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Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend

Locations Wine · Puglia and Piemonte · Italy

90 pts · Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
$17.99$23.99 save $6.00 (25%)
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Why it’s a great value

Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend is $17.99 today against a recorded compare-at price of $23.99 — a saving of $6.00 (25%). It carries a verified 90-point score from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate at a price under $25.

Taste profile

SweetnessDry → Sweet
BodyLight → Full
Acidity*Soft → Bright
Tannin*Silky → Grippy
Oak*None → Bold
Fruit*Subtle → Intense

* WineDiscounts editorial estimate based on verified tasting notes.

What it tastes like

Ripe black cherry and blueberry jam with fig, warm baking spice, soft oak, and a savory edge.

You’ll like this if…

Choose this if you like plush Italian reds, southern Italian Negroamaro or Nero d'Avola, California-style red blends, or smoother reds with a little spice and oak.

Why buy it

It gives you a broad, modern take on Italian red wine in one bottle: dark southern fruit lifted by Barbera's acidity and framed by 10 months of barrel aging.

Best for

Weeknight Italian food, pizza, grilled meats, and shoppers who want a rich red without needing to decode Italian appellation labels.

Style

Rich, smooth, fruit-forward Italian red blend with savory spice and moderate freshness.

Drinks like

Nero d'Avola blend, Puglia red blend, Primitivo-adjacent southern Italian red, or a polished California red blend.

Experience level

Beginner-friendly but interesting enough for fans of modern red blends.

Flavor notes

Fruitblack cherryfigblueberry jamred currantplum
Floralwild flowers
Earthblack olivecured meat
Oaksoft oakvanillasandalwood
Spicenutmegcinnamonlicoricebarbecue spice
Othersea saltbalsaevergreen

Pairs well with

sausage and mushroom pizza · rigatoni with slow-cooked meat sauce · grilled lamb burgers with herbs · eggplant parmesan

Best occasions

pizza nightcasual Italian dinnergrill nightsmooth red for a mixed crowd

Serving & enjoying

Serving temperature:
60-65°F
Decanting:
20 minutes if serving with dinner; otherwise a few minutes in the glass is enough.
Glassware:
Bordeaux or all-purpose red wine glass
Drink or cellar:
Made for current drinking; enjoy the current NV release now.
After opening:
Best within 2-3 days if re-corked and kept cool.

Guidance partly estimated by WineDiscounts from the wine’s style.

About this wine

Locations IT is a non-vintage Italian red blend from Dave Phinney, built from Negroamaro and Nero d'Avola from Puglia with Barbera from Piemonte. Expect a plush, savory-fruited style with black cherry, fig, blueberry jam, warm spice, soft oak, and a smooth finish.

Wine details

Type
red
Varietal
Italian red blend
Grapes
Negroamaro, Nero d'Avola, Barbera
Producer
Locations Wine
Country
Italy
Region
Puglia and Piemonte
Appellation
Italy, multi-region red wine
Bottle size
750 Ml
ABV
14.5%

Details last verified September 25, 2026

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Winemaking details ›
Winemaker:
Dave Phinney
Vineyard source:
Negroamaro and Nero d'Avola from Puglia in Southern Italy, blended with Barbera from Piemonte in Northern Italy.
Vessel:
Large oak is cited for the reviewed I-2 release.
About the winery · Locations Wine ›

Locations is Dave Phinney's project built around blending across traditional appellation boundaries to represent a broader country or place. The Italian red aims to bring together fruit from different Italian regions rather than fit into a single DOC or DOCG category. Locations says the broader idea is to make wine less complicated and to allow more freedom of expression. Dave Phinney is listed by the winery as proprietor and winemaker.

Critic reviews

90/100Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

“wild herbs, licorice, tomato skins, black olives, red and black currants”

Reviewed: Non-Vintage Locations I-2 Italian Red Wine (Non-vintage; review notes all 2012 fruit but not vintage-labeled because of the blend) — Robert Parker · source

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Frequently asked questions

Is Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend dry or sweet?
Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend is bone dry — its sweetness rating is 1 on our 1 (bone dry) to 5 (sweet) scale. It is medium-to-full bodied.
What does Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend taste like?
Ripe black cherry and blueberry jam with fig, warm baking spice, soft oak, and a savory edge.
What food pairs with Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend?
It pairs well with sausage and mushroom pizza, rigatoni with slow-cooked meat sauce, grilled lamb burgers with herbs and eggplant parmesan.
How should I serve Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend?
Serve at 60-65°F. 20 minutes if serving with dinner; otherwise a few minutes in the glass is enough. Glass: Bordeaux or all-purpose red wine glass.
Is Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend a good value?
Today it is $17.99, $6.00 (25%) below its recorded compare-at price of $23.99. It also holds a verified 90-point score from Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
What is the bottle size and alcohol content of Locations Wine I Red Italian red blend?
750 ml bottle, 14.5% alcohol by volume.