The same pattern may be developing for the traditional Italian varieties.

Italian wine varieties are the hottest thing to come out of California since square tomatoes.

Italian varieties often thrive in regions of Britain with long, cold winters.

Who cares if we're not using so-called Italian varieties?

Some still have doubts about the Italian varieties.

Small-scale producers have a hard time reaching the international market to compete on the same level as more famous Italian wine varieties.

Sangiovese is an Italian variety that does well in low fertility soils and a warm dry climate.

Barbarossa is the name of several red/pink colored Italian wine grape varieties.

If they are the smaller Italian variety, leave them whole, but prick them with a fork in half a dozen places.