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Discover the Growers Transforming Italian Winemaking By Sponsored Feature | June 3 2021
The vines of Luigi Oddero
Home to a multitude of indigenous grape varieties, Italy is one of the best wine-growing countries in the world. And, from Piedmont to Etna, the quality of Italian wine is at an all time high, with a new generation of producers demonstrating just how much room there is left to discover. By Irenie Forshaw
In January 1976, Elio Altare, the son of a small wine producer, left his family estate in La Morra, Piedmont, and drove to the thriving wine-producing region of Burgundy.
The young grower was eager to understand how his French peers had carved out an internationally revered status for their wines, while the Barolo of his home town was unheard of just a few miles down the road.
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VinePair wine enthusiasts, we hear you! Readers have told us how hard it has been to discover new wines during the pandemic. Somms are in short supply, as many restaurants are still closed. Online wine platforms have algorithms that prioritize the same big brands, and many customers are still picking up their wine shop orders curbside. So we reached out to wine professionals we admire to ask for their help. With the challenge to build a 12-bottle case for under $250, these wine pros sifted through hundreds of bottles to find the best case possible so you don’t have to. (And for wine pros who work with a brand, we also let them choose one of their own wines to highlight.) Then, we choose a retailer that ships nationally, and the pros only learn which retailer they’ll be choosing from after they accept the challenge. Their only guidance? Find wines that will wow wine enthusiasts.