🗺️ Italian wine
The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grape varieties, appellations.
Italian wine means the wine and winemaking of Italy, one of the largest wine countries in the world. Grapes grow almost everywhere here, from the Alps in the north to Sicily in the south. Italian viticulture goes back thousands of years, and the country has a great many grape varieties.
Italy is divided into 20 wine regions, including Piedmont, Tuscany, Veneto, Sicily and Puglia. Each region has its own wines and traditions. In Piedmont these are Barolo and Barbaresco, in Tuscany Chianti and Brunello, in Veneto Valpolicella and Prosecco. Widely known grapes include Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Dolcetto, Verdicchio, Catarratto and Grillo.
Italian wines are divided into categories: DOCG, DOC and IGT. The top step is DOCG, with the strictest rules and checks. Each area has wines for every taste: dry and sweet, still and sparkling, red and white. Italian wine belongs to the wines of Europe and is closely tied to the cooking of the country.
What it includes
- 📍 Abruzzo
- 📜 Alto Livenza
- 📍 Apulia
- 📍 Basilicata
- 📍 Aosta Valley
- 📜 Valdadige
- 📜 Valdadige Terradeiforti
- 📍 Veneto
- 📜 Delle Venezie
- 📍 Calabria
- 📍 Campania
- 📍 Lazio
- 📍 Liguria
- 📍 Lombardy
- 📍 Marche
- 📍 Molise
- 📍 Piedmont
- 📍 Sardinia
- 📍 Sicily
- 📍 Tuscany
- 📜 Trevenezie
- 📍 Trentino-Alto Adige
- 📍 Umbria
- 📜 Friuli
- 📍 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- 📍 Emilia-Romagna
Links
- Part of
- 🗺️ Wines of Europe
- Native grapes
- 🍇 Sangiovese, 🍇 Trebbiano, 🍇 Nebbiolo, 🍇 Nero d'Avola, 🍇 Barbera, 🍇 Montepulciano, 🍇 Glera, 🍇 Trebbiano Toscano, 🍇 Welschriesling, 🍇 Aglianico, 🍇 Dolcetto, 🍇 Rondinella, 🍇 Verdicchio, 🍇 Catarratto, 🍇 Grillo, 🍇 Molinara, 🍇 Sauvignon Vert, 🍇 Uva di Troia, 🍇 Brachetto, 🍇 Sciaccarello, 🍇 Garganega, 🍇 Arneis, 🍇 Ansonica, 🍇 Fiano, 🍇 Greco, 🍇 Vernaccia di San Gimignano, 🍇 Teroldego, 🍇 Erbaluce, 🍇 Ruchè, 🍇 Refosco, 🍇 Verduzzo Friulano, 🍇 Nerello Mascalese, 🍇 Lambrusco di Sorbara, 🍇 Pignoletto, 🍇 Trebbiano Romagnolo, 🍇 Manzoni Bianco, 🍇 Uva di Puglia, 🍇 Cesanese, 🍇 Corvinone, 🍇 Nielluccio, 🍇 Coda di Volpe Bianca, 🍇 Trebbiano Abruzzese, 🍇 Malvasia di Lipari, 🍇 Prugnolo Gentile, 🍇 Corvina, 🍇 Canaiolo, 🍇 Lagrein, 🍇 Pecorino, 🍇 Falanghina, 🍇 Albana, 🍇 Trollinger, 🍇 Marzemino, 🍇 Cortese, 🍇 Sagrantino, 🍇 Aleatico, 🍇 Ancellotta, 🍇 Ciliegiolo, 🍇 Gaglioppo, 🍇 Raboso, 🍇 Grignolino … +583
- Wines made here
- 🍷 Rosé, 🍷 Orange wine, 🍷 Chiaretto, 🍷 Cerasuolo, 🍷 Abboccato, 🍷 Amabile, 🍷 Dolce, 🍷 Brut nature, 🍷 Extra brut, 🍷 Brut, 🍷 Extra dry, 🍷 Sec, 🍷 Demi-sec, 🍷 Doux, 🍷 Quality aromatic sparkling wine, 🍷 Frizzante, 🍷 Spumante, 🍷 Prosecco, 🍷 Col fondo, 🍷 Franciacorta, 🍷 Trento DOC, 🍷 Lambrusco, 🍷 Asti, 🍷 Moscato d'Asti, 🍷 Brachetto d'Acqui, 🍷 Pét-nat, 🍷 Mistelle, 🍷 Marsala, 🍷 Marsala Vergine, 🍷 Vermouth, 🍷 Dry vermouth, 🍷 Sweet red vermouth, 🍷 Bianco vermouth, 🍷 Vermouth di Torino, 🍷 Americano (aromatised wine), 🍷 Bitter aromatised wine, 🍷 Amphora wine, 🍷 Natural wine, 🍷 Spritz, 🍷 Bellini, 🍷 Homemade wine, 🍷 Super Tuscan, 🍷 Vin nouveau, 🍷 Vino novello, 🍷 Vino cotto, 🍷 Piquette
- Related to
- 🍷 Traditional method, 🍷 Charmat method, 🍷 Asti method, 🍷 Lees ageing, 🍷 Straw wine, 🍷 Passito, 🍷 Appassimento, 🍷 Amarone, 🍷 Recioto, 🍷 Ripasso, 🍷 Sforzato, 🍷 Vin Santo
- Classifications
- 🏷️ DOCG, 🏷️ DOC (Italy), 🏷️ IGT, 🏷️ Vino (Italy), 🏷️ Classico, 🏷️ Superiore, 🏷️ Menzione geografica aggiuntiva, 🏷️ Barrique, 🏷️ Solera, 🏷️ Riserva
- Grape products
- 🥃 Grappa, 🥃 Balsamic vinegar, 🥃 Traditional balsamic vinegar, 🥃 Verjuice, 🥃 Saba (sapa)
Frequently asked questions
How many wine regions does Italy have?
Twenty, from Piedmont in the north to Sicily in the south.
Which wine categories exist in Italy?
DOCG, DOC and IGT; DOCG is the highest.
Which grapes are best known in Italy?
Sangiovese, Trebbiano, Dolcetto, Verdicchio, Catarratto and others.
Similar
🗺️ French wine · 🗺️ Spanish wine · 🗺️ Slovenian wine · 🗺️ Georgian wine · 🗺️ Moldovan wine · 🗺️ Ukrainian wine
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.