Country: Italy

Vines had been cultivated from the wild Vitis vinifera grape for millennia, Mycenaean Greeks introduced its cultivation in Sicily, and was well established when the extensive Greek colonization transpired around 800 BC. It was during the Roman defeat of the Carthaginians (acknowledged masters of wine-making) in the 2nd century BC that Italian wine production began to further flourish at the point that n AD 92, Emperor Domitian was forced to destroy a great number of vineyards in order to free up fertile land for food production.
It was customary to mix wine with a good proportion of water which may otherwise have been unpalatable, making wine drinking a fundamental part of early Italian life.
As the laws on provincial viticulture were relaxed, vast vineyards began to flourish in the rest of Europe, especially Gaul (present day France) andHispania. This coincided with the cultivation of new vines, like biturica (ancestor of the Cabernets). These vineyards became hugely successful, to the point that Italy ultimately became an import centre for provincial wines.

Angoris Isonzo DOC -­ Villa Angoris Pinot Grigio	Ascheri Barolo DOCG -­ Sorano Nebbiolo	Ascheri - Montalupa Viognier
Castello di Querceto - Chianti Classico DOCG Sangiovese	Castello di Querceto - Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG	Feudi di S. Gregorio - Taurasi DOCG Aglianico
Feudi di S. Gregorio - Lacryma Christi Rosso Vesuvio DOC Piedirosso Aglianico	Feudi di S. Gregorio - Primitivo di Manduria DOC	Feudi di S. Gregorio - Greco di Tufo DOCG
Feudi di S. Gregorio - Fiano d'Avellino DOC	Feudi di S. Gregorio - Sannio Falanghina DOC	Felsina Chianti Classico DOCG -­ Berardenga Sangiovese
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