ITALIAN REDS

Canadians love Italian wine - last year, we imported roughly $607 million of it into the country. Italy has been famous for its red wines for hundreds of years, and it was easy to see why during this year’s tastings, as there were many outstanding examples. The 2025 entries came from Tuscany (mostly Chianti Classico) and the Veneto (primarily Valpolicella.) It would be nice to see entries from other parts of the country in next year’s competition. Shelley Boettcher

Best In Class

Cecchi 2022 Chianti

Tuscany, Italy

$20-24 CSPC 231712

Judges Selection

Ricasoli 2022 Brolio Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy

$25-28 CSPC 3962

Rocca delle Macìe 2021 Chianti Classico Riserva Tuscany, Italy

$31-35 CSPC 296129

Tuscany, Italy

Montezovo 2021 Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Veneto, Italy

$28-32 CSPC 823162

Tenuta di Arceno 2021 Chianti Classico Tuscany, Italy

$42-45 CSPC 766820

San Felice 2022 Rosso Tuscany, Italy

$19-21 CSPC 120314