By Diana Goodman

As wine collectors look beyond Bordeaux and Burgundy, their attention is turning to Italy's finest.

Classics from Barolo to Brunello and Bolgheri – not forgetting the dried-grape wines of Valpolicella – have long been on the lips of wine lovers worldwide. But with the prices of France's top selections soaring beyond the pockets of many, Italy's best wines look like good value. And this hasn't escaped the world's wine merchants: in August, Italian wines represented a record 10 percent of all trades made on the fine-wine exchange Liv-ex.

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Source: http://www.wine-searcher.com/