Wine with Leslie: Taste some Tuscan sunshine with these Italian wines
Chianti might be the most famous wine from Tuscany but purists will often look to the villages of Montepulciano and Montalcino where the wines are a little more lush
I miss Italy and I'm sure you do too. If you are not going to get there this summer than SuperValu has come to the rescue with an Italian sale which begins Thursday, May 19, and runs into the middle of June. Their own Italian range is on sale and they have some very nice guest wines on special. Italy represents around 14% of SuperValu’s wine sales but much of that is inexpensive Pinot Grigio and Frizzante Prosecco. This sale gives you the chance to try some of Italy’s classic wines at very fair prices.
I’ve chosen to feature wines from my two favourite wine regions — Piedmont and Tuscany. I am fond of the Veneto also and there are a couple of bargains from that region on offer also: SuperValu’s Amarone is reduced to under €17 from €25 and there is also a fruity Corvina based red for just €12 — Corvina being the main quality grape used in Amarone and Valpolicella.
