The Everyday Guide to Wines of Italy

No place on Earth has a more ancient and important tradition of winemaking than Italy. Thousands of years before wine became commonplace in France or the Napa Valley, Italians were producing their own unique varieties and making wine an essential part of Italian—and human—culture.

Today, Italy's role in the wine industry is as important as ever. In addition to being one of the world's largest consumers of wine, Italy

• is the world's largest wine producer (surpassing a title previously clai...