DoctorWine Guides
DoctorWine’s Guides is the column dedicated to our printed publications. The Essential Guide to Italian Wines first of all, then the Series by DoctorWine. The Series by DoctorWine includes the guides Wines for Every Pocket, Wines for the Summer and Eating and Sleeping in the Vineyards.
DoctorWine Seals 2027: Campania, Lazio, and Umbria
95, 96, and 97/100. These are the scores a wine must achieve to earn the DoctorWine Seal. Higher scores earn the Double Seal (98/100) and the Triple Seal (99 and 100/100). On Tuesday, the 15th, we began publishing the single...
DoctorWine Seals 2027: Lombardy, Emilia, and Romagna
95, 96, and 97/100. These are the scores a wine must achieve to earn the DoctorWine Seal. Higher scores earn the Double Seal (98/100) and the Triple Seal (99 and 100/100). On Tuesday, the 15th, we began publishing the single...
DoctorWine Seals 2027: Marche, Abruzzi, and Molise
Yesterday we began publishing the list of wines awarded with the DoctorWine’s Seal, divided by region, with each wine preceded by its score, starting with the highest. As for the wines with the Double or Triple Seal—which represent the very...
DoctorWine Seals 2027: Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria
95, 96, and 97 out of 100. These are the scores a wine must achieve to earn the DoctorWine smiley face. Scores above that trigger the double smiley face (98 out of 100) and the triple smiley face (99 and...
Special Awards 2026
In our intentions, the special awards we give in The Essential Guide to Italian Wines serve to shed light on the state of our viticulture. In fact, we bring under the lens wines, companies, people, and projects that particularly strike...
Best wines from single grape 2026
The following is the special ranking that rewards the best wines produced from a single grape variety, among the main ones grown in Italy, both indigenous and international. Best single-vineyard wines 2026 for DoctorWine. To be exact, at least 85...
Best Quality/Price wines 2026
Present in the pages of The Essential Guide to Italian Wines 2026 are as many as 867 wines that have the “thumbs up,” that is, our symbol for the excellent relationship between the quality of the wine and the selling...
The Producers 3 Stars 2026
In addition to the rating of wines in cents, with facsimiles graphically representing the awards, there is also a system of rating wineries from zero to three stars in The Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy. Of course, 3...
Seals DoctorWine Summary 2026
To facilitate those who want to find all the DoctorWine facets of The Essential Guide to Italian Wines 2026, here is a summary with all the necessary links. We remember: the “little face” is the symbol of the award given...
Double and triple Seals DoctorWine 2026
Here lines up the qualitative apex of our pyramid for this 12th edition of The Essential Guide to Italian Wines. These are for us the best Italian wines for the coming season, absolutely great wines that, it goes without saying,...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Tuscany
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. On Tuesday 16, we began publishing individual veneers by...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta and Liguria
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. On Tuesday 16, we began publishing individual veneers by...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia
ezia 95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. On Tuesday 16, we began publishing individual veneers...
Seals DoctorWine 2026 South Tyrol and Trentino
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. On Tuesday 16, we began publishing individual veneers by...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Sicily and Sardinia
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. On Tuesday 16, we began publishing individual veneers by...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Campania, Lazio and Umbria
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. On Tuesday 16, we began publishing individual veneers by...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Lombardy, Emilia and Romagna
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. On Tuesday 16, we began publishing individual veneers by...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Marche, Abruzzo and Molise
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. Yesterday we began publishing individual facets by region, each...
Seals DoctorWine 2026: Apulia, Basilicata and Calabria
From now on you will find individual Seals divided by Region, each wine preceded by its score, starting with the highest. 95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal....
Most striking errors
All (or almost all) of the typos in the The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2025, at least the most egregious errors. The Essential Guide 2025 is now in the hands of thousands of people who will have begun flipping...
Special Awards 2025
In our intentions, the special awards we give in the Essential Guide serve to shed light on the state of our viticulture. We want to highlight them to underscore their propulsive role vis-à-vis the entire wine movement. With the Special...
Best single-vineyard wines 2025
The following is the special ranking that rewards the best wines produced from a single grape variety, among the main ones grown in Italy, both indigenous and international. To be exact, at least 85% comes from a single grape variety,...
Best quality/price wines 2025
There are in the pages of the Essential Guide 2025 510 wines that have the “thumbs up”. It is our symbol for the excellent relationship between wine quality and selling price: basically the wines to buy to drink well at...
The Producers 3 Stars 2025
In addition to the rating of wines in cents, with facsimiles graphically representing the awards, there is also a system of rating wineries from zero to three stars in The Essential Guide to Italian Wine. Of course, 3 stars is...
Summary Seals 2025
To make it easier for those who want to find all the Seals of The Essential Guide to Italian Wine 2025, here is a summary post with all the necessary links. We remember: the “little face” is the symbol of...
Double and triple Seals 2025
Here lines up the qualitative apex of our pyramid for this 11th edition of the Essential Guide to the Wines of Italy. These are the top Italian wines of the coming season, absolutely great wines that, it goes without saying,...
DoctorWine’s Seals 2025: Tuscany
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From Tuesday 10 onwards you will find individual facets...
DoctorWine’s Seals 2025: Piedmont, Valle d’Aosta and Liguria
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From Tuesday 10 onwards you will find individual Seals...
DoctorWine’s Seals 2025: Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From Tuesday 10 onwards you will find individual facets...
DoctorWine’s Seals 2025 Alto Adige and Trentino
95, 96 and 97/100. These are the points a wine must achieve to be awarded with the DoctorWine Seal. Further than that, double-seal (98/100) and triple-seal (99 and 100/100) are triggered. From Tuesday 10 onwards you will find individual Seals...