Bardolino DOC: It is an apellation from Veneto producing red, rose’ and sparkling wines. Red Grape is Corvina and Wine Composition is Chiaretto (Ro): 35–80% Corvina and/or Corvinone (maximum 20% Corvinone); 10–40% Rondinella; maximum 15% Molinara; maximum 20% OANRG (of which no single variety can exceed 10%); Rosso (Rd): 35–80% Corvina…
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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
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Bagnoli Friularo / Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG
Bagnoli Friularo / Friularo di Bagnoli DOCG: This appellation from Veneto lies close to the Municipality of Bagnoli di Sopra only. The Red Grape is Raboso and the Wine Composition is Rosso (Rd): Minimum 90% Raboso Piave (locally Friularo) + OARG; Riserva (Rosso); Vendemmia Tardiva (Rd): Minimum 90% Raboso + OARG;…
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Bagnoli di Sopra / Bagnoli DOC
Bagnoli di Sopra / Bagnoli DOC: White Grape Varieties are Chardonnay, Friulano, Marzemina Bianca, Sauvignon Blanc and Red are Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Cavrara, Corbina, Merlot, Raboso, Refosco, Turchetta. This appellation from Veneto lies close to the Municipality of Bagnoli di Sopra only. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for…
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Asolo Prosecco DOCG
Asolo Prosecco DOCG: The Principal White Grape is Glera. Composition: Bianco (Wh, WhFr, WhFrSw): Minimum 85% Glera; maximum 15% Bianchetta Trevigiana, Perera, and/or Verdiso; Spumante Superiore (WhSp, WhSpSw): Minimum 85% Glera; maximum 15% Bianchetta Trevigiana, Chardonnay, Perera, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Nero, and/or Verdiso; Sui Lieviti (Spumante Superiore), The …
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Arcole DOC
Arcole DOC: Principal White Grape Varieties are Chardonnay, Garganega, Pinot Grigio and Red is Merlot.Wine Composition:Bianco (Wh, WhFr, WhFrSw): Minimum 50% Garganega + OAWG; Chardonnay (Wh, WhFr): Minimum 85% Chardonnay + OAWG; Pinot Grigio (Wh): Minimum 85% Pinot Grigio + OAWG; Rosato (Ro, RoFr, RoFrSw): Minimum 50% Merlot + OANRG; Rosso (Rd): Minimum…
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Vesuvio DOC
Vesuvio DOC: It is a very interesting appellation from Campania producing red, white, rose’, dessert and sparkling wines.White Grape Varieties: Caprettone, Coda di Volpe, FalanghinaPrincipal Red Grape Varieties: Aglianico, Piedirosso. The Minimum alcohol level is 11.0% for Bianco, Rosato, Rosso, Spumante, and Rosato Spumante; 11.5% for varietal Aglianico Rosato, Caprettone, Falanghina, and Piedirosso (both…
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Taurasi DOCG
Taurasi DOCG: This is an appellation for only red wines in the region of Campania. Red Grape is Aglianico. Rosso (Rd): Minimum 85% Aglianico + OANRG; Riserva (Rosso). Minimum alcohol level: 12.0% for Rosso; 12.5% for Riserva Minimum alcohol level is 12.0% for Rosso; 12.5% for Riserva We are working on this…
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Sannio DOC
Sannio DOC: It is a very interesting appellation from Campania producing red, white, rose’, dessert and sparkling wines.White Grapes are Coda di Volpe, Falanghina, Fiano, Greco, Malvasia, Moscato, Trebbiano Red Grape Varieties are Aglianico, Barbera, Piedirosso, Sangiovese, Sciascinoso. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for Bianco and Moscato; 11.0% for Coda di Volpe, Rosato, Rosso, Aglianico-Piedirosso, Piedirosso, Piedirosso-Aglianico, Sciascinoso,…
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Penisola Sorrentina DOC
Penisola Sorrentina DOC:It is an appellation from Campania producing red, white wines. White Grapes are Biancolella, Falanghina, Greco and Red are Aglianico, Piedirosso, Sciascinoso. Bianco (Wh): Minimum 60% Biancolella, Falanghina, and/or Greco, with a minimum 40% Falanghina; maximum 40% OANWG; Rosso (Rd, RdFr): Minimum 60% Aglianico, Piedirosso (locally Pèr e…
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Ischia DOC
Ischia DOC: It is a very interesting appellation from Campania producing red, white, dessert, and sparkling wines. White Grapes are Biancolella, Forastera and Red Grapes are Cannonau. Bianco (Wh): 45–70% Forastera; 30–55% Biancolella; maximum 15% OANWG; Biancolella (Wh): Minimum 85% Biancolella + OANWG; Forastera (Wh): Minimum 85% Forastera + OANWG. Superiore…