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.
— 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: 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 mergers
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Discover the Bolgheri DOC wine Appellation — home to Super Tuscans like Sassicaia & Ornellaia. A complete guide to producers, tasting notes, prices & where to buy. What is Bolgheri DOC? Bolgheri DOC is the prestigious Tuscan wine appellation renowned for crafting world-class Bordeaux-style blends — wines of elegance, power,…
Lison DOCG: This is an appellation for white wines only in the regions of Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia. White Grape is Friulano. The Wine Composition for Bianco (Wh) is a Minimum 85% Friulano (locally Lison) + OANWG; Classico. The Minimum alcohol level is 12.0%; 12.5% for Classico We are working…
Lison-Pramaggiore DOC. It is an appellation from Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia producing red, white, rosè and sparkling wines. White Grape Varieties are Chardonnay, Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Verduzzo. Red Grape Varieties are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec, Merlot, Pinot Nero, Refosco. The Minimum alcohol level is 11.0% for Spumante; 11.5% for Verduzzo; 12.0% for Bianco, white…
Crafted amidst the Tuscan coast’s whispering cypresses, Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC is more than wine—it’s a legend in a bottle. What is Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC? Bolgheri Sassicaia DOC is a one-of-a-kind wine appellation dedicated solely to the flagship Super Tuscan from Tenuta San Guido, a blend of roughly 80–85% Cabernet Sauvignon…
Discover Botticino DOC wine from Lombardy—an elegant Italian red with bold structure and alpine terroir. Learn about grapes, pairing, where to buy, and more.
Discover Amarone wine — Veneto’s legendary dried-grape red. Learn about its history, grapes, winemaking, producers, prices, vintages, tasting notes, pairings, and where to buy, in this complete 2025 guide. What is Amarone Wine? Amarone della Valpolicella is Italy’s iconic dried-grape red wine, made in the hills of Veneto near Verona.…
Prosecco week was held from 18 to 24 July 2022 in the United States of America celebrating one of the most famous wines in the world, Prosecco. Many featured events animated the whole country, from the West Coast to the East Coast. Among the participating wineries, Cantina Pizzolato presented their…
IGP Spello: It is a very interesting apellation from Umbria producing red, white, rose’wines. White Grapes are Albana, Bellone, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Chardonnay, Falanghina, Fiano, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Grechetto, Greco, Maceratino, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Mostosa, Müller-Thurgau, Passerina, Pecorino, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Trebbiano, Verdello, Verdicchio, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Viognier, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) Red Grapes are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Cesanese, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Gamay, Grechetto Rosso, Lacrima, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Rebo, Refosco, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Vernaccia Nera. alcohol level: 10.0% We are working on this IGP…
Verduno Pelaverga / Verduno DOC: This is an appellation for only red wines. Red Grapes are Pelaverga Piccolo. Wine Composition: Rosso (Rd): Minimum 85% Pelaverga Piccolo + OANRG. The Minimum alcohol level is 11.0% We are working on this Verduno Pelaverga / Verduno DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an…
Valsusa DOC: This is an appellation for only red wines. White Grape is Baratuciat and Red Grapes are Avanà, Barbera, Becuet, Dolcetto, Neretta CuneeseWine Composition: Rosso (Rd): Minimum 60% Avanà, Barbera, Becuet, Dolcetto, and/or Neretta Cuneese + OANRG; Avanà (Rd): Minimum 85% Avanà + OARG; Becuet (Rd): Minimum 85% Becuet + OARG: Novello (Rosso); Baratuciat…