When you think of wine country in the US what comes to mind? Probably Napa. Now how about Italy, our guess is you're thinking of Tuscany. Well how do their wines compare? We'll let you be the judge this week as we put the two head to head!

While the two regions may be a world apart, they have fairly similar climates. Sunny, warm days are a staple of the weather during growing seasons. Both jut up to the ocean which provides cooling breezes that moderate those hot days and make for cool nights (which grapes love!). While Tuscan'y wine history reaches all the way back to Roman times, Napa's is a bit more recent, however it is arguably more important for the US's wine history than Tuscany is for Italy's.

Enough of the history and climate, let's get to the wine!

We'll start with two delicious white wines, from different grapes but in a similar style. First up from Tuscany we have a Vermentino from Poggio al Tesoro. This wine burst with fresh citrus notes along with a fuller background of stone fruits and a hint of salinity. From Napa we have the always lovely Starmont Sauv Blanc which leans heavily into those citrus notes with a bit of something grassy coming through as well. Either of these make for excellent pool side sippers or pair with your favorite white fish dish.

Moving into the reds we'll try a Cab based blend from Tenuta Argentiera and a classic Napa Cab called The Critic. The Tuscan wine comes from the coastal area of Bolgheri, a newer region for red wines it is know the world over for making a style called "Super Tuscans", that is to say wines from Tuscany that using international varietals, like Cab Sauv, to make wines that show off fruit you'd expect from the New World, but finesse you'd expect from the old. The other red that we have is The Critic, a very classic style of Napa Cab with powerful dark fruit aromas, blackberry and currant stand out, but with a whiff of tobacco and leather. Both of these reds are sure to impress and would be even more delicious with a steak.