One out of five wines on the 100 top wines in the world ranking is Italian. The “Top 100” 2022 ranking by “Wine Spectator” gave the wines of Brunello di Montalcino, Barolo and Chianti Classico each 2 positions, together with other territories and denominations.

Tuscany is the leading region, counting 8 wines and it also holds the first 7 positions of Italian wines. Piedmont has 5 wines in the ranking. Soave is in the highest position but flies the Veneto flag alone, and there are many wines from Southern Italy, from Apulia to Sicily and from Campania (with two wines) to Basilicata.