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A Golden Decade

Piedmont and Tuscany lead the way as Italian reds come of age

By James Suckling

The decade of the 1990s has written a new chapter of success in the history of Italy winemaking. The country experienced its greatest vintage ever in 1997 and also produced great wines in many areas in.....

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