The Best Sweet Wines from Italy – Vintage 2018

Italian sweet wine with Cantucci biscuits
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Italy is home to bountiful and enticing sweet wines. Here is Falstaff’s selection of the best from the 2018 vintage.
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2018 Terminum Gewürztraminer vendemmia tardiva Südtirol DOC
Cantina Tramin
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10%
Terminum Gewürztraminer vendemmia tardiva Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
96
2018 Le Petit Petit Manseng
Manincor
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Petit Manseng
8,5%
Le Petit Petit Manseng Sweet and Dessert Wine
95
2018 Sese Passito di Pantelleria DOP
Tua Rita
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Zibibbo
14%
Sese Passito di Pantelleria DOP Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2018 Pasithea Oro Gewürztraminer Spätlese Südtirol DOC
Kellerei Girlan
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
10,5%
€€€
Pasithea Oro Gewürztraminer Spätlese Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
94
2018 Quintessenz Moscato Giallo Passito Südtirol DOC
Kellerei Kaltern
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Goldmuskateller
12%
Quintessenz Moscato Giallo Passito Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Picolit Passito Friuli Colli Orientali DOC
Ermacora
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Picolit
12,5%
Picolit Passito Friuli Colli Orientali DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Paul Lagrein Passito Mitterberg IGT
Weingut Kiemberger
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Lagrein
11,5%
Paul Lagrein Passito Mitterberg IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Pasithea Oro Gewürztraminer vendemmia tardiva Südtirol DOC
Kellerei Girlan
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Gewürztraminer
10,5%
€€€
Pasithea Oro Gewürztraminer vendemmia tardiva Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Masetto Dulcis Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGP
Endrizzi
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
10,5%
Masetto Dulcis Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGP Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Picolit Friuli Colli Orientali DOCG
Dario Coos
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Picolit
13,5%
Picolit Friuli Colli Orientali DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Ramandolo DOCG
Dario Coos
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Verduzzo Friulano
13,5%
Ramandolo DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG
Brigaldara
Italy
Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
15%
Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG
Scriani
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
14%
€€€
Recioto della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Rosenmuskateller Südtirol DOC
Ansitz Waldgries
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
14,5%
€€€
Rosenmuskateller Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Moscato Rosa Südtirol DOC
Franz Haas Winery
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
11,5%
€€€
Moscato Rosa Südtirol DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
93
2018 Ravel Passito Vino Bianco
Ca' Lojera
Italy
Veneto,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Turbiana
14%
Ravel Passito Vino Bianco Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2018 Moscadello di Montalcino Vendemmia Tardiva DOC
Capanna
Italy
Toscana,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Moscato
14,5%
Moscadello di Montalcino Vendemmia Tardiva DOC Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2018 Sagrantino Passito Montefalco DOCG
Scacciadiavoli
Italy
Umbria,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Sagrantino
14%
Sagrantino Passito Montefalco DOCG Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2018 Aruna Weiss Mitterberg IGT
Kellerei Kurtatsch
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
12%
Aruna Weiss Mitterberg IGT Sweet and Dessert Wine
92
2018 Pipa XVIII Vino Liquoroso
Glögglhof – Franz Gojer
Italy
Alto Adige,  Italy
Sweet and Dessert Wine
Lagrein
19%
Pipa XVIII Vino Liquoroso Sweet and Dessert Wine
92