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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:Â 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 mergersThe Essential Guide to Italian Wines
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Buttafuoco dell’Oltrepò Pavese / Buttafuoco DOC
Buttafuoco dell’Oltrepò Pavese / Buttafuoco DOC:is a red DOC wine prducted in Pavia. It is a vinification of the Croatina, also called Bonarda, Barbera, Uva Rara and Ughetta di Canneto vines, cultivated on the area of ​​the eastern Oltrepò Pavese. Organoleptic characteristics: color: lively ruby ​​red with violet reflections. Smell: good intensity, penetrating, with a light hint of licorice, currant jam with spicy nuances. Flavor: full-bodied, clean, round and robust We are working on this Buttafuoco dell’Oltrepò Pavese / Buttafuoco 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 you are in the mood for a good book,…
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Botticino DOC
Botticino DOC is a wine appellation produced in the province of Brescia, mainly in the Municipalities of Botticino Sera, Botticino Mattina, San Gallo. Organoleptic characteristics:color: deep ruby with garnet reflections.Smell: vinous and intense. Flavor: dry, harmonious, rightly tannic We are working on this Botticino 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 you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can discover…
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Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC
Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC is a wine appellation whose production is allowed in the province of Pavia. The grape is the Croatina traditionally called Bonarda in the Oltrepò and Piacentino areas. category: Cultivar, Maximum grape yield: 65.0%, Natural alcoholic strength of the grape: 10.5%, Minimum alcoholic strength of the wine: 11.0% We are working on this Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese 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 you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian…
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Pinerolese DOC
Pinerolese DOC is an appellation for red and rose’ wines. It can be produced in the countryside very close to Torino around a small town called Pinerolo and also in some communes in the Cuneo province. Grapes/Blend The wines have a very wide and interesting blend. The most important rule in the Disciplinare says that the Pinerolo DOC wine must include min. 50% Barbera, Bonarda, Nebbiolo, Neretto, either singularly or together. The other 50% can be any other non-aromatic red varieties authorized in Piedmont. Pinerolese DOC Appellation’s Varietal wines The appellation allows also to have varietals driven wines. In order to be able to write the name of the variety…
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Piemonte DOC
Piemonte DOC is an important appellation and it takes the name of the whole region. There are no IGTs and, for this reason, it is pretty big and it allows white wines, red wines, rose’ and also sparkling wines. We are working on this Piemonte 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 you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can…
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Nizza DOCG
Nizza DOCG: This is a new appellation born around the town of Nizza, in the Monferrato area. It is made with 100% Barbera and it became a DOCG to highlithed the highest quality of the wines in the small area. We are working on this Nizza DOCG 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 you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can…
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Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC
Nebbiolo d’Alba DOC: This red appellation is located in the Langhe, close to the town of Alba. The wine is 100% Nebbiolo and it has also 2 sparkling versions: one red and one rose’. The sparkling wines can be produced with the Martinotti Method or with the Metodo Classico. We are working on this Nebbiolo d’Alba 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 you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices…
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Monferrato DOC
Monferrato DOC: Monferrato is a very important appellation and it takes the name of the whole area. For that reason, it is pretty big and it includes white and red wines. The white varietals are Arneis, Chardonnay, Favorita, Riesling, Nascetta, Rossese Bianco, Sauvignon. The red vatietals are Barbera, Dolcetto, Nebbiolo, Freisa, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Nero, Merlot. There is also a rose’ version that can be made with Barbera, Bonarda, Cabernet Franc, Dolcetto, Freisa, Grignolino, Nebbiolo, Pinot Nero. We are working on this Monferrato 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 you are in the mood for a…
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Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC
Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco DOC: This red appellation is located in the Asti area. It is made with Malvasia di Schierano o Malvasia Lunga Nera (min 85% to 100%) and Freisa (max. 15%). We are working on this Malvasia di Castelnuovo Don Bosco 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 you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can discover the…
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Malvasia di Casorzo d’Asti / Malvasia di Casorzo / Casorzo DOC
Malvasia di Casorzo d’Asti / Malvasia di Casorzo / Casorzo DOC: This appellation is located in the Asti area. It is made with at least 90% Malvasia di Casorzo We are working on this Malvasia di Casorzo d’Asti / Malvasia di Casorzo / Casorzo 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 you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can discover the…
