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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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Loazzolo DOC
Loazzolo DOC: This is an appellation only for white wines. It is made with 100% Moscato Bianco and it is a still wine. We are working on this Loazzolo 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 other wines from Piedmont.
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Lessona DOC
Lessona DOC: This red wine is produced in the Northern part of Piedmont in the Novara province. It is made with Nebbiolo (min 85%) which is called Spanna in that area. We are working on this Lessona 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 other wines from Piedmont.
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Langhe DOC
Langhe DOC: Langhe 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. We are working on this Langhe 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…
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Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC
Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese DOC: This red wine is from the Monferrato Area and it is made with min 90% Grignolino and max 10% Freisa. We are working on this Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese 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 other wines from Piedmont.
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Grignolino d’Asti DOC
Grignolino d’Asti DOC: This red wine is from the Asti Area and it is made with min 90% Grignolino and max 10% Freisa. We are working on this Grignolino d’Asti 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 other wines from Piedmont.
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Ghemme DOCG
Ghemme DOCG: This red wine is produced in the Northern part of Piedmont in the Novara province. It is made with Nebbiolo (min 85%) which is called Spanna in that area. It can also include Vespolina and/or Uva Rara (max 15%) and other autorized red varieties. We are working on this Ghemme 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…
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Gavi / Cortese di Gavi DOCG
Gavi / Cortese di Gavi DOCG:Â This is a very famous white wine from the Monferrato area, close to Alessandria. It is made exclusively with the Cortese grape and it has a still and a sparkling version. Italian Region: Piemonte Primary grapes: Cortese Types of Wine Produced: 100% Cortese based White, Riserva, Spumante and Riserva Spumante Metodo Classico wines. All DOCG wines of Gavi di Gavi are 100% cortese, similar to the approach taken with most red and white wines of the Piemonte region. The region Gavi di Gavi is the most famous of the white wine DOCG regions in Piemonte. Located in southeastern Piemonte near the Ligurian Alps where locals…
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Gattinara DOCG
Gattinara DOCG is a red wine appellation located in the Northern part of Piedmont in the Novara province. It is made with Nebbiolo (min 90%) which is called Spanna in that area. It can also include other authorized red varieties. We are working on this Gattinara 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…
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Gabiano DOC
Gabiano DOC: This appellation lies in the very Northern part of the Monferrato area. It produces red wines with Barbera grapes (min 90-95%) and Freisa and/or Grignolino. We are working on this Gabiano 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 other wines from Piedmont.
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Freisa di Chieri DOC
Freisa di Chieri DOC: This is an appellation only for red wines, using Freisa grape (min 90%) and other authorized red grapes. It is located in the countryside very close to Torino. It includes still and sparkling version. We are working on this Freisa di Chieri 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…
