What Is Cilento DOC? Cilento DOC is a distinctive wine appellation in southern Campania, Italy—covering red, white, rosé, and varietal Aglianico and Fiano wines. This coastal-hill region within Salerno features Mediterranean climate and complex soils, offering elegant yet approachable Campania wine experiences with aging potential, minerality, and expressive local character.…
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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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Castel San Lorenzo DOC
Castel San Lorenzo DOC: It is a very interesting apellation from Campania producing red, white, rose’, dessert and sparkling wines.White Grapes are Moscato, Trebbiano and Red are Aglianico, Barbera.Bianco (Wh): 50–60% Trebbiano Toscano; 30–40% Malvasia; maximum 20% OAWG; Moscato (WhSw): Minimum 85% Moscato Bianco + OAWG; Rosato (Ro): 60–80% Barbera;…
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Nardò DOC
Nardò DOC: Red Grape Varieties: NegroamaroRosato (Ro): Minimum 80% Negroamaro; maximum 20% Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, and/or Montepulciano; Rosso (Rd): Minimum 80% Negroamaro; maximum 20% Malvasia Nera di Brindisi, Malvasia Nera di Lecce, and/or Montepulciano; Riserva (Rosso)The Minimum alcohol level is 11.5% for Rosato and Rosso; 12.5% for…
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Matino DOC
Matino DOC: Red Grape is Negroamaro. Rosato (Ro): Minimum 70% Negroamaro; maximum 30% Malvasia Nera and/or Sangiovese; Rosso (Rd): Minimum 70% Negroamaro; maximum 30% Malvasia Nera and/or Sangiovese. The Minimum alcohol level is 11.5% We are working on this Matino DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you…
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Martina / Martina Franca DOC
Martina / Martina Franca DOC: White Grapes are Bianco di Alessano, VerdecaBianco (Wh): 50–65% Verdeca; 35–50% Bianco di Alessano; maximum 5% Bombino Bianco, Fiano, and/or Malvasia Toscana; Spumante (WhSp): 50–65% Verdeca; 35–50% Bianco di Alessano; maximum 5% Bombino Bianco, Fiano, and/or Malvasia Toscana. The Minimum alcohol level is 11.0% We are working…
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Lizzano DOC
Lizzano DOC:White Grape Varieties are Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco, Trebbianoand Red Grape Varieties are Malvasia Nera, Negroamaro. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for Bianco; 11.5% for Rosato, Rosso, and Spumante; 12.0% for Malvasia Nera, Negroamaro, and Rosato Spumante; 13.0% for Superiore We are working on this Lizzano DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an…
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Leverano DOC
Leverano DOC: White Grape Varieties are Chardonnay, Fiano, Malvasiaand Red Grape is Negroamaro.The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% for Bianco and white varietals; 11.0% for Rosato, Negroamaro rosato, and Novello; 11.0% for Passito and Dolce Naturale (15.0% potential); 11.5% for Rosso; 12.0% for Negroamaro rosso; 12.5% for Superiore and Riserva We are working…
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IGP Valle d’Itria
IGP Valle d’Itria: White Grape Varieties are Asprinio, Bianco di Alessano, Bombino Bianco, Chardonnay, Cococciola, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Grillo, Impigno, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Mostosa, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Trebbiano, Verdeca, Verdicchio, Vermentino, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) and Red Grape Varieties…
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IGP Tarantino
IGP Tarantino is a wine appellation in the province of Taranto, Puglia. The White Grape are Asprinio, Bianco di Alessano, Bombino bianco, Chardonnay, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Greco, Grillo, Impigno, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Trebbiano, Verdeca, Verdicchio, Vermentino, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) Principal Red Grapes are Aglianico, Aleatico, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Lacrima, Lambrusco, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negroamaro, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Ottavianello, Pampanuto, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Susumaniello, Syrah, Uva…
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IGP Puglia
IGP Puglia: White Grapes are Asprinio, Bianco di Alessano, Biancolella, Bombino Bianco, Chardonnay, Cococciola, Coda di Volpe, Falanghina, Fiano, Francavidda, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Grillo, Impigno, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Montonico Bianco, Moscato, Mostosa, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Sylvaner Verde, Trebbiano, Verdeca, Verdicchio, Vermentino, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico)and Red Grapes are Aglianico, Aleatico, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Greco Nero, Lacrima, Lambrusco, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Merlot, Montepulciano, Negroamaro, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Ottavianello, Pampanuto, Petit Verdot, Piedirosso, Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Susumaniello, Syrah, Uva di Troia.The Minimum alcohol level is 9.5% for all frizzante and…