Italians - what was that Italian saying?

Question

A short Italian girl had once told me something like "Good wine saves in small barrels" to refer her shortness is a good thing.

Can you recall the saying? What was that? (Both in English and Italian)

Answer 1

"il vino buono e' di botte piccola" it means "good wine is from little barrel".

ok?

i'm italian 100% but i was born and grew up in boston, so it's the exact translation.

Answer 2

"Nella botte piccola c'è/ci sta il vino buono" is the proverb.

Also "Il vino buono è/sta nella botte piccola"; this version is commonly used when a not-so-high person talk about oneself :-)