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Italy, the world's leading wine producer
In 2022, Italy is still the world's largest producer by volume and second by value. Among the original characteristics of the Italian vineyard, it should be noted that the size of the farms is small compared to other major wine countries such as France, Spain or the United States: three-quarters of Italian winemakers and estates produce less than 50,000 bottles per year.
Italy's Greatest Wine Regions
Some of the largest wine regions in Italy and the most well-known Italian wines include:
- Tuscany (Toscana) whose formidable Sangiovese grape variety makes it possible to produce some of the greatest Italian red wines in Chianti, Montalcino, and Montepulciano and which has also acquired a worldwide reputation for the great wines known as "Super Tuscans", obtained from a blend of the great French grape varieties of Bordeaux, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc complemented by Sangiovese, including the superb Sassicaia by Tenuta San Guido, Tignanello by Antinori or Ornellaia by Bolgheri.
- Piedmont (Piemonte) known for its magnificent red grape variety, Nebbiolo, which offers very great wines such as Barolo or Barbaresco but also the Barbera grape variety which gives fruity red wines such as Barbera d'Asti and Barbera d'Alba, the Dolcetto grape variety which gives more powerful and round wines such as Dolcetto d'Alba, and the Moscato d'Asti grape variety, known for its excellent sparkling white wines.
- Veneto (Veneto), known all over the world for one of the greatest successes of recent years, the sparkling wine Prosecco, produced in the Valdobbiadene region and for the very popular Valpolicella and Valpolicella Superiore Ripasso, red wines made from the three Venetian grape varieties Corvina, Rondinella, and Molinara, which are also found in the wines of Bardolino.
Unique and original Italian wines
Other regions are renowned for their original wines:
- Sicily and the wines of Etna, a formidable volcanic terroir for local grape varieties such as the now very popular Nero d'Avola or the noble local grape varieties on the slopes of the volcano, such as Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio in red, Carricante in white.
- Puglia whose emblematic red grape variety is Primitivo, belonging to the very old Croatian grape variety Crljenak and ancestor of the Californian Zindanfel .
- Emilia-Romagna (Emilia Romagna) is known for Lambrusco, a light sparkling red wine that is dry or sweet, made from several local grape varieties.
- Friuli (Friuli) and Trentino Alto Adige (Trentino Alto Adige), known for Pinot Grigio, A dry and mineral white wine with aromas of white fruit and lemony notes.
The Italian vineyard, hundreds of autochthonous grape varieties
Another original characteristic of the Italian vineyard is the unique diversity of grape varieties compared to other major wine-growing countries: the ten most planted grape varieties in Italy represent less than 2/5 of the vineyard and no less than 350 grape varieties are now cultivated throughout Italy, not to mention many rare or extinct autochthonous grape varieties.
All regions of Italy produce wines, some of which are less known internationally but which are worth a visit. Among the red wines, we can remember:
- Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, a red wine from the Abruzzo region (Abruzzo) with the Montepulciano grape variety (not to be confused with the Tuscan wine of the same name from Sangiovese)
- The Aglianico from Campania (Campania) and Basilicata (Basilicata) around Naples which gives powerful and spicy, tannic red wines, which require patience to be appreciated, such as Aglianico del Taburno and Aglianico del Vulture.
- Refosco du Friuli (Friuli), a spicy, low-tannic red wine with aromas of red and black fruits.
- Teralfogo from Trentino Alto Adige (Trentino Alto Adige), a full-bodied and powerful red wine with aromas of black fruit and slightly aniseed and smoky notes.
Among the white wines:
- Trebbiano, a dry, rich and fruity white wine, made from the eponymous grape variety, native to the Abruzzo region (Abruzzo)
- Frascati, a white wine from Lazio in the region of Rome, a blend of mainly Malvasia and Trebbiano grape varieties, with lemony and flint notes, light and low alcohol.
- Orvietto, a dry and mineral white wine made mainly from the Grechetto grape variety in the Umbria region (Umbria).
Finally, we can also mention the regions with smaller production such as Sardinia, Calabria, Liguria or Valle d'Aosta, which offer rarer but interesting wines.
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