Gold at Discount Prices

Most Italian wines from the 1997 vintage are still affordable

By John Siudut

Historically, wines from Italy do not perform at auction like those from Bordeaux and Burgundy. But the 1997 harvest—Italy's so-called golden vintage—proved that the country could produce serious.....

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