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The Vancouver International Wine Festival is only a few days away, as are 71 Italian wineries, one of the largest single-country contingents in the history of the 45-year-old event.
Many Italian wines today can trace a part of their lineage back to Roman times and beyond. Today, ten generations of ownership is not unheard of at some wineries, while some of the country’s most famous producers boast over 20 generations of winemaking history. In 2023, the production value of all Italian wine was about 11.6 billion euros, 7.3 billion of which came from exports. Most years, Italy and France flip-flop for the lead in worldwide wine production by volume (20 percent of the total), followed by Spain. While wine, in general, is fending off every other alcoholic beverage and a growing non-alcoholic market, Italian wine is having a moment globally. Here’s a look at some of the best wines we have tasted from Italy in the last year, many of which in some form will be in the tasting room.
