Italy White
Italian White Wine
Italy is thought of as a red-wine country, and by volume of attention it is. But it grows more white grape varieties than anywhere in Europe, and the last twenty years have quietly turned several of them from bulk commodities into serious wine.
Where to look
North: Alto Adige and Friuli for Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Friulano — cool, alpine, precise. Soave and Lugana around Verona for Garganega and Turbiana. Centre: Verdicchio in the Marche, one of the few Italian whites that ages. Vermentino along the Tuscan and Sardinian coast. South: Fiano, Greco di Tufo and Falanghina in Campania — old varieties, volcanic soil, real weight. Sicily adds Grillo and Carricante from Etna.
What to expect
Italian whites are generally dry, moderate in alcohol and built around acidity rather than fruit, which makes them table wines rather than sipping wines. Very few see much oak.
Serving
10–12°C for most; Fiano, Greco and aged Verdicchio a degree or two warmer. Drink the current release except for Verdicchio and Etna Bianco, which reward a few years.
Filters
Russiz Superiore Collio Sauvignon Blanc Riserva 2016 (1x75cl)
Schiopetto Friulano Collio 2021 (1x75cl)
Sordo Sordo Garblet Sue Langhe Bianco Chardonnay 2018 (1x75cl)
Tenuta Demaio Bombino 2020 (1x75cl)
Tua Rita Keir Toscana 2017 (1x75cl)
Ca' del Baio "Luna d'Agosto" Chardonnay Langhe D.O.C. 2021 (1x75cl)
Ca' del Baio Moscato d'Asti D.O.C.G. 2023 (1x75cl)
Borgogno Derthona 2018 (1x75cl)
Cesari Fiorile Pinot Grigio IGT 2023 (1x75cl)
Cesari Soave doc Classico 2022 (1x75cl)
Damilano Moscato D'Asti DOCG 2022 (1x75cl)
Nittardi BEN Vermentino 2021 (1x75cl)
Pitars i Millesimati Malvasia Dolce V.S.Q.A (1x75cl)
Pitars Seris Sauvignon IGT 2019 (1x75cl)
Luigi Tacchino Moscato d'Asti DOCG 2023 (1x75cl)
Volpi Moscato Piemonte DOC 2023 (1x75cl)
Domini Veneti Lugana 2022 (1x75cl)
Domini Veneti Lugana 2023 (1x75cl)
Alberelli Di Giodo Bianco 2022 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Albizzia Chardonnay 2023 (1x75cl)
Frescobaldi Attems Sauvignon 2023 (1x75cl)
Pio Cesare Bianco Moscato D'Asti 2022 (1x75cl)
SAN LEONARDO San Leonardo Riesling 2021 (1x75cl)
QUERCIABELLA Batår Toscana Bianco IGT (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco) 2002 (1x75cl)
QUERCIABELLA Batàr Toscana Bianco IGT 1.5L (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco) 2002 (1x150cl)
QUERCIABELLA Batàr Toscana Bianco IGT 1.5L (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco) 2010 (1x150cl)
QUERCIABELLA Batar Toscana Bianco IGT 1.5L (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco) 2015 (1x150cl)
QUERCIABELLA Batàr Toscana Bianco IGT 1.5L (Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco) 2017 (1x150cl)
CASTELLO BANFI Moscadello di Montalcino Florus 2020 (1x50cl)
RUFFINO Lumina Pinot Grigio 2023 (1x75cl)
RUFFINO Vin Santo del Chianti Serelle 375ml (Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia) 2012 (1x37.5cl)
RUFFINO Vin Santo del Chianti Serelle 375ml (Trebbiano Toscano, Malvasia) 2016 (1x37.5cl)
Umberto Cesari Albana di Romagna Passito Colle del Re DOCG 2005 (1x50cl)
Antinori Villa Antinori Bianco IGT 2022- Half Bottle (1x37.5cl)
Antinori Villa Antinori Bianco IGT 2024 (1x75cl)
Castello Della Sala Estate Muffato della Salla 2022 - 50cl (1x50cl)
Castello Romitorio Metafisica Bianco Toscana 2021 (1x75cl)
Decanal Chardonnay 2024 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Falesco Vitiano Vermentino 2023 (1x75cl)
Jermann Capo Martino 2020 (1x75cl)
Jermann Vintage Tunina 2019 (1x75cl)
Jermann Vintage Tunina 2021 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Jermann W… Dreams… 2014 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Jermann Where Dreams 2019 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Jermann W… Dreams… 2021 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
Prunotto Arneis Langhe DOC 2022 (1x75cl)
Prunotto Arneis Langhe DOC 2023 (1x75cl)
Santa Cristina Pinot Grigio 2023 (Screw Cap) (1x75cl)
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