And it's a lesson in Italian diversity as well. In this expanded list, we reach from the tip to the tail of Italy, and don't repeat any grape varieties - and it was easy to do so!
Wherever you can, please try and support your local independent liquor stores when searching out these (or other) bottles. Like Italy, your local wine merchants / wine industry can use your help.
Treve Ring & Anthony Gismondi
Every week Treve Ring and Anthony Gismondi collaborate on our Top Ten list, released on Thursday morning, often with a timely theme. If you count carefully the list will more than likely exceed ten names but only because we believe if any wine is tied by a score that makes our list it should be included. We know many of you are wine savvy and can do your own sleuthing to locate our weekly picks but for those who asked: BCLS means it is sold in government retail stores; when we say private wine shops we mean it could be in any private wine shop or liquor retail store (LRS); winery direct means check with the winery online. If it’s not sold in BC we usually try and give you a suggested retail price. Prices change hourly in BC – the price we post is what we are given at publication.