IGP Val di Neto: White Grapes are Ansonica, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Guardavalle, Guarnaccia, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Pecorello, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico), Zibibbo and Red are Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for Bianco; 10.5% for Rosato; 11.0% for Novello; 11.5% for Rosso;…
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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: 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
The Essential Guide to Italian Wines
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IGP Scilla
IGP Scilla: Red Grapes are Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, SyrahRosato (Ro): Minimum 85% red grape varieties approved for the region of Calabria + OAWG; Rosso (Rd): Minimum 85% red grape varieties approved for the region of Calabria + OAWG; Novello (Rosso). The Minimum alcohol level…
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IGP Pellaro
IGP Pellaro: Red Grape Varieties are Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah.Rosato (Ro): Any proportions of grape varieties approved for the region of Calabria (maximum 15% white varieties); Rosso (Rd): Any proportions of grape varieties approved for the region of Calabria (maximum 15% white varieties); Novello…
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IGP Palizzi
IGP Palizzi: Red Grape Varieties: Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, SyrahRosato (Ro): Any proportions of grape varieties approved for the region of Calabria (maximum 15% white varieties); Rosso (Rd): Any proportions of grape varieties approved for the region of Calabria (maximum 15% white varieties) The…
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IGP Locride
IGP Locride: White Grape Varieties are Ansonica, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Guardavalle, Guarnaccia, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Pecorello, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico), ZibibboRed Grapes are: Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for Bianco; 11.0% for Rosato and Novello; 11.5% for Rosso; 15.0% potential for Passito We are…
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IGP Lipuda
IGP Lipuda : White Grape are Ansonica, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Guardavalle, Guarnaccia, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Pecorello, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico), ZibibboRed Grape are Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah. Zone of production: Carfizzi, Casabona,…
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IGP Costa Viola
IGP Costa Viola: Red Grapes are Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Sangiovese. Zone of production are Bagnara Calabra, Palmi, Scilla, and Seminara in the province of Reggio Calabria. The Minimum alcohol level is…
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IGP Calabria
IGP Calabria: White Grape are Ansonica, Chardonnay, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Guardavalle, Guarnaccia, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Pecorello, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico), Zibibbo and Red Grape Varieties: are Aglianico, Alicante, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Petit Verdot, Sangiovese, Syrah. Minimum alcohol level is 10.0% for Bianco frizzante; 10.5% for Bianco tranquillo, Rosato…
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IGP Arghillà
IGP Arghillà: Red Grape Varieties are Aglianico, Barbera, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Castiglione, Gaglioppo, Greco Nero, Magliocco Canino, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Nocera, Sangiovese.The Zone of production are Communes of Calanna, Campo Calabro, Fiumara, and Villa San Giovanni, and part of Reggio Calabria in the…
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Greco di Bianco DOC
Greco di Bianco DOC: White Grape is GrecoBianco Passito (WhSw): Minimum 95% Greco Bianco + OAWG. Yhe Minimum alcohol level is 14.0% (17.0% potential) We are working on this Greco di Bianco 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…