Gordon Ramsay has partnered with Benchmark Drinks to launch the Gordon Ramsay Italian Collection, a range of contemporary Italian wines that combine 'Gordon's passion with the heart and soul of Italian winemaking'.
The collection comprises three wines: a red, white and rosé, and is available exclusively at Tesco or online via winedelivered.co.uk.
In development for years, Ramsay’s Gordon Ramsay Italian Collection combines his natural passion with the “heart and soul” of Italian winemaking, made using ingredients the chef considers to be among the best Italy has to offer.
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Gordon Ramsay said of the launch, “Running a 3 Michelin star restaurant for over 20 years means I have had the joy of tasting some of the finest wines in the world.
Wine-making has always fascinated me; it’s a magical process where tradition, passion, and science are blended together and captured in one stunning bottle.
Italy and Italian wines have a special place in my heart, Tana and I have spent some incredibly happy times in this amazing country and many of those moments were made even better by a beautiful glass of wine.
When it came to launching my own wine range, it was very important to set the same standards and quality as I expect in my restaurants.
It was a huge pleasure to collaborate on this project with Alberto Antonini, one of Italy’s greatest winemakers. I’m very proud of what we’ve created and hope food and wine lovers across the UK love it as much as I do.”
The collection sees Ramsay partner with renowned winemaker Alberto Antonini, whose reputation in contemporary winemaking rooted in a respect for tradition immediately struck a chord with the chef.
The pair made the unusual decision to blend fruit from two different Italian wine regions;Tuscany and Abruzzo, to achieve the precise flavour and style they desired.