Vini d’Italia
Known globally as the “Italian Wine Bible”, Vini d’Italia has been published annually by Gambero Rosso since 1987. The 2026 edition is the result of extraordinary work by a team of more than 60 tasters who travel the length and breadth of Italy, tasting over 40,000 wines to identify the finest. There are 24,000 wines reviewed this year, produced by 2,605 wineries. For each winery, the guide provides address and contact details, vineyard size (in hectares), production size (in bottles), type of viticulture (conventional, organic, biodynamic, or natural) plus information on visiting and purchasing wine. Technical details are interwoven with stories of the regions, wines, styles, and the winemakers behind them. Each label is accompanied by an average price and quality rating using Gambero Rosso’s renowned iconographic system. Ratings range from One Glass up to the coveted Three Glasses (Tre Bicchieri), the highest distinction and a symbol of excellence. This year, a record 508 wines were awarded the prestigious Tre Bicchieri, representing the top 1% of wine tasted for the guide. Vini d’Italia is the world’s best-selling Italian wine guide and considered an essential tool for both professionals and enthusiasts navigating the rich and complex landscape of Italian wine.
Tre Bicchieri
Judging for the Vini d’Italia guide begins each year in May, when bottles are collected via third-party organisations (consortia, regional wine shops and chambers) that guarantee anonymous and impartial work. The reviewing process is multi layered and all wines are tasted blind. For the first phase each wine is tasted by a panel of at least three people. Wines scoring above 72/100 enter the guide with Un Bicchiere (One Glass), those above 80/100 earn Due Bicchieri (Two Glasses). The best wines, achieving above 85/100 or more proceed to the final tastings held in Rome in July and August. The Tre Bicchieri panel consists of the Vini d’Italia editors (Giuseppe Carrus, Gianni Fabrizio and Marco Sabellico) with an expert from each region, plus a special collaborator (selected from MW’s and international journalists). Wines scoring over 90/100 earn Tre Bicchieri (Three Glasses), the rest will earn Due Bicchieri Rossi (Two Red Glasses). The Tre Bicchieri method makes no distinctions based on ideology, size or production, what's in the glass is all that matters. Participation in the guide is completely free for wineries; so the organisation is under no obligation to include a wine in the guide, even when it has been tasted. Nearly 40% of the wines submitted will fail to make it into the guide.