Wine with Leslie: Top-notch wines to match traditional Italian cuisine

And this seasonal Rós Apple & Rhubarb Cider is delightful too

Some wine selections that can cope with strong flavours such as fried meatballs and classic Venetian sardines in a sweet-sour sauce

Italy... just saying the word conjures images of delicious food, beautiful scenery and beautiful people. Italian food is so dedicated to local fresh ingredients that it is difficult to reproduce outside Italy but it can be done.

I wrote recently of an Italian wine dinner I was hosting with wine importer Enrico Fantasia and it proved a brilliant success. Enrico worked with the chefs to ensure everything tasted as if cooked by his Nonna in Venice.