IGP Romangia:White Grapes are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico). Red Grapes are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tai Rosso, Teroldego. Production: area: Communes of Castelsardo, Osilo, Sennori, Sorso, and Valledoria in the province of Sassari.…
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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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IGP Provincia di Nuoro
IGP Provincia di Nuoro: White Grapes are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) and Red Grapes are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, …
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IGP Planargia
IGP Planargia is a wine appellation in the province of Oristano, Sardinia.Major white grape varieties approved for the region of Sardegna (Sardinia) include Vermentino, Nuragus, Vernaccia di Oristano, Moscato Bianco, and Torbato. Many of these are native to the island and are used to produce several of its signature wines. The main…
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IGP Parteolla
IGP Parteolla: White Graps are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico). Red Grape are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tai Rosso, Teroldeg Aolcohol level: 10.0% for Bianco; 10.5% for Rosato and all frizzante wines;…
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IGP Ogliastra
IGP Ogliastra:White Grapes are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) Red Grape are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tai Rosso, Teroldego.…
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IGP Nurra
IGP Nurra:White Grape are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico)Red Grape are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tai Rosso, Teroldego. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.0% for Bianco; 10.5% for Rosato and all frizzante wines;…
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IGP Marmilla
IGP Marmilla: White Grape Varieties are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay,Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico)and red are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero…
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IGP Isola dei Nuraghi
IGP Isola dei Nuraghi is a wine appellation that covers the whole Island of Sardinia.Major white grape varieties approved for the region of Sardegna (Sardinia) include Vermentino, Nuragus, Vernaccia di Oristano, Moscato Bianco, and Torbato. Many of these are native to the island and are used to produce several of…
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IGP Colli del Limbara
IGP Colli del Limbara: White Grape are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay, Cortese, Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico)Red Grapes are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tai Rosso, Teroldego. The Minimum alcohol level: 10.0% for Bianco; 10.5% for…
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IGP Barbagia
IGP Barbagia: White Grape are Ansonica, Arneis, Biancolella, Chardonnay, Cortese,Falanghina, Fiano, Forastera, Friulano, Garganega, Gewürztraminer, Greco, Malvasia, Manzoni Bianco, Moscato, Müller-Thurgau, Nasco, Nuragus, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Semidano, Sylvaner Verde, Torbato, Trebbiano, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, Vernaccia, Welschriesling (Riesling Italico) Red Grape are Aglianico, Aleatico, Alicante, Ancellotta, Barbera, Bombino Nero, Bovale, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cagnulari, Canaiolo Nero, Cannonau, Carignano, Croatina, Dolcetto, Gaglioppo, Girò, Greco Nero, Malbec, Malvasia Nera, Marzemino, Merlot, Monica, Montepulciano, Nebbiolo, Nero d’Avola (Calabrese), Pinot Nero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tai Rosso, Teroldego. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.0% for Bianco; 10.5% for Rosato…