Wines to Take to Italy?

[Auburnwine]

Considering the shallowness of my cellar, especially in U.S. wines, I'm wondering what two or three wines I ought to take to share with new (and generous!) wine-drinking friends. I'm thinking about bottles of the Elyse Petit Sirah and the Zin, along with a bottle of that tasty Simi Cab.

Any suggestions of what they might enjoy meeting?