Classic Wines

This region extends from the mountains of central Italy to the coast of the Adriatic Sea. Within these limits, some of the most popular and affordable red wines in Italy are produced. The most famous one is the Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, a varietal wi...

Apulia is a wine region in the heel of the Italian boot, deep in the southeastern part of the country. A great deal of wine is produced here, though precious little of it has made much of an impact in the world of classic wines. It's not that the wi...

Few wines get connoisseurs more excited than Barbaresco. These gorgeous red wines from the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy are made from the Nebbiolo grape variety, arguably Italy's most noble. They tend to be powerful and elegant, with a typi...

Gavi is an excellent white wine from the Piedmont region in northwestern Italy. This wine, made from the Cortese grape variety, tends to be slightly perfumed and full of pleasant fruit. So whether you drink it alone or with a light meal, it is relia...

The Brunello grape variety itself is but a version of Sangiovese, the base of all Chiantis. However, when most connoisseurs refer to this variety, they do so in the context of discussing its most famous incarnation, the Brunello di Montalcino, a ric...

Italy produces as wide a variety of wines, both red and white, as any country in the world. The north-south expanse of the boot is such that any number of grape varieties can grow successfully in Italy, and with improvements in wine-making technology a...

For centuries, Portugal has been best known for Port, the sweet, fortified wine of the Douro Region. This is the classic after-dinner drink: Relatively high in alcohol (generally around 18%), pleasantly sweet, and often astoundingly complex, Port ru...

If there is one place in the world that is famous for its food and wine, it's Tuscany. In this part of Italy, the climate, the geography, and the winemaking know-how come together to form what is arguably the perfect environment for the production o...