How does one choose the best Italian red wines? To begin, I thought about wines I have tasted over the years that are consistently enjoyable. At the recent Gambero Rosso tasting in New York, I was able to taste many of these wines again and judge them side by side with others, both familiar and unfamiliar. Gambero Rosso is Italy’s most influential wine and food magazine and every year they hold their Three Glasses tasting, awarding the coveted “Three Glasses” (Tre Bicchieri), their highest wine award, to the wines they deem the best in Italy. It was an amazing array of Italian wines, and I was glad to be able to taste and compare them.
Some of my choices are wines that I have been drinking for many years while others have been in the market only a short time and have quickly established a reputation for quality. Many have been favorites since my first trip to Italy in 1970. These are my top 5 choices:
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