Vino
Italy is one of the oldest wine regions in the world
Etruscans and Greek settlers produced wine in the country long before the Romans started developing their own vineyards in the 2nd centrury BC. Two thousand years later, Italy remains one of the world's foremost producers.
Grapes are grown in almost every region of Italy
With more than a million vineyards under cultivation, each region is proud of its carefully tended, neatly pruned vines. In some areas the vines are trained along low supports, in others, they climb as slender saplings.
Most winemaking in Italy is done in modern wineries
But some villagers, making wine for their own use, sometimes tread the grapes with their bare feet until the juice is squeezed out. They believe this ancient method still makes the best wine.
Today, Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world
More vineyards are in Italy than in any other country, including France.
We like to think that the range of wines on our list typifies the wide variety of grapes Italy has to offer and that you will find one to please your palate and enhance your meal.
Red Wine
Bardolino Classico £16.80
Light, dry and flavoursome with a soft, cherry palate. Produced by a vineyard established in 1925, 12.0% vol.
Primitivo del Salento £18.10
An elegant and full-bodied red from one of the finest and oldest grape varieties from the Puglia region. Plumy, spicy and velvety tones, 13.5% vol.
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo £21.30
From east of the Apennines, a wonderfully rounded wine with rich, dark colours. Full, soft, cherry flavours and damson fruit aromas 12.5% vol.
Chianti Classico £25.50
Tuscany's world-renowned wine dates back to 1716 when the Grand Duke established the production boundaries. Intense ruby red colour with bouquet of fresh and red fruit violets, 13.0% vol.
Amarone della Valpolicella £38.40
One of Italy's most prestigious dry red wines, produced from semi-dried, late pressed grapes. Hints of vanilla and cherry, 14.5% vol.
Barolo £31.20
The king of all Italian wines, made from the Nebbiolo grape. Dry, full and robust with a spicy nose, 13.5% vol.
Barolo £21.80
Harmonious tones of blackcurrents with subtle herbaceous overtones. Medium bodied, 13.0% vol.
White Wine
Pinot Grigio £16.80
Straw yellow in colour with a crisp, dry, long-lasting finish with a floral bouquet. From one of Italy's largest wine areas, 13.5% vol.
Orvieto Classico Secco £19.10
Dry, fruity and full flavoured with a subtle hint of almonds from Umbria, in the very heart of Italy, 12.0% vol.
Orvieto Classico Abboccato £19.10
Straw yellow in colour with a hint of sweetness and soft flavours. Grown in the hills above Lake Corbara, 12.0% vol.
Greco di Tufo £22.30
From the slopes of the Apennine mountains, an intensely aromatic wine with a hint of peaches and almonds. Mauro's favourite white wine, 12.0% vol.
Verdicchio dei Castelli du Jesi £17.10
A delicate, fresh and fruity wine with light aromas of ripened apricot. The wine has been grown in the region since the 14th century, 12.5% vol.
Chardonnay le Colliezioni £16.80
Straw yellow in colour, well balanced and fresh with fruity bouquet characteristics, 12.0% vol.
Rose Wine
Bardolino Chiaretto Classico £16.20
Stylish and light strawberry pink colour from the area west of Verona, reaching Lake Garda. Fresh, fruity and juicy, 12.0% vol.
Sparkling Wine
Prosecco £21.10
A sparkling wine with medium characteristics. Good for any occasion, 11.0% vol.
Prosecco Rose £21.10
A sparkling, light, medium dry rose wine. Good for any celebration, 11.0% vol.
House Wine
San Giovese £12.60
A full-bodied, Sicillian red wine, 12.0% vol.
Grecanico Siciliano £12.60
A dry, full-bodied Sicillian white wine with a light almond flavour, 12.0% vol.
Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
A medium-bodied ruby red wine, 12.5% vol.
75cl bottle £11.80
125mm glass £2.50
250mm glass £5.00
Trebbiano d'Abruzzo
A medium-bodied white wine, 12.0% vol.
75cl bottle £11.80
125mm glass £2.50
250mm glass £5.00
Montepulciano Cerasuolo
A medium-bodied rose wine, 12.5% vol.
75cl bottle £11.80
125mm glass £2.50
250mm glass £5.00
