Nuragus di Cagliari DOC: White Grape is NuragusBianco (Wh, WhFr, WhSw, WhFrSw): Minimum 85% Nuragus + OAWG. The Minimum alcohol level is 10.5% We are working on this Nuragus di Cagliari 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,…
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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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Nasco di Cagliari DOC
Nasco di Cagliari DOC:White Grapes are Moscato, Nasco Bianco (Wh, WhSw): Minimum 95% Nasco + OAG, Liquoroso (WhFo, WhFoSw): Minimum 95% Nasco + OAG, Riserva (Liquoroso) The Minimum alcohol level is 13.5% potential for Bianco; 17.5% potential for Liquoroso and Riserva We are working on this Nasco di Cagliari DOC…
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Monica di Sardegna DOC
Monica di Sardegna DOC:Red Grape Varieties: MonicaRosso (Rd, RdFr, RdSw, RdFrSw): Minimum 85% Monica + OANRG, Superiore (Rosso) Minimum alcohol level is 11.0% for Rosso; 12.5% for Superiore We are working on this Monica di Sardegna DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com…
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Mandrolisai DOC
Mandrolisai DOC: Red Grape is BovaleRosato (Ro): Minimum 35% Bovale Sardo; 20–35% Cannonau; 20–35% Monica; maximum 10% OAG, Rosso (Rd): Minimum 35% Bovale Sardo; 20–35% Cannonau; 20–35% Monica; maximum 10% OAG, Superiore (Rosso) Minimum alcohol level is 11.5% for Rosato and Rosso; 12.5% for Superiore We are working on this Mandrolisai…
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IGP Valle del Tirso
IGP Valle del Tirso: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) 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. Alcohol level: 10.0%…
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IGP Trexenta
IGP Trexenta: 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 We are working on this IGP Trexenta appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if…
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IGP Tharros
IGP Tharros: 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…
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IGP Sibiola
IGP Sibiola: 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 ero, Primitivo, Refosco, Sangiovese, Syrah, Tai Rosso, Teroldego. Alcohol level is 10.0% for Bianco; 10.5% for Rosato and all frizzante wines; 11.0% for Rosso and Novello We…
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IGP Romangia
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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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, …