Notwithstanding its relatively modest footprint (at 300,000 square kilometres, it’s roughly the same size as Labrador), Italy places second globally when it comes to wine production . Almost one in five bottles in the world come from the famous boot. And it’s not just quantity. Practically since they started making wine (there’s evidence of viticulture in Sicily going back to 4000 BC), people outside the country have clamoured for it (the Gauls, a.k.a. the French, werefor the stuff).
So we felt no small delight when we learned that Italy would be the theme country for this year’s edition of the(running February 24 to March 3). There’ll be over 70 wineries, stretching from Puglia to Piedmont, all making the case that there’s no better locale for the wine lover—a premise we couldn’t agree with more. Here’s a three-stage approach for diving into the world of vino Italiano.There may be no wine more associated with Italy than Tuscany’s chianti, and this one captures the sangiovese grape’s past and future in one bottl
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