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Jancis Robinson's definitive book Wine Grapes revealed 377 different Italian wine grapes now in current use, more than in any other country. Just a few of the most enjoyable are listed here, but several of them are not commonly available and all are well worth trying.

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Reviews (1) >	Half Bottle of Pecorino Abruzzo, 2012 (Contesa) The pecorino grape has quite recently been rediscovered by knowledgeable Italians as the source of excellent full, crisp dry whites. More »	£5.25 Half Bottle £63 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16452 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (1) >	Piemonte Cortese, 2012 A deliciously crisp and refreshing dry white made from cortese, a variety widely grown in Piedmont. So many Italian whites at this price level can be disappointingly neutral, but this is a wine with genuine character. More »	£5.50 Bottle £33 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16621 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 11.5% Dominant Grape Cortese Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (3) >	Ponte Pietra Merlot-Corvina, 2011 Unpretentious, fresh, soft-flavoured baby Valpolicella with low tannin, modest alcohol and fragrant bouquet. More »	£5.50 Bottle £66 Case of 12	Out of stock	Product Code IT15721 Product Type Red Wine Style Light Bodied Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Corvina Sold out - No Longer Available Please wait while your basket is updated.
Reviews (3) >	Barbera d'Asti, 2009 (Araldica) Araldica is the trading name of the successful co-operative at Castelvero, whose vineyards in the Monferrato hills in Piedmont, north-west Italy, are celebrated for the quality of their barbera. Founded in 1953, More »	£5.95 Bottle £71 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT15311 Product Type Red Wine Style Full Bodied Alcohol Level 14.0% Dominant Grape Barbera Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Palladium Garganega Veneto, 2012 Immediately appealing, smiley white for regular drinking from garganega, the Soave grape. More »	£5.95 Bottle £71 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16631 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Garganega Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Ponte Pietra Merlot-Corvina, 2012 Unpretentious, fresh, soft-flavoured baby Valpolicella with low tannin, modest alcohol and fragrant bouquet. More »	£5.95 Bottle £71 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16641 Product Type Red Wine Style Light Bodied Alcohol Level 12.0% Dominant Grape Corvina Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Saladini Pilastri Falerio dei Colli Ascolani, 2011 Fresh, original, elegant yet full-flavoured white made from local passerina and pecorino grapes. The vineyard has been certified organic since 1995. Excellent value. More »	£6.25 Bottle £75 Case of 12	Out of stock	Product Code IT15641 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Trebbiano Alternative Wine Available > Please wait while your basket is updated.
	Saladini Pilastri Falerio dei Colli Ascolani, 2012 A delightful original elegant yet full-flavoured white made from healthy ripe passerina and pecorina grapes. The estate has been certified organic since 1995. More »	£6.25 Bottle £75 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT17191 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (22) >	The Society's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo This traditional Italian red is made by a small, top-quality co-operative called Roxan, advised by expert winemaker Vincenzo Fiore, whose vineyards are situated in and around the neighbouring Pescara hills, on the More »	£6.50 Bottle £78 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT2471 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Montepulciano Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Vittoria Pinot Grigio Friuli Grave, 2012 There is too much dubious pinot grigio about, but this is the genuine article from growers with extensive vineyards in Friuli. Attractively rounded fruit. More »	£6.50 Bottle £78 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16471 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Pinot Gris Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (6) >	Copertino Eloquenzia, 2008 (Severino Garofano) The Garofano family continues to produce brilliant-value reds from the negroamaro grape on their estate in the Salentino peninsula. Sweet ripe mellow fruit. More »	£6.50 Bottle £78 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT15521 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Negroamaro Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Norico Vigneti delle Dolomiti, 2010 (Cavit) A most attractive mix of local teroldego, merlot and lagrein with cabernet sauvignon. Fresh berry and spice aroma and well-rounded palate. Excellent value. More »	£6.50 Bottle £39 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16411 Product Type Red Wine Style Light Bodied Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Cabernet Merlot Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Stemmari Grillo Sicilia IGT, 2011 Fresh medium-weight white from grillo, western Sicily's best white grape. A good-value unpretentious floral white for excellent everyday drinking. More »	£6.50 Bottle £39 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16421 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (7) >	La Ferla, Nero d'Avola Rosso, Sicilia IGT, 2010 Ripe and exuberant red with an aroma and flavour reminiscent of plums and cherries, with a touch of Mediterranean herbs. It comes exclusively from the nero d'Avola grape grown on the hills inland from Agrigento. More »	£6.50 Bottle £39 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16151 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Nero D'avola Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Basilicata Rosso Terre degli Eventi, 2011 (Alovini) Fresh, juicy red of modest weight but charming fruit from a mix of aglianico and sangiovese. Perfect lunchtime red. More »	£6.50 Bottle £78 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16041 Product Type Red Wine Style Light Bodied Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Aglianico Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Basilicata Bianco Terre degli Eventi, 2011 (Alovini) Lovely fresh white made from an intriguing mix of malvasia for aroma, fiano for length of flavour and chardonnay for body and roundness, and all at a most attractive price. More »	£6.75 Bottle £81 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16051 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 12.0% Dominant Grape Malvasia Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (18) >	Bricco Rosso Suagnà Langhe Rosso, 2008 The velvety blend of classy Barolo grape, nebbiolo, with sweet briary dolcetto rises to any occasion whether casual pasta supper or rib of beef. Manfredi, based in Dogliani, are specialists in the dolcetto grape and More »	£6.75 Bottle £81 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT15681 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Dolcetto Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (1) >	Falanghina del Sannio, 2012 (Janare) There is a lovely freshness and fragrance to this native Campanian white, with good almost salty fruit acidity that makes it an excellent aperitif. More »	£6.75 Bottle £40.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16751 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Falanghina Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Fiano Mandrarossa, Sicilia IGT, 2012 Fiano is a classy Campanian grape which has adapted well to Sicily where it retains its elegance, charm and body at more friendly price. The 2012 is particularly attractive More »	£6.95 Bottle £41.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16861 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Fiano Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (28) >	The Society's Verdicchio This single-vineyard verdicchio, one of Italy’s very best dry white grapes, is full of flavour and character. More »	£6.95 Bottle £83 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT8181 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Verdicchio Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (2) >	Sannio Greco, 2011 (Janare) Fresh, well-founded, non-acidic white from one of Italy’s most ‘Burgundian’ grapes. La Guardiense is a co-operative at Guardia Sanframondi, near Benevento in Campania. Founded in 1960, it now has 1000 More »	£6.95 Bottle £41.50 Case of 6	Out of stock	Product Code IT15561 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Greco Sold out - No Longer Available Please wait while your basket is updated.
Reviews (3) >	Fiano Mandrarossa, Sicilia IGT, 2011 Medium-bodied and dry with elegant balance and ripe sub-tropical fruit and citrus aromas. More »	£6.95 Bottle £41.50 Case of 6	Out of stock	Product Code IT15391 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Fiano Alternative Wine Available > Please wait while your basket is updated.
Reviews (4) >	Guardiolo Aglianico, 2010 (Janare) Good ripe fruit and soft palate well supported by the natural structure of this local Campanian grape, Aglianico. Worth decanting. More »	£6.95 Bottle £41.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16181 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Aglianico Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (5) >	Dogliani Dolcetto, Clavesana, 2011 Delightfully fresh soft easy-to-drink dolcetto from the major producer in Dogliani which is famous for this variety. A favourite of the locals. More »	£6.95 Bottle £83 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16361 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Dolcetto Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (7) >	Poggio del Sasso Sangiovese di Toscana, 2011 What makes this humble sangiovese special is that it comes from the back door of the co-operative at Montalcino, where Brunello, made from the same sangiovese grape, fetches a much higher price. A ripe yet fresh red. More »	£6.95 Bottle £41.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16431 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Sangiovese Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (1) >	Moscato d'Asti, 2012, Perrone Elio We know of no more delicious example of this effervescent, aromatic, sweetly fruity wine. Only 5% alcohol and perfect with sweet delicacies. More »	£7.25 Bottle £43.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16461 Product Type White Wine Style Sweet Alcohol Level 5.0% Dominant Grape Muscat Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (4) >	Ciro, 2011 (Barone di Bolaro) Full-bodied Calabrian red from the ancient gaglioppo grape variety with generous spicy, wild berry fruit. More »	£7.25 Bottle £43.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16501 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.5% Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (3) >	Brindisi Rosso Vigna Flaminio, 2009 (Vallone) Full-bodied, generous Puglian red from carefully tended bush vines. This brings out the naturally sweet flavours of the warm south in well-balanced liquid form. More »	£7.25 Bottle £87 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16371 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Negroamaro Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Orvieto Classico Secco, 2011 (Barberani) The Barberanis make the best Orvieto we know. Made from 50% grechetto, the 2011 is a tad riper and fuller than 2010, and full of character and charm. More »	£7.25 Bottle £87 Case of 12	Out of stock	Product Code IT15891 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Grechetto Alternative Wine Available > Please wait while your basket is updated.
	Orvieto Classico Amabile, 2011 (Barberani) Orvieto was traditionally made off-dry as here, but seldom as well. Clean, fruity and refreshing. More »	£7.25 Bottle £87 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT15901 Product Type White Wine Style Medium Sweet Alcohol Level 11.5% Dominant Grape Grechetto Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Orvieto Classico Amabile 2012 Barberani More »	£7.25 Bottle £87 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT17471 Product Type White Wine Style Medium Sweet Alcohol Level 11.5% Dominant Grape Grechetto Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Orvieto Classico Secco, 2012 (Barberani) An outstanding entry-level dry Orvieto with real individuality, depth and character.The Barberanis make the best we know. More »	£7.25 Bottle £87 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16991 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 12.0% Dominant Grape Grechetto Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Sannio Greco, 2012 (Janare) Full-flavoured Campanian white. Rich smoky bouquet and generous palate to match the wonderful local vegetables. More »	£7.25 Bottle £43.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16661 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Greco Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (1) >	Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2012( Vigna Corvino) The montepulciano grape is at its best when its naturally vibrant fruit is captured ripe and fresh. Rocco Pasetti's wine from grapes in his own carefully tended vineyards captures this vigorous charm admirably. More »	£7.50 Bottle £90 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16961 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Montepulciano Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	The Society's Pinot Grigio Clean, rounded and fruity, this admirable, single-vineyard pinot grigio is made especially for The Wine Society by New Zealander Matt Thompson. The grapes come from a single vineyard in the Valpantena, a valley More »	£7.50 Bottle £90 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT17001 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Pinot Gris Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (9) >	The Society's Chianti Rufina The Chianti region, with its beautiful hills, topped with villas and dotted with cypresses, produces one of Italy's greatest wines. Grati makes lovely, modern style Chianti, principally from sangiovese, underpinning the More »	£7.50 Bottle £90 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT5001 Product Type Red Wine Style Light Bodied Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Sangiovese Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (3) >	Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, 2011 (Vigna Corvino) You know the name of course. Rocco Pasetti makes this supremely well from his own vines and Abruzzo remains a great-value source of good wine. I could not resist it. More »	£7.50 Bottle £90 Case of 12	Out of stock	Product Code IT15861 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Montepulciano Alternative Wine Available > Please wait while your basket is updated.
	Biferno Rosso Riserva, 2009 (Camillo de Lellis) This is a blend of 70% montepulciano, 15% agliainico and 15% trebbiano, aged 18 months in large oak barrels and then 18 months in stainless steel before release. It is a bold powerful red with rustic warmth, good grip More »	£7.50 Bottle £45 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16651 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Montepulciano Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (1) >	Gavi La Battistina, 2012 Already an established favourite with members, this is a delicious single-vineyard Gavi from the cortese grape which makes an attractively priced Italian alternative to white Burgundy. Voted a 2013 Wine Champion at our More »	£7.95 Bottle £47.50 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16521 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 12.0% Dominant Grape Cortese Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Malenchini Chianti Fiorentini, 2011 Lovely full-flavoured generous ripe Chianti from an historic and idyllic estate in the hills south of Florence. More »	£7.95 Bottle £95 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16351 Product Type Red Wine Style Full Bodied Alcohol Level 14.0% Dominant Grape Sangiovese Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (2) >	Manfredi Nebbiolo d'Alba, 2010 Nebbiolo is unrivalled as the finest red grape of northern Italy and takes is name from the fog (nebbia) that characterises the Piedmont autumn. With plenty of true nebbiolo character and good balance this is excellent More »	£7.95 Bottle £95 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16201 Product Type Red Wine Style Medium Bodied Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Nebbiolo Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (8) >	The Society's Pinot Grigio An abundantly fruity example of pinot grigio which comes from the Lorenzon family in Friuli. More »	£7.95 Bottle £95 Case of 12	Out of stock	Product Code IT4261 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Dominant Grape Pinot Gris Alternative Wine Available > Please wait while your basket is updated.
	Etna Bianco, 2012 (Nicosia) Medium-full, elegant dry white with fresh perfumed finish. Cool nights and the local carricante grape help give style to this Sicilian white. More »	£8.50 Bottle £51 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16891 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (2) >	Poggio Verde Frascati Superiore, 2012 (Pallavicini) This ancient estate makes the finest Frascati we know, with a judicious blend of carefully tended local grape varieties, malvasia di Candia and malvasia di Lazio giving aroma, and grechetto and semillon adding body and More »	£8.50 Bottle £102 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16671 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Malvasia Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Iocalia Vermentino di Sardegna, 2012 (Melis) Vermentino deserves its growing reputation as one of Italy's most rewarding white grapes, with generous fragrant aroma and full gutsy palate to match quite spicy food. It seems to thrive close to the sea, particularly More »	£8.50 Bottle £102 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT16761 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 13.5% Dominant Grape Vermentino Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Etna Bianco, 2011 (Nicosia) Fresh, clean white with hints of hawthorn and apple and a long-lasting palate. Made with 60% carricante and 40% catarratto. More »	£8.50 Bottle £51 Case of 6	In Stock	Product Code IT16211 Product Type White Wine Style Bone Dry Alcohol Level 13.0% Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
Reviews (6) >	Curto Barbera d'Alba La Foia, 2011 A delicious fresh fragrant barbera from Nadia Curto's small estate in La Morra. Her aim to keep her wine a natural expression of grape and terroir without any chemical interference in the vineyard, clarification or More »	£8.50 Bottle £102 Case of 12	Out of stock	Product Code IT16381 Product Type Red Wine Style Full Bodied Alcohol Level 14.0% Dominant Grape Barbera Sold out - No Longer Available Please wait while your basket is updated.
Reviews (1) >	Soave Classico, 2011 (Coffele) Ripe and flavoursome Soave from Alberto and Chiara Coffele's hillside vineyards. This is gently spicy and deliciously fresh. More »	£8.75 Bottle £105 Case of 12	Out of stock	Product Code IT15541 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Garganega Alternative Wine Available > Please wait while your basket is updated.
	Soave Classico, 2012 (Coffele) Full-flavoured spicy Soave with vitality and personality from the Coffele's hillside vineyards. The heat of summer assured full ripeness but cool nights kept the wine fresh though only a small crop this year. More »	£8.75 Bottle £105 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT17201 Product Type White Wine Style Dry Alcohol Level 12.0% Dominant Grape Garganega Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
	Bardolino Le Fraghe 2012 More »	£8.95 Bottle £107 Case of 12	In Stock	Product Code IT17211 Product Type Red Wine Style Light Bodied Alcohol Level 12.5% Dominant Grape Corvina Qty Please wait while your basket is updated. Add to Wish List
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