| For Some Of The Best Wine Buys This Spring - | | | | dazzling diversity on offer." And Tony's not |
| Head To Italy! | | | | alone in heaping praise on the harvest. The |
| | | | Giorno del Vino (Italy's leading wine journal |
| Italian wine can be baffling! Most people | | | | states that "2006 is unquestionably the best |
| have heard of Chianti. Lots of you probably | | | | vintage of the last 5 years - in almost all |
| enjoy a glass of Pinot Grigio or two, maybe | | | | areas of Italy. The best white wines are |
| the odd Frascati or Soave every now and then. | | | | spectacular - and on a level with their red |
| But when you find wines like Verdicchio, | | | | wine." |
| Primitivo and Dolcetto on the wine list, you | | | | |
| may be left feeling that a simple Chardonnay | | | | From Alpine north to sun-drenched south you |
| or Cabernet Sauvignon is a friendlier option! | | | | can find totally unique wines that are |
| | | | bursting with flavour. Classic grapes like |
| But don't give in - you'll be missing out on | | | | Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot are grown in |
| some of the most diverse and exciting wines | | | | Italy, but there's nothing like fresh, limey |
| in the world! Tony Laithwaite - Chairman of | | | | Cortese of classic Italian white Gavi di Gavi |
| Laithwaites, the UK's leading independent | | | | anywhere else in the world - makes a nice |
| wine merchant - has just got back from a | | | | change from Chablis! |
| buying trip to Italy, where he and | | | | |
| Laithwaites buyer Thomas Woolrych decided | | | | So if you and your taste buds are prepared to |
| they could happily drink nothing but Italian | | | | go on a wine discovery voyage, Italy is the |
| wine for the rest of their days! | | | | country to head to! To see what's got the |
| | | | people at Laithwaites so excited, have a |
| "I've since calmed down a bit (but only a | | | | little look at their current Italian range by |
| bit)", says Tony, "but what struck me was the | | | | visiting our web site. |
| quality of the 2006 vintage - and the | | | | |