Wine with Leslie: An Italian white wine under €15 that pairs perfectly with pasta
it is always rewarding exploring the lesser-known regions of Italy and thankfully more appear on our shelves every year.
Ah, Italy. No other wine-producing country is as complicated, as frustrating or rewarding. Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world and (probably) has the largest selection of grape varieties, and certainly the largest number of recognised wine regions.
Every time I look at a book on Italian wine I learn a new grape variety and often I learn of a new wine region. The average vineyard size is just over two hectares so there are thousands of producers and almost every scrap of land that is not a mountain top or a town grows vines.
