Italy is home to hundreds of different grape varieties spread out over 20 wine regions, yet for a long time, it was the same familiar ones that tended to take up the most space on retail shelves and restaurant wine lists. Things are thankfully changing, and a wider range of Italian wines are available on this side of the Atlantic than ever before.

At the 2022 Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, renowned wine expert Anthony Giglio highlighted just how far the American market for Italian wine has come in his presentation on "The Wine Less Traveled: Discovering Italy's Hidden Gems."