This is my haul from my recent trip to Italy. How did I do?
Sin tax is through the roof in my country
by AsianFrenchie
16 Comments
white-Butt-Stuff
That Gin there is seriously good.
natal_nihilist
Luckily you mentioned the sin tax because it’s a bit weird going to Italy to get a Japanese gin, a bottle of Scotch and a French liqueur
Cucckcaz13
The Etna Rosso, gin, and both Chianti’s are all great.
hitguy55
My country only lets you bring in 3 bottles, luckily border force is also bad, but the idea scares me. Anyway, good haul
sercialinho
Many good wines, but a selection biased towards large producers that are well established on many export markets. You’ll struggle to find the best value with such an approach.
savignin
Ya you could’ve bought all of this at your local Total Wine
lawrotzr
That right Chianti is a gem. The Le Volte is nice as well, but normally it’s heavily overpriced and it’s a little too touristic to my taste.
detkabarmalei
I think Nippozzano is a bit boring and available in most markets. Same for Ornellaia. I would double down on Donnafugata wines next time
marthaanne3
No Grappa?
DrFilth
No fernet?
starvinggigolo
Man, is Italy dry now? This was a bad haul in terms of quality… which country you bringing all these bottles into?
Qcumber69
Missed out the 3B’s Barbera, Brunello, Barola
himynameisdav
I grew up in the Lambrusco land and while it warms my heart that you got a bottle of Cleto Chiarli, that one there is the worst Lambrusco I’ve ever had in my life.. good picks otherwise, maybe a little mainstream, but good wines! The Sul Vulcano is my favorite of the bunch!
HaltGrim
It looks good, But I am sad you didn’t get Primo Gin (it is Italian, and so freaking good). All together solid haul to avoid some taxes back home.
Disastrous_Square_10
Perhaps your selection at home isn’t great – but all but one of these can get picked up at a General brick and mortar.
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That Gin there is seriously good.
Luckily you mentioned the sin tax because it’s a bit weird going to Italy to get a Japanese gin, a bottle of Scotch and a French liqueur
The Etna Rosso, gin, and both Chianti’s are all great.
My country only lets you bring in 3 bottles, luckily border force is also bad, but the idea scares me. Anyway, good haul
Many good wines, but a selection biased towards large producers that are well established on many export markets. You’ll struggle to find the best value with such an approach.
Ya you could’ve bought all of this at your local Total Wine
That right Chianti is a gem. The Le Volte is nice as well, but normally it’s heavily overpriced and it’s a little too touristic to my taste.
I think Nippozzano is a bit boring and available in most markets. Same for Ornellaia. I would double down on Donnafugata wines next time
No Grappa?
No fernet?
Man, is Italy dry now? This was a bad haul in terms of quality… which country you bringing all these bottles into?
Missed out the 3B’s Barbera, Brunello, Barola
I grew up in the Lambrusco land and while it warms my heart that you got a bottle of Cleto Chiarli, that one there is the worst Lambrusco I’ve ever had in my life.. good picks otherwise, maybe a little mainstream, but good wines! The Sul Vulcano is my favorite of the bunch!
It looks good, But I am sad you didn’t get Primo Gin (it is Italian, and so freaking good). All together solid haul to avoid some taxes back home.
Perhaps your selection at home isn’t great – but all but one of these can get picked up at a General brick and mortar.
Pretty bad. 🙁