Laithwaites Wine - Browsing Italy

For Some Of The Best Wine Buys
This Spring – Head To Italy!

Italian wine can be baffling! Most
people have heard of Chianti. Lots of you probably enjoy a glass of Pinot
Grigio or two, maybe the odd Frascati or Soave every now and then. But when you
find wines like Verdicchio, Primitivo and Dolcetto on the wine list, you may be
left feeling that a simple Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon is a friendlier
option!

But don’t give in – you’ll be
missing out on some of the most diverse and exciting wines in the world! Tony
Laithwaite – Chairman of Laithwaites, the UK’s leading independent
wine merchant – has just got back from a buying trip to Italy, where he and
Laithwaites buyer Thomas Woolrych decided they could happily drink nothing but
Italian wine for the rest of their days!

"I’ve since calmed down a bit
(but only a bit)", says Tony, "but what struck me was the quality of
the 2006 vintage – and the dazzling diversity on offer." And Tony’s not
alone in heaping praise on the harvest. The Giorno del Vino (Italy’s leading wine journal
states that "2006 is unquestionably the best vintage of the last 5 years –
in almost all areas of Italy. The best white wines
are spectacular – and on a level with their red wine."

From Alpine north to sun-drenched
south you can find totally unique wines that are bursting with flavour. Classic
grapes like Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot are grown in Italy, but there’s nothing
like fresh, limey Cortese of classic Italian white Gavi di Gavi anywhere else
in the world – makes a nice change from Chablis!

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