Italian wines have become an increasingly prominent fixture in iDealwine auctions, with cult producers such as Giuseppe Quintarelli in high demand. IN RECENT years, Italian wines have become increasingly prevalent in iDealwine auctions. The most common country of origin outside France, in 2022 Italy represented 61% of all non-French wine sales. More than 5,000 bottles of Italian wine were sold in iDealwine auctions last year (up 32% on 2021). These figures are already on track to be surpassed in 2023, as a single July auction included over 3,000 bottles of Italian wine, more than half of 2022’s entire volume. Moreover, Italian buyers represent one of the fastestgrowing demographics, having recently become the company’s third-largest market outside France. The most popular Italian wines often come from Piedmont and Tuscany, including iconic producers Giovan Battista Burlotto, Montevertine, Gianfranco Soldera and Giacomo Conterno. However, with so much of Italy’s winemaking talent concentrated in the west and northwest, we mustn’t forget about the wines being produced on the rest of the peninsula. Less than a two-hour drive from the magnificent palazzi of Venice, Valpolicella is a viticultural gem full of unique styles and personalities, with Amarone and Recioto reigning supreme. These two world-class styles use the ancestral process of appassimento, whereby the grapes are partially dried for months before pressing. The result is a full-bodied wine with high alcohol content (in the case of Amarone) and a deeply expressive flavour profile. The primary difference between Amarone and Recioto lies in the sugar
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