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Pietradolce

Pietradolce

Sicily’s Mount Etna is one of the hottest and fastest-growing wine regions in all of Italy. Its vineyards sweet across the mid-slopes of Europe’s most active volcano and are divided into 142 subzones called contrade.

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Le Macchiole

Le Macchiole

When Bolgheri natives Cinzia Merli and Eugenio Campolmi founded Le Macchiole in 1983, the Tuscan coast was a backwater among Italian wine regions, producing mostly rosé wines.

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Fratelli Alessandria

Fratelli Alessandria

When you mention Verduno to savvy sommeliers they’ll give you a nod of recognition followed by a plea to keep quiet.

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