Italian White Wines
Italy offers a very wide range of white grape varieties, many only grown within the country.
Arguably the nation’s best whites come, unsurprisingly, from the cooler north, from Piedmont in the west to Alto Adige in the north-east. Some of these are international varieties like Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, but there’s Cortese, the grape of Gavi, the Italians have claimed Pinot Gris (Pinot Grigio) as their own, and there are also widespread plantings in the north-east of Pinot Blanc (Bianco), plus Gewurztraminer.
The workhorse grape of central Italy is Trebbiano. It’s now clear (from Jancis Robinson’s monumental Wine Grapes tome) that there are various distinct grapes sold as Trebbiano. The most widely planted in Tuscany and Umbria is known as Trebbiano Toscano: it’s the same as Ugni Blanc and as such crisp but neutral. Wines labelled as Vernaccia are likewise made from several different varieties - but superior is Vernaccia di San Gimignano.
Here at SVS we prefer to focus on specific grapes grown in pockets within Italy, for example: the excellent white grapes - Falanghina, Greco di Tufo and Fiano - of the Campania east of Naples; or Grechetto in Umbria; Pecorino in the Marche; and Grillo in Sicily.
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Michele Biancardi organically farms 9ha of vines near Cerignola, in the north-western corner of...
OriginItaly
RegionPuglia
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBIA623
GrapeFiano
From the best parcels of hillside vines at 300 metres grown on marls with patches of marine...
OriginItaly
RegionGavi
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodePAR323
GrapeCortese
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From the best parcels of hillside vines at 300 metres grown on red soils, marls with iron and...
OriginItaly
RegionGavi
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePAR324
GrapeCortese
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Simon’s long search for a Gavi that offered both typicity and value for money in spades...
OriginItaly
RegionGavi
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePAR124
GrapeCortese
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Despite having its DOC since 1971, Custoza is one of the hidden gems of Italian whites. Located...
OriginItaly
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLET124
GrapeGarganega, Cortese & Trebbiano
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An extremely popular wine from the north west of Italy. Open and simple citrus scent. Lightly...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodePRI124
GrapePinot Grigio & Chardonnay
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Widely planted in Sicily, Grillo retains freshness and lowish alcohol in the Mediterranean...
OriginItaly
RegionSicily
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePON124
GrapeGrillo
Offida is the town near the estate below Cossignano; Pecorino the best known white grape of the...
OriginItaly
RegionMarche
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeFIO623
GrapePecorino
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We like retro, mildly out of fashion styles here. True Soave (as opposed to the watery stuff...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeMAI323
GrapeGarganega
"Full bottle just 1,183 g. 90% Garganega grown in conversion-to-organic viticulture. Firm,...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeMAI122
GrapeGarganega
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From a historic estate with 18 hectares of vines in the hills above the town of Gavi. From the...
OriginItaly
RegionPiedmont
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodeSER124
GrapeCortese
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Because Nettroir is made from a selection of Davide’s best grapes across all his sites,...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourWhite
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeMAI422
GrapeGarganega
