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