Italy produces some amazing dessert wines

Its official. I was fortunate enough to be taken to one of the best Italian restaurants in London recently and was shocked at the range of dessert wines available. Admittedly my knowledge was previously limited to a couple of regions in France, Ice wine from Austria and some rather indifferent syrupy wine from Australia. The range and complexity of some of the Italian sweet wines is outstanding, this restaurant alone has over 14 to choose from. Three from Sicily, four from Veneto and a range from around the rest of the country. Light, floral, sweet and non cloying I had a delicious I Capitelli Passito Bianco from Anselmi and it was outstandingly good. Try it, its well worth the effort and for those who are interested the restaurant was Locanda Locatelli.