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Italian wine reviews (tasted through April 2020)

Italian Editor Kerin O’Keefe reviews Italian wines for Wine Enthusiast since May 2013. Below you will find a recap of the reviews of the month with the score given by Kerin to each wine. You can find all the complete reviews in winemag.com

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Check out my latest reviews: (298 wines) Barolo, Valtellina, Campania, Lugana, Soave, Bardolino Chiaretto and more

blind tasting Kerin O'Keefe

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Italian wine reviews (tasted through July 2019)

Check out my latest reviews: (168 wines) Soave, Campania, Umbria and more

blind tasting Kerin O'Keefe

Top 15 of the Month
  • Contucci 2015 Pietra Rossa (Vino Nobile di Montepulciano)

Tuscany

Smooth and delicious, this fragrant red opens with aromas suggesting mature plum, …
Cellar Selection
95 Points $49
  • Gini 2016 La Froscà (Soave Classico)

Veneto

Radiant and loaded with finesse, this stunning white opens with enticing scents …
Cellar Selection
95 Points $34
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Discover Italy’s Old Vine Wines

You’ve no doubt seen the term “old vines” on many wine labels (think Old Vine Zinfandel) but in Italy, the term takes on a whole meaning.

Readers often ask me: what’s your favorite wine? That’s a tough question, because I love so many, from full-bodied Barolos to the elegant, almost ethereal reds from Mt. Etna, from mineral-driven Soaves to complex, savory Verdicchios. But one thing many of my top picks have in common is vine age, with wines made from old vines leading the way.

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5 Must-Try Soaves

Delicious, affordable and ideal for the holidays, here’s your guide to Soave, one of Italy’s greatest whites.

Today, the region’s top producers have gone back to the old ways: they only use the two original grapes, and are focused on quality, not quantity—the same tenets that helped seduce drinkers some 40 years ago.

The best bottles hail from Soave Classico, the original hillside vinyards. Here, the volcanic soil, high altitude and old vines all conspire to create rich, deep wines with floral aromas, creamy white-fruit flavors and mineral notes.

The best part: These top-shelf wines are a downright steal, at least for now.

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Italy’s long-lived whites

It’s generally assumed that Italian white wines are cheap, cheerful and made to be consumed during the first year after the harvest. And while this may be the case for most Italian whites, and for the majority of white wines made around the globe, Italy produces some stunning whites that break the drink-now stereotype by developing depth and complexity as they age.

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