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This is a simple and not exhaustive guide based on my personal experience. In the last few years we bought wines at the vineyards in Italy and France. I suggest you the following guides:

"Vini D'Italia Gambero Rosso Editore" for Italian wines

"Le Guide Hachette des Vins" for French wines

Both these guides are renewed annually and arrive at the bookstores in November, if you are interested to buy the first classified wines the best is to visit the vineyards short after. If you visit the less famous canteens you often can buy great wines at a little price. For me the most important thing is also the relationship you can create with the producers that almost everywhere are very happy to welcome you. Especially in France the reception is very friendly and is really quite difficult not to taste all the wines they make.

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In the last few years we visited vineyards in Tuscany, Piemonte, Alto Adige, Veneto, Emila-Romagna and Friuli. The best wines we tasted were:

Sassicaia 90, Tenuta S Guido, Loc.Capanne 27 57020 Bolgheri (LI) phone 0565/762003
Paleo rosso 93, , via Bolgherese 57020 Bolgheri (LI) phone 0565/766092
Paleo bianco 94, Le Macchiole
Vigna Valentina 95, Gualdo del Re, Loc. Notri 77, 57028 Suvereto (LI) phone 0565/829888
Ornellaia 93, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia, via Bolgherese 191, 57020 Bolgheri (LI) phone 0565/762140
Peccato in barrique 95, Jacopo Banti, via Citerna 24, 57021 Campiglia Marittima (LI) phone 0565/838802
Vigna L'Apparita 94, Castello di Ama, Loc. Lecchi, 53013 Gaiole in Chianti (SI) phone 0577/746031
Vin Santo 93, Avignonesi, via di Gracciano nel corso 91 53040 Montepulciano (SI) phone 0578/757872

 

Barbaresco Riserva 1993, Produttori del Barbaresco via Torino 52 12050 Barbaresco (CN) phone 0173/635139-635119
Barbaresco riserva Sori Paitin 1995, Paitin di Pasquero Elia via Serra Boella 20 12057 Neive (CN) phone 0173/67343
Barolo Cannubi 93, Paolo Scavino via Alba Barolo 33, 12060 Castiglione Falletto (CN) phone 017362850
Barbera 94, Paolo Scavino
Barolo 92, Azelia via via Alba Barolo 27, 12060 Castiglione Falletto (CN) phone 017362859
Barbera d'Alba vigneto punta 94, Azelia
Barolo vigna S Giuseppe 93, Cavallotto Loc. Bricco Boschis 12060 Castiglione Falletto (CN) phone 017362814, Here you can find also old Barolo bottles.
Barolo vigna Rionda, Fratelli Oddero, via St Maria 28 12064 La Morra (CN) phone 017350618
Barolo vigna Francesco, Rocche Costamagna, via Vittorio Emanuele 12, 12064 La Morra (CN) phone 0173509225
Moscato d'Asti 1998, Borgo Maragliano, Loazzolo (CN) phone 0144/87132
Moscato d'Asti 1998, Piero Gatti, Moncucco 28 S.Stefano Belbo (CN) phone 0141/840918

 

Sauvignon San Valentin 95 Cantina Sociale S.Michele Appiano via circonvallazione 17 39057 Appiano (BZ) phone 0471664654
Chardonnai San Valentin 94 Cantina Sociale S.Michele Appiano
Gewurztraminer San Valentin 95 Cantina Sociale S.Michele Appiano
Chardonnai Cantina Produttori Colterenzio strada del vino 8 39050 Cornaiano (BZ) 0471664246
Pinot Bianco Cantina Produttori Colterenzio
Gewurztraminer Cantina Produttori Colterenzio
Sauvignon Lafoa 95 Cantina Produttori Colterenzio
Pinot nero vigneto S.Urbano Hofstatter 39040 Termeno (BZ) 0471860161

 

Amarone 90 Quintarelli, via Cere 1 37024 Negrar (VR) phone 0457500016
Recioto della Valpolicella 90 Quintarelli
Amarone classico 90 Allegrini corte giara 3 37022 Fumane (VR) phone 0457702306
Recioto classico Valpolicella 90 Allegrini

 

Chardonnai Tornese 95 La Palazza via tesoro 23 47100 Massa di Vecchiezzano (FO) phone 0543769371

 

Verduzzo friulano, Dorigo, via del pozzo 5 33042 Buttrio (UD) phone 0432674268
Piccolit 95 Dorigo
Chardonnai 94, Gravner via lenzuolo bianco 9 37170 Oslavia (GO) phone 048130882
Ribolla gialla 94 Gravner
Sauvignon 93 Gravner
Bianco della Castellada 94, La Castellada 37170 Oslavia (GO) phone 048133670
Sauvignon 94 La Castellada
Opera dei Gemelli 96, Krapez, Loc Giasbana 17/A, 34070 S Floriano del Collio (GO), phone 0481/391637
Pinot grigio 97, Krapez
Cabernet 97, Krapez
Collio Sauvignon 95, Schioppetto, via Palazzo Arcivescovile 1 34070 Capriva del Friuli (GO) phone 0481/80332
Collio Tocai 95 Schioppetto
Pinot bianco 94 Schioppetto
Pierre Sauvignon 95, Vie di Romans loc vie di Romans 1 34070 Mariano del Friuli (GO) phone 048169600
Chardonnai Vie di Romans
Vintage Tunina 94, Vinnaioli Jermann, via Monte Fortino 21, 34070 Farra d'Isonzo (GO), phone 0481/888080
Capo Martino 94, Vinnaioli Jermann

 

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In the last few years we visited vineyards in Borgogne, Loire, Alsace and Provence. The best wines we bought were:

Bourgogne Chardonnay and Bourgogne Aligoté 95 Domaine Jacky Renard

 

Pouilly Fumé Le Damoiselle de Bourgeois 1997
Pouilly Fumé Domaine des Fines Caillottes 1996
Pouilly Fumé Domaine Masson-Blondelet 1997

 

Côte de Provence Clos des Ferrières rosé 1997 (29FF), Domaine de Grandpré, 83390 Puget-Ville, phene 0494483216. If you go to Puget-Ville to buy wines try the delicatessen shop "Chez Christian et Laetitia" 41, rue de la Liberation phone 0494483600, they sell a superb "cayllotte Provençale".
Bandol Domain de la Tour du Bon red 1997 (68FF), Domain de la Tour du Bon, 83330 Le Brùlat-du-Castellet, phone 0494326161.
Bandol Domain de la Tour du Bon rosé 1998 (50FF).
Bandol Domain de la Tour du Bon white 1998 (60FF).
Bandol Domain de la Tour du Bon red reserve1997 (98FF).
Bandol red 1997 La Bastide Blanche, 367 route de l'Oratoire 83330 Sainte Anne-du-Castellet, phone 0494326320.
Coteaux Varois red 1998 Domaine de la Rose des Vents, rte de Toulon 83136 La Roquebrussanne, phone 0494869928.

 

 

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