Italian Wines and Wineries
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Italy is the birthplace of most wines. The Roman Empire brought grapes and grapevines to Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, and many other regions. Italy still produces and consumes a huge amount of wine, although not much gets out to the rest of the world. Most non-Italians only know of Chianti, the delicious red wine traditionally found in basket-bottles. Perhaps a few people know of Soave, the poetic white, or perhaps even Asti Spumanti, the sparkling dessert wine. Learn about them all!
Click on a green region to learn more about the wines created in that area. |
SECTION |
REGION |
GRAPES |
| Amarone | Venice | corvina veronese, rondinella, molinara |
| Asti Spumanti | Turin | muscat |
| Barolo | Piedmont | nebbiolo |
| Castel del Monte | Apulia | Uva di Troia, pinot noir, sangiovese, montepulciano, aglianico |
| Chianti | Tuscany | sangiovese, canaiolo, trebbiano, malvasia |
| Est! Est!! Est!!! | Tuscany | trebbiano and malvasia |
| Gavi | Piedmont | cortese |
| Marsala | Sicily | grillo, catarratto, inzolia, damaschino, pignatello, calabrese, nerello mascalese, nero d’avola |
| Montepulciano d'Abruzzo | Abruzzi | montepulciano |
| Soave | Venice | garganega, trebbiano di soave |
| Valpolicella | Venice | corvina, molinara, rondinella |
Amarone Winery Website Links
Barolo Winery Website Links
Chianti Winery Website Links
Gavi Winery Website Links
Marsala Winery Website Links
Other Italian Winery Website Links
Italian Wine Pronunciation Guide
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