Italy is the largest and one of the oldest
wine-producing
countries in the world. Italian wines are frequently named for the grape
rather than for the region of origin; hence a wine excellent in one
locality may be inferior in another. The best known is Chianti, red or
white, and properly a Tuscan wine; Tuscany also produces the esteemed
red blends known as Super-Tuscans. From Piedmont come the red Barolo,
Barbera, and Barbaresco wines; from Campania come the well-known Lacrima
Cristi, and Falerno, descendant of Horace's Falernian; from Veneto comes
Valpolicella, dark red with a rich texture
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