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
Eugenio Collavini Chardonnay "dei Sassi Cavi" Collio D.O.C. 2023 (1x75cl)
San Marzano Edda Bianco Salento 2022 (1x75cl)
Kante, Vitovska Selezione 2007 1.5l (1x150cl)
Kante, Vitovska 2016 (1x75cl)
Kante, Sauvignon Selezione 2009 1.5l (1x150cl)
Kante, Sauvignon Riserva 2010 (1x75cl)
Kante, Sauvignon 2019 (1x75cl)
Kante, La Bora di Kante Chardonnay 2012 (1x75cl)
Kante, La Bora di Kante Chardonnay 2009 (1x75cl)
Kante, La Bora di Kante Chardonnay 2008 1.5l (1x150cl)
Capanna Sant'Antimo DOC Pinot Grigio 2022 (6x75cl)
Massimo Rivetti Langhe, Chardonnay 2018 (1x75cl)
Massimo Rivetti Langhe, "Arneis Aurelia" 2018 (1x75cl)
Buccia Nera PA'RO Toscana Bianco (Orange Wine) IGT 2022 (6x75cl)
Brunelli Carianum Verona IGT 2022 (3x75cl)
Schiopetto Pinot Bianco Collio 2021 (1x75cl)
Livio Felluga Sauvignon ColliOrientali del Friuli 2014 (1x75cl)
Colterenzio Pinot Grigio 2022 (1x75cl)
Bruno Giacosa Roero Arneis 2022 (1x75cl)
Tormaresca Pietra Bianca Castel del Monte DOC 2021 (1x75cl)
Russiz Superiore Selections Collio Pinot Grigio 2018 (1x75cl)
Livio Felluga Sharis Chardonnay Ribolla Gialla IGT Bianco 2019 (1x75cl)
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