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Old Mar 25, 2008 | 8:59 am
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Originally Posted by SFOAmdam
Doing a driving tour in Italy and wanted to pick up some wine. Last time I was there picked up cases directly from the wineries we tasted. I am sure that will happen again but wanted to see if there were any other suggestions. I wonder where do the Italians buy there wine (assume they are not all doing wine tasting, and if so I am jealous). Looking to fill the trunk of my car, with some every day wines but also some to age.
If you are at a good restaurant and are enjoying their selection- you can probably ask the owner where they go to buy good wine- typically there is a distributor in the zone that also has a retail sales point (although of course with a higher margin).
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