“The best 100 Wines and Winegrowers” 2027 by “Corriere della Sera”, a narration of Italy

The portrait of a country which tells its story through wine, the ultimate symbol of an “location-bound” made in Italy, inextricably linked to its territories of origin. But it is also a testimony, through the stories of winegrowers, to a relationship between Italy (and the world) and wine which has changed deeply. This shift in perspective is evident when comparing today, an era in which part of the scientific community views wine as something to be avoided altogether, amid a growing health-conscious culture that is having a significant impact on the sector (alongside other factors ranging from economic challenges to geopolitical tensions), with 60 years ago, when, in 1978, Olympic champion Sara Simeoni, before setting her world high jump record in Brescia, a mark which stood for 30 years, took a sip of Bonarda trackside to boost her confidence, as she herself explained to WineNews. Then, there is the wine in the glass itself, with the pursuit of winemaking excellence also undergoing change, as new territories emerge alongside the great classics, thanks in part to the ability of producers to interpret and adapt to climate change. All of this, in essence, is captured in “I migliori 100 Vini e Vignaioli d’Italia” 2027 - “The Best 100 Wines and Winegrowers of Italy” 2027, authored by Luciano Ferraro, deputy editor of “Corriere della Sera” with the wine selection curated by renowned American critic James Suckling (who, in his “Top 100 Wines of Italy” 2026, ranked Eredi Fuligni Brunello di Montalcino 2021, headed by Roberto Guerrini, as already reported here, in position No. 1), and featuring a foreword by television critic Aldo Grasso. The guide will be officially presented on October 29th in Milan, at Sala Buzzati of “Corriere della Sera”, before going on sale at newsstands from October 30th. WineNews is now able to reveal the special award winners in advance.
For example, the “Wine Entrepreneur of the Year” 2027 is Federico Veronesi, head of the Oniwines group (part of Oniverse, founded by Sandro Veronesi, whose brands include Intimissimi, Tezenis, Falconeri and Calzedonia, among others). Oniwines brings together Tenimenti Leone in Lazio, Podere Guardia Grande in Sardinia, La Giuva in Veneto’s Valpolicella, Pico Maccario in Piedmont, Villa Bucci in the Marche region, and most recently Ert1050, the group sixth winery, inaugurated in Brentonico, Trentino, and dedicated to Trentodoc sparkling wines. The group also owns Signorvino, Italy largest wine retail chain, with nearly 50 outlets in the country major cities as well as in Paris and Prague. Veronesi is described as “a young entrepreneur who, in less than fifteen years, has become a leading figure in the wine industry, swimming against the tide by opening wine stores and acquiring wineries while many around him advised investing elsewhere”. The “Winegrower of the Year” award, meanwhile, goes to Chiara Lungarotti, head of Lungarotti winery in Torgiano, a symbol of Umbrian wine. Founded by her father Giorgio Lungarotti, the estate has, under Chiara leadership, “preserved its legacy while making it contemporary”. The “Wine Manager” award is presented to Giampiero Bertolini, ceo of Biondi-Santi, praised as the man who “maintained the Tuscan identity of a company sold to the French”. Biondi-Santi, regarded as the “cradle” of Brunello di Montalcino, was made legendary by the Biondi Santi family, who effectively “invented” Brunello there in the late nineteenth century. Today, the winery is owned by the French group Epi. The “Father and Son” award goes to Massimo Gianolli, who heads La Collina dei Ciliegi in Valpantena. Gianolli transformed the agricultural enterprise founded by his father Armando (born in 1926), who planted 3,000 cherry trees on the estate, into one of the notable names in Amarone della Valpolicella. The estate takes its name, Hill of the Cherry Trees, from those original plantings. Finally, the “New Idea” award is presented to Mattia Binotto, Formula 1 manager, currently Audi team principal and formerly a leading figure at Ferrari, for his Eleusi winery in Trentino.
The guide 100 featured wineries and producers (the full list is highlighted in a dedicated section), as Luciano Ferraro himself explained, “don’t necessarily represent Italy best producers, but rather those who, in our view, have an interesting story to tell, something meaningful to express through their wines”. Among the new features of this edition No. 13 , there are also wine and food pairings, showcasing dishes created by leading chefs including Martina Caruso, Stefania Di Pasquo, Antonia Klugmann, Valeria Piccini, Emanuele Scarello, Giancarlo Perbellini, Mattia Pecis, Michelangelo Mammoliti, Ariel Hagen, and Pino Cuttaia, among others. The guide also includes “10 Centenary Vineyards”, selected by master vine pruner Marco Simonit.

Focus - All wineries and producers of guide The Best 100 Wines and Winegrowers of Italy” 2027

The Aosta Valley
Les Crêtes - Eleonora ed Elena Charrère

Piedmont
Cascina Gilli - Davide e Gian Piero Gasperini
Ceretto - Roberta Ceretto
Cogno - Nadia ed Elena Cogno
Damilano - Paolo Damilano
Gaja - Famiglia Gaja
La Colombera - Elisa Semino
La Raia - Piero Rossi Cairo
Manzone - Mauro Manzone
Marchesi di Barolo - Davide e Valentina Abbona
Pio Cesare - Federica Boffa
Poderi Luigi Einaudi - Matteo Sardagna Einaudi
Travaglini - Alessia Collauto Travaglini

Liguria
Cantine Lunae - Diego Bosoni

Lombardy
Bellavista - Francesca Moretti
Ca’ del Bosco - Maurizio e Maria Lavinia Zanella
Calvi - Davide Calvi
Mamete Prevostini - Mamete Prevostini
Muratori - Michela Muratori
Villa Franciacorta - Roberta Bianchi, Paolo Pizziol

Trentino
Cantina Endrizzi - Paolo Endrici
Cantine Ferrari - Alessandro, Camilla, Marcello e Matteo Lunelli
Dorigati - Paolo Dorigati
Moncalisse - Julia e Karoline Walch
Moser - Carlo e Matteo Moser
San Leonardo - Carlo e Anselmo Guerrieri Gonzaga
Vin de la Neu - Nicola Biasi

South Tyrol
Cantina Tramin - Willi Stürz
J. Hofstätter - Niklas Foradori
Rottensteiner - Hans Rottensteiner

Veneto
Adami - Franco e Fabrizio Adami
Allegrini Wines - Francesco Allegrini
Bertani - Alberto Lusini
Bisol 1542 - Gianluca Bisol
Brigaldara - Antonio Cesari
Conte Collalto - Isabella Collalto
La Cappuccina - Elena e Sisto Tessari
Le Fraghe - Matilde Poggi
Masi - Raffaele e Sandro Boscaini
Masottina - Federico Dal Bianco
Montelvini - Alberto e Sarah Serena
Paladin - Carlo Paladin
Pizzolato - Settimo Pizzolato
Sansonina - Nadia Zenato
Santa Margherita - Gaetano Marzotto
Valdo - Pierluigi Bolla
Villa Della Torre - Carlotta, Caterina e Marilisa Allegrini
Villa Sandi - Diva e Leonardo Moretti Polegato

Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Bargilli - Augusta Bargilli
Collavini - Giovanni e Luigi Collavini
La Viarte - Riccardo Polegato
Zuani - Patrizia Felluga

Emilia-Romagna
Venturini Baldini - Julia Prestia

Tuscany
Abbazia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore - Dom Andrea
Barone Ricasoli - Sofia Ricasoli
Belguardo - Francesco Mazzei
Belpoggio - Enrico Martellozzo
Camigliano - Famiglia Ghezzi
Casanova di Neri - Giacomo Neri
Casanuova delle Cerbaie - Alessandro Brigidi
Frescobaldi - Lamberto Frescobaldi
Grattamacco - Luca Marrone
Guido F. Fendi - Guido Formilli Fendi
Il Borro - Salvatore Ferragamo
Le Potazzine - Sofia e Viola Gorelli
Marchesi Antinori - Albiera Antinori
Podere La Porrona - Pino Brusone
Querciabella - Mita Castiglioni
San Filippo - Roberto Giannelli
Sassotondo - Edoardo Ventimiglia
Sette Ponti - Famiglia Moretti Cuseri
Tenuta Casenuove - Philippe Austruy
Tenuta di Trinoro - Benjamin Franchetti
Tenute Folonari - Ambrogio e Giovanni Folonari

Marche
Velenosi Vini - Marianna Velenosi

Umbria
Caprai - Marco Caprai

Lazio
Antiche Cantine Migliaccio - Luciana Sebino
ed Emanuele Vittorio Migliaccio
Casale del Giglio - Antonio Santarelli
Famiglia Cotarella - Dominga, Enrica e Marta Cotarella

Abruzzo
Emidio Pepe - Chiara Pepe
La Valentina - Sabatino Di Properzio

Molise
Cantine Catabbo - Vincenzo Catabbo

Campania
Di Meo - Roberto Di Meo
Feudi di San Gregorio - Antonio Capaldo
Galardi Terra di Lavoro - Allegra Selvaggi
Marisa Cuomo - Marisa Cuomo
Mastroberardino - Piero Mastroberardino
San Salvatore 1988 - Giuseppe Pagano

Puglia
Paololeo - Paolo Leo
Varvaglione - Marzia Varvaglione
Vespa Vignaioli per Passione - Bruno Vespa

Basilicata
Elena Fucci - Elena Fucci

Sicily
Benanti - Antonio e Salvino Benanti
Cusumano - Alberto e Diego Cusumano
Occhipinti - Arianna Occhipinti
Podere Giodo - Carlo Ferrini
Sangue d’Oro - Carole Bouquet
Tenuta San Giaime - Alessio Cicco

Sardinia
Olianas - Elena Casadei
Tenute Gregu - Raffaele e Marianna Greg

Focus - The “Top 100 Wines of Italy” 2026 by James Suckling - The best 100 wines
1 - Eredi Fuligni - Brunello di Montalcino 2021
2 - San Filippo - Brunello di Montalcino Le Lucere 2021
3 - Roberto Voerzio - Barolo Brunate 2022
4 - Cantina Terlan - Alto Adige Terlaner I Grande Cuvée 2023
5 - Tenuta San Guido - Bolgheri-Sassicaia Sassicaia 2023
6 - G.B. Burlotto - Barolo 2022
7 - Giodo - Brunello di Montalcino 2021
8 - J. Hofstätter - Gewürztraminer Alto Adige Vigna Pirchschrait 2016
9 - Tenuta Terre Nere - Etna Rosso Calderara Sottana Prephylloxera La Vigna di Don Peppino 2024
10 - Produttori del Barbaresco - Barbaresco Paje Riserva 2021
11 - Montevertine - Toscana Le Pergole Torte 2023
12 - Il Marroneto - Brunello di Montalcino 2021
13 - Schiopetto - Friulano Collio Mario Schiopetto M 2025
14 - Valdicava - Brunello di Montalcino 2021
15 - San Leonardo - Vigneti delle Dolomiti 2021
16 - Ornellaia - Bolgheri Superiore 2023
17 - Nals Margreid - Chardonnay Alto Adige Nama 2023
18 - Marchesi Antinori - Toscana Tignanello 2023
19 - Castello di Monsanto - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Vigneto Il Poggio 2021
20 - Occhipinti - Terre Siciliane Vino di Contrada PT 2022
21 - Capichera - Vermentino di Gallura Superiore Vign’Angena 2025
22 - Tenuta Luce - Brunello di Montalcino 2021
23 - Barone Pizzini - Franciacorta Bagnadore 2017
24 - Cascina Baricchi - Barbaresco Rose delle Casasse Riserva 2019
25 - Foradori - Teroldego Vigneti delle Dolomiti Granato 2023
26 - Bovio - Barolo Gattera Riserva 2021
27 - Ciacci Piccolomini d’Aragona - Brunello di Montalcino Pianrosso 2021
28 - Pio Cesare - Barbaresco Il Bricco 2022
29 - Damilano - Barolo Cannubi Riserva 1752 2019
30 - Tenuta del Nicchio - Toscana Lodovico 2022
31 - Siro Pacenti - Brunello di Montalcino Vecchie Vigne 2021
32 - Poggio di Sotto - Brunello di Montalcino 2021
33 - Paolo Scavino - Barolo Bussia Vigna Fantini 2022
34 - Pira (Chiara Boschis) - Barolo Mosconi 2022
35 - Ca’ del Baio - Barbaresco Asili Riserva 2020
36 - Pieve Santa Restituta - Brunello di Montalcino Sugarille 2021
37 - Altesino - Brunello di Montalcino Montosoli 2021
38 - Azelia - Barolo Bricco Voghera Riserva 2016
39 - Massolino - Barolo Vigna Rionda Riserva 2020
40 - Pievalta - Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico San Paolo Riserva 2022
41 - Tenute Gregu - Vermentino di Gallura Superiore Selenu 2024
42 - Romano Dal Forno - Valpolicella Superiore Monte Lodoletta 2020
43 - Casanova di Neri - Brunello di Montalcino Tenuta Nuova 2021
44 - Sandrone - Barolo Le Vigne Sibi et Paucis 2016
45 - Berlucchi - Franciacorta Cuvée Franco Ziliani Riserva Extra Brut 2011
46 - Sottimano - Barbaresco Currà 2021
47 - Castello del Terriccio - Toscana Lupicaia 2021
48 - Tenuta di Biserno - Toscana Colle Mezzano di Biserno 2023
49 - Valentini - Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2022
50 - Ipsus - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione 2022
51 - Pfitscher - Pinot Nero Alto Adige Vigna Das Langefeld Riserva 2022
52 - Castello di Bossi - Toscana Girolamo 2023
53 - Moncalisse - Trento Montis Arcentarie Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut Riserva 2017
54 - Querciabella - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Radda 2021
55 - Joaquin - Taurasi Riserva della Società 2016
56 - Argentiera - Bolgheri Superiore 2023
57 - Bertani - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2017
58 - Alois Lageder - Cabernet Alto Adige Löwengang 2022
59 - Pietradolce - Etna Rosso Vigna Barbagalli 2022
60 - Pieropan - Soave Classico La Rocca 2024
61 - Petrolo - Trebbiano Toscana Bòggina B 2024
62 - Girolamo Russo - Etna Rosso San Lorenzo 2024
63 - Tenuta Sette Ponti - Toscana Oreno 2024
64 - Blue Zone - Isola dei Nuraghi Vigneti Centenari 2023
65 - Russiz Superiore - Collio Col Disôre 2023
66 - Castell’in Villa - Chianti Classico 2021
67 - Tenuta Santa Caterina - Grignolino d’Asti Monferace 2021
68 - Terreno - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione A Sofia 2021
69 - Michele Satta - Bolgheri Superiore Piastraia 2023
70 - Elena Walch - Alto Adige Beyond the Clouds 2023
71 - Zenato - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Sergio Zenato Riserva 2009
72 - Caiarossa - Toscana 2023
73 - Fontodi - Colli della Toscana Centrale Flaccianello della Pieve 2023
74 - Travaglini - Gattinara Riserva 2021
75 - Bibi Graetz - Toscana Colore 2024
76 - Feudo Maccari - Grillo Terre Siciliane Firraru 2024
77 - Rosset - Pinot Noir Valle d’Aosta Terroir 850 2024
78 - Il Borro - Cabernet Sauvignon Valdarno di Sopra Nitrito 2021
79 - Monteverro - Toscana 2023
80 - Fattoria Le Pupille - Maremma Toscana Saffredi 2024
81 - Inama - Soave Classico Foscarino I Palchi Grande Cuvée 2023
82 - Fèlsina - Chianti Classico Gran Selezione Colonia 2022
83 - San Giusto a Rentennano - Toscana Percarlo 2022
84 - Passopisciaro - Terre Siciliane Contrada R 2024
85 - Galardi - Campania Terra di Lavoro 2023
86 - Abraham - Pinot Blanc Vigneti delle Dolomiti Art 2023
87 - Avignonesi - Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Grandi Annate 2021
88 - Grattamacco - Bolgheri Superiore 2023
89 - Colterenzio - Sauvignon Alto Adige Gran Lafóa Riserva 2023
90 - Tenuta di Trinoro - Toscana Rosso 2023
91 - Les Crêtes - Nebbiolo Valle d’Aosta Costantino Charrère 2021
92 - Emidio Pepe - Trebbiano d’Abruzzo 2022
93 - Mastroberardino - Taurasi Radici 2021
94 - Frescobaldi - Toscana Gorgona 2025
95 - Luigi Maffini - Fiano Cilento Pietraincatenata 2021
96 - Maugeri - Etna Bianco Superiore Contrada Praino Frontemare 2024
97 - Tua Rita - Syrah Toscana Keir 2024
98 - La Crotta di Vegneron - Chambave Muscat Valle d’Aosta Attente 2021
99 - Arpepe - Valtellina Superiore Grumello Buon Consiglio Riserva 2018
100 - Tedeschi - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Capitel Monte Olmi Riserva 2019