCG
Taurasi - Red DOCG
Tignanello - Red Super Tuscan
Torgiano Riserva - Red DOCG
Valtellina Superiore - Red DOCG
Vermentino di Gallura - White DOCG
Vernaccia di San Gimignano - White DOCG
Vernaccia d Serrepeltrona - Red DOCG
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano - Red DOCG