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Learn about Italian Wines!
This page is an essential guide to Italian Wines and collects all the articles about wines, appellations, and grape varieties. Italian Wines are classified into 526 Denominations, spread in 20 regions: 75 DOCGs, 333 DOCs, and 118 IGPs. Everybody has heard of Barolo, Brunello, Chianti, and Amarone. If you are an intermediate taster, you may know about Cortese, Vermentino, Aglianico, maybe Orvieto, and Verdicchio.
But who knows about Vitoska, Vespolina, Biancolella, and Tintilia? You will, if you want, by reading this guide.
Facts and figures
-- The Italian wine scene is composed of about 310,000 farms, an average of 2 hectares cultivated per farm, and just over 45,000 wine-making companies -- AGEA (Agency for Agriculture Subsidy) data: in 2015, 76% of the wineries produced less than 100 hectoliters of wine per year, 17% between 101 and 1,000 hectoliters, 5% between 1,001 and 10,000 hectoliters, and 1% between 10,001 and 100,000 hectoliters -- This confirms the tendency towards fragmentation and the prevalence of small and medium-sized entities -- The vast majority comes from the larger companies: in 2015, 77.5% was produced by companies that vinified more than 10,001 hectoliters per year -- Three fundamental categories:Â Family-run wineries, widespread in the areas with the greatest winemaking traditions; Cooperatives, that cover 60% of wine production in Italy; Large estates and industries, historic Tuscan, Venetian, and Piedmontese wine families, grown considerably through acquisitions and mergersThe Essential Guide to Italian Wines
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San Severo DOC
San Severo DOC: White Grape Varieties are Bombino Bianco, Falanghina, Malvasia, Trebbiano and Red Grape Varieties are Merlot, Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Uva di Troia. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for Bombino Bianco tranquillo; 11.0% for Bianco, Bombino Bianco frizzante, Falanghina, Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Bianco, Rosato, Novello, and spumanti; 11.5% for rosato varietals, Rosso, and red varietals; 12.5% for Riserva We are working on this San Severo DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s…
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Salice Salentino DOC
Salice Salentino DOC: White Grape Varieties areChardonnay, Fiano, Pinot BiancoRed Grape Varieties are Aleatico, Negroamaro. The Minimum alcohol level is 11.0% for Bianco and white varietals; 11.5% for Rosato and Negroamaro Rosato; 12.0% for Rosso and Negroamaro; 12.5% for Rosso Riserva and Negroamaro Riserva; 13.0% for Dolce (15.0% potential); 16.0% for Liquoroso Dolce (18.5% potential) We are working on this Salice Salentino DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines…
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Rosso di Cerignola DOC
Rosso di Cerignola DOC: Red Grape is Uva di TroiaRosso (Rd): Minimum 55% Uva di Troia; 15–30% Negroamaro; maximum 15% Barbera, Malbec, Montepulciano, Sangiovese, and/or Trebbiano Toscano; Riserva (Rosso)The Minimum alcohol level is 12.0% for Rosso; 13.0% for Riserva We are working on this Rosso di Cerignola DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can discover…
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Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG
Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG: Red Grape Varieties: PrimitivoRosso (RdSw): 100% Primitivo. The minimum alcohol level is 13.0% (16.0% potential) We are working on this Primitivo di Manduria Dolce Naturale DOCG appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can discover the other wines from Puglia.
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Primitivo di Manduria DOC
Primitivo di Manduria DOC: Red Grape Varieties: PrimitivoRosso (Rd): Minimum 85% Primitivo + OANRG; Riserva (Rosso) The Minimum alcohol level is 13.5% for Rosso; 14.0% for Riserva We are working on this Primitivo di Manduria DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can discover the other wines from Puglia.
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Ostuni DOC
Ostuni DOC: White Grapes are Francavidda, Impigno and Red is OttavianelloBianco (Wh): 50–85% Impigno; 15–50% Francavidda (locally Francavilla); maximum 10% Bianco di Alessano and/or Verdeca; Ottavianello (Rd): Minimum 85% Ottavianello; maximum 15% Malvasia Nera, Negroamaro, Notardomenico, and/or Susumaniello. The Minimum alcohol level is 11.0% for Bianco; 11.5% for Ottavianello We are working on this Ostuni DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste…
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Orta Nova DOC
Orta Nova DOC: Red Grape Varieties: SangioveseRosato (Ro): Minimum 60% Sangiovese; maximum 40% Lambrusco Maestri, Montepulciano, Trebbiano, and/or Uva di Troia (maximum 10% Lambrusco and/or Trebbiano);Rosso (Rd): Minimum 60% Sangiovese; maximum 40% Lambrusco Maestri, Montepulciano, Trebbiano, and/or Uva di Troia (maximum 10% Lambrusco and/or Trebbiano). The Minimum alcohol level: 11.5% for Rosato; 12.0% for Rosso We are working on this Orta Nova DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian…
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Negroamaro di Terra d’Otranto DOC
Negroamaro di Terra d’Otranto DOC: Red Grape is NegroamaroRosato (Ro, RoFr): Minimum 90% Negroamaro + OANRG;Rosso (Rd): Minimum 90% Negroamaro + OANRG; Riserva (Rosso); Spumante Rosato (RoSp): 90% Negroamaro + OANRG. The Minimum alcohol level is11.5% for Rosato frizzante and Spumante; 12.0% for Rosato tranquillo; 12.5% for Rosso; 13.0% for Riserva We are working on this Negroamaro di Terra d’Otranto DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian…
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Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG: This is an appellation for only red wines in the region of Tuscany. Red Grape is Sangiovese and Wine Composition:Vino Nobile (Rd): Minimum 70% Sangiovese (locally Prugnolo Gentile); maximum 30% OARG; maximum 5% OAWG; Riserva (Vino Nobile). The Minimum alcohol level is 12.5% for Vino Nobile; 13.0% for Riserva We are working on this Vino Nobile di Montepulciano DOCG appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula…
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Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC
Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC: This is an appellation for only dessert wines in the region of Tuscany. White Grape are Grechetto, Malvasia, Trebbiano and Red Grape is SangioveseWine Composition:Vin Santo (Wh, WhSw): Minimum 70% Grechetto (locally Pulcinculo), Malvasia, and/or Trebbiano Toscano + OANWG; Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice (RoSw): Minimum 50% Sangiovese (locally Prugnolo Gentile) + OAWG; Riserva (Vin Santo). The Minimum alcohol level is 12.0% for Vin Santo (17.0% potential); 12.0% for Vin Santo Riserva (20.0% potential); 12.0% for Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice (21.0% potential) We are working on this Vin Santo di Montepulciano DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info…
