Italian wine
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Corte Armano Valpolicella Classico 2019
DOC Valpolicella Classico
(Veneto)
Elvio Cogno Nebbiolo Montegrilli 2019
DOC Langhe Nebbiolo
(Piedmont)
Cascina delle Rosse Barbera d'Alba 2018
DOC Barbera d'Alba
(Piedmont)

Villa Matilde Aglianico Rocca dei Leoni 2015
IGP Aglianico
(Campania)

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Aldo Viola Krimiso Catarratto 2017
IGT Terre Siciliane
(Sicily)







Sandrone Nebbiolo d'Alba Valmaggiore 2018
DOC Nebbiolo d'Alba
(Piedmont)
Planeta Etna Rosso 2018
DOC Etna
(Sicily)
Fattoria Rodano Chianti Classico 2017
DOCG Chianti Classico
(Tuscany)
Serragghia Fanino Catarratto e Pignatello rosso...
IGT Terre Siciliane
(Sicily)




La Querce Seconda Chianti Classico 2017
DOCG Chianti Classico
(Tuscany)

Elvio Cogno Barolo Ravera 2016
DOCG Barolo
(Piedmont)



Vino di Anna Jeudi 15 2017
Vino da Tavola
(Sicily)


Pio Cesare Barbera D'Alba 2017
DOC Barbera d'Alba
(Piedmont)
- New

Cascina Delle Rose Dolcetto d'Alba A Elizabeth...
DOC Dolcetto d'Alba
(Piedmont)

Cascina Delle Rose Donna Elena Barbera d'Alba...
DOC Barbera d'Alba Superiore
(Piedmont)

Olek Bondonio Barbera d'Alba 2019
DOC Barbera d'Alba
(Piedmont)
Ca' Bianca Brachetto D'Acqui 2019
DOCG Brachetto D'Acqui
(Piedmont)
Eduardo Torres Versante Nord 2018
IGT Terre Siciliane
(Sicily)

- New
Frank Cornelissen Susucaru Rosé 2019
IGT Terre Siciliane
(Sicily)
Fabio Gea Pinotto Dolcetto D'Alba 2019
Vino da Tavola
(Piedmont)


Jean-Yves Péron I Vicini Barbera 2018
Vin de la communaute...
(Piedmont)







Livio Felluga Pinot Grigio 2019
DOP Colli Orientali del Friuli
(Friuli-Venezia Giulia)
This country is overflowing with winemaking potential; there are approximately 377 recognised and classified native varieties. Some people think there could be even more than that. Each region produces wines with very unique and characteristic styles. This is possibly the country that offers the biggest variety of wines.
The Italian character is faithfully reflected in their wine legislation and in the wines they make. Italian wines are so varied that trying to classify them is a daunting task, quite literally.
Italian wine in numbers
To give you an idea, here is a snapshot of Italian wine in numbers:-8.6 million tonnes of grapes harvested in 2018
-2nd place in world production, second only to China
-Around 700,000 hectares of vineyards, and counting...
-About 1000 different types of wines
-More than 300 different locations
-Around 377 native varieties
-20 winemaking regions
-4 different levels of Wine Quality Classification
Official classification of Italian wine
So much diversity in varieties, productions and geographical areas makes Italy’s wine quality classification system really complicated. Italian wine laws classify them in descending order as follows:Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG)
There are about 20 denominations that produce wines that meet the requirements of a DOC, which we will see below, and that are also bottled in the region they are produced and have been approved by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture.
Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC)
This is the equivalent of the French AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) and specifies geographical area, variety and yields.
Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT).
This is the equivalent of France’s Vin de Pays and specifies the area the wines come from in a more general manner.
Vino da Tavola
This is the most basic wine classification, equivalent to table wines, which do not specify the origin of the grapes or where they come from. They are simply Italian wines.
These classifications unfortunately do not tell the whole story, because there are exceptional wines which, because of their characteristics cannot be classed as one of the two main quality levels.