IGP Marche: It is a very interesting apellation from Marche producing red, white, rose’, and sparkling wines. White Grapes are Albana, Biancame, Bombino Bianco, Chardonnay, Fiano, Friulano, Grechetto, Maceratino, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Mostosa, Passerina, Pecorino, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Vermentino, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) Red Grapes are Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Carignano, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Lacrima, Malbo Gentile, Merlot, Montepulciano, Petit Verdot, Pinot Nero, Rebo, Refosco, Sagrantino, Sangiovese, Syrah, Teroldego, Terrano, Vernaccia Nera. Minimum alcohol…
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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: 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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I Terreni di Sanseverino DOC
I Terreni di Sanseverino DOC: This is an appellation for only red wines in the region of Marche. Red Grapes areMontepulciano, Vernaccia Nera. Rosso (Rd): Minimum 50% Vernaccia Nera + OANRG; Moro (Rd): Minimum 60% Montepulciano + OANRG; Superiore (Rosso); Passito (RdSw): Minimum 50% Vernaccia Nera + OANRG. The Minimum…
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Val Polcèvera DOC
Val Polcèvera DOC: White Grapes are Albarola, Bianchetta Genovese, VermentinoRed Grape Varieties sre Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, SangioveseThis is an appellation for Bianco (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 60% Albarola, Bianchetta Genovese, and/or Vermentino + OANWG; Bianchetta Genovese (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 85% Bianchetta Genovese + OANWG; Vermentino (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 85% Vermentino + OANWG; Rosato (Ro, RoFr): Minimum 60%…
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Rossese di Dolceacqua / Dolceacqua DOC
Rossese di Dolceacqua / Dolceacqua DOC: Red Grape Varieties: RosseseRosso (Rd): Minimum 95% Rossese + OANRG; Superiore (Rosso). The Minimum alcohol level: 12.0% for Rosso; 13.0% for Superiore We are working on this Rossese di Dolceacqua / Dolceacqua DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more…
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Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC
Riviera Ligure di Ponente DOC: White Grapes are Moscato, Pigato, Vermentinoand Red are Alicante, Rossese. Territory is Albenganese (Pigato, Vermentino, and Rossese only) Finalese (Pigato, Vermentino, and Rossese only), Quiliano (Granaccia only),Riviera dei Fiori (Pigato, Vermentino, and Rossese only), Taggia (Moscatello, Vendemmia Tardiva, and Passito only) The Minimum alcohol level (non-subzone) is 5.0% for…
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Pornassio / Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC
Pornassio / Ormeasco di Pornassio DOC: Red Grape is Dolcetto . This is an appellation for Sciac-trà (Ro): Minimum 95% Dolcetto (locally Ormeasco) + OANRG; Rosso (Rd): Minimum 95% Dolcetto + OANRG; Superiore (Rosso); Passito (RdSw): Minimum 95% Dolcetto + OANRG; Passito Liquoroso (RdFoSw): Minimum 95% Dolcetto + OANRG. The Minimum…
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IGP Terrazze dell’Imperiese
IGP Terrazze dell’Imperiese: White Grapes are Pigato, Vermentino and Red Grapes are Dolcetto, Rossese. This is an appellation for Bianco (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 40% Pigato and/or Vermentino + OANWG; Rosato (Ro): Minimum 40% Dolcetto (locally Ormeasco) and/or Rossese + OANRG; Rosso (Rd, RdFr): Minimum 40% Dolcetto and/or Rossese + OANRG; Novello…
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IGP Liguria di Levante
IGP Liguria di Levante: White Grapes are Albana, Albarola, Bianchetta Genovese, Bosco, Greco, Malvasia, Moscato, Pigato, Rossese Bianco, Sauvignon Blanc, Scimiscià, Trebbiano, Vermentino and Red Grape Varieties are Albarossa, Alicante, Barbera, Barsaglina, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Merlot, Rossese, Syrah, Vermentino Nero. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for Bianco, white varietals, Rosato, and red varietals; 11.5% for Rosso; 13.5% for Passito (15.0% potential) We are working on this IGP Liguria…
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IGP Colline Savonesi
IGP Colline Savonesi: White Grapes are Albana, Albarola, Bianchetta Genovese, Bosco, Greco, Lumassina, Malvasia, Moscato, Pigato, Sauvignon Blanc, Trebbiano, Vermentino and Red are Albarossa, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Merlot, Rossese, Sangiovese, Syrah. The zone of production is the Hilly parts of the province of Savona.…
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IGP Colline del Genovesato
IGP Colline del Genovesato: White Grapes are Albana, Albarola, Bianchetta Genovese, Bosco, Greco, Malvasia, Moscato, Pigato, Rossese Bianco, Sauvignon Blanc, Scimiscià, Trebbiano, Vermentinoand Red Grapes are Albarossa, Alicante, Barbera, Barsaglina, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Canaiolo Nero, Ciliegiolo, Dolcetto, Merlot, Rossese, Sangiovese, Syrah. The Zone of production is a Portion of the province of Genova included in the Golfo del Tigullio, Riviera di Ponente,…