Consigli DiVini - » The Italian Wine Society…

I’ve just found a web site called The Italian Wine Society. Though it’s based in the UK, they source a variety of quality wines from many Italian wine regions like Sicily, Tuscany, Piedmont and Lombardia.

You can search for a whole range of wines on their site – Red, Rose, White and Sparkling – including Chianti, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot Nero.

Of particular interest are their ‘mixed case’ package offers which include 12 bottles of different wines per case. They have 13 types of these offers. For instance, for the Italian-wine novice, they have an ‘Introduction to Italy’ offer consisting of 12 different bottles of ‘carefully chosen’ wines. And for the connoisseur, they offer a ‘Fine Wine Collection’ case – a collection of 12 top-quality wines from some of the most revered wine makers Italy has to offer.

They have other interestingly-titled packages like ‘Central Fantasy’ which is a selection of wines from the Central part of Italy (for e.g., Chianti Classico, and Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico); selected wines from North-western Italy called ‘North West Treasures’ (Barolo, Asti Spumante); and hand-picked wines for celebrations called the ‘Party Selection’ (Merlot, Trebbiano, Chardonnay).

(Some of these packages include a bottle of virgin olive oil for one of the 12 bottles. Are you thinking what I’m thinking? Yes! Food! The virgin olive oil would be a wonderful encouragement to step in the kitchen and rustle up some good old home-made Italian food to go with the wine).

The Italian Wine Society also has a list of the wine producers they do business with. You can click on a specific producer’s name to find out what wines they make and make a purchase if you like.

All in all, the society has a range of prices to suit your pocket, from the affordable ‘Easy Value’ wines to the more expensive wines.

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