Italy

Region Hierarchy
Climate(s) Moderate Continental, Warm Continental, Warm Maritime, Warm Mediterranean, Hot Mediterranean
Notes Italian wines are named for the Region they are made in, not the grapes used in the wine.
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Grape(s)
Color Grape Notes
Red Aglianico Grape
Red Barbera Grape Grape notes: Late ripening grape.
Red Cabernet Sauvignon Grape Grape notes: High tannins due to thick skin. Buds late and needs a long growing season. Often blended with Merlot to gain softness. Usually destemmed and crushed.
Red Corvina Grape Grape notes: Produces wines that are low-to-medium tannins and high acidity. Red cherry, red plum flavors.
Red Dolcetto Grape Grape notes: Early ripening and can be planted in cooler sites.
Red Merlot Grape Grape notes: Aroma/Flavors vary according to ripeness. Often blended with Cab. Sauvignon to add softness. Buds and ripens early.
Red Montepulciano Grape
Red Nebbiolo Grape Grape notes: Produces high acidity and high tannin wines. Red fruit aromas with some herb and floral notes. Difficult to grow successfully and ripens late.
Red Negroamaro Grape
Red Nero d'Avola Grape
Red Sagrantino Grape
Red Sangiovese (Chianti) Grape
Red Syrah / Shiraz Grape Grape notes: Shiraz in Australia; all elsewhere Syrah. Small with thick, dark skins.
Red Teroldego Grape
Red Trollinger / Schiava Grape
Red Zinfandel / Primitivo Grape
White Chardonnay Grape
White Cortese Grape Grape notes: Cortese produces light body, high acidity wines.
White Fiano Grape Grape notes: Produces medium acidity, medium-to-full body wines. Stone (peach) and tropical (melon, mango) fruit flavors.
White Garganega Grape Grape notes: Produces dry, medium body, high acidity wines. Flavors of green (apple/pear), citrus (lemon), and stone (peach) fruits.
White Gewurztraminer Grape Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced.
White Glera (Prosecco) Grape
White Grechetto Grape
White Greco Bianco Grape
White Malvasia Grape
White Moscato (Muscat) Grape Grape notes: This is an aromatic grape; its nose intensity will likely be pronounced. Prone to poor fruit set and rot.
White Pinot Blanc Grape
White Pinot Gris (Grigio) Grape Grape notes: Early budding and ripening.
Two main styles:
1. Harvested early. Dry, light body, medium-to-high acidity and simple flavors.
2. Delayed harvesting. Full body, medium acidity and complex flavors.
White Sauvignonasse / Friulano Grape
White Trebbiano Grape Grape notes: Thick skinnned
White Verdicchio Grape Grape notes: Produces dry, high acidity, medium body wines. Green (apple, pear), citrus (lemon), and herbal (fennel) aromas.
Wines(s)
Type Wine Notes
Sparkling White Asti (Moscato) Wine Wine notes: Modified tank fermentation
Sparkling White Other type of Sparkling White Wine
Sparkling White Prosecco Wine
Still Red Aglianico Wine Wine notes: High alcohol
Still Red Barbaresco (Nebbiolo) Wine Wine notes: Wine made from the Nebbiolo grape in Barbaresco, Italy. Must be aged 26+ months. Good while young and can also age well. Typically high alcohol.
Still Red Barbera Wine Wine notes: Can be either youthful, fruity, and not oaked (protected fermentation). Or barrel-aged to give spicy flavors. Medium to deep color.
Still Red Barolo (Nebbiolo) Wine Wine notes: Wine made from the Nebbiolo grape in Barolo, Italy. Must be aged 38+ months.
Still Red Cabernet Sauvignon Wine Wine notes: Often able to age well.
Still Red Chianti Wine Wine notes: Late ripening grape.
Still Red Dolcetto Wine Wine notes: Often deep purple in color
Still Red Merlot Wine
Still Red Montepulaciano Wine Wine notes: Dark colors
Still Red Negroamaro Wine Wine notes: High alcohol
Still Red Nero d'Avola Wine
Still Red Primivito Wine (Italy) Wine notes: Typically from Italy. All others are called Zinfandel. High alcohol
Still Red Red Blend Wine Wine notes: A blend of various red grapes
Still Red Syrah (Shiraz) Wine Wine notes: High tannins due to thick skin
Still Red Teroldego Wine
Still Red Trollinger / Schiava Wine
Still Red Tuscan Red Wine Wine notes: From the Tuscan region, but not Chianti
Still Red Valpolicella (Corvina) Wine Wine notes: Appassimento sometimes used
Still Rosé White Zinfandel Wine Wine notes: Usually low alcohol
Still White Chardonnay Wine
Still White Fiano Wine Wine notes: Better young
Still White Gavi (Cortese) Wine Wine notes: Pale in color. Typically made protectively with cool fermentation and lees contact.
Still White Gewurztraminer Wine Wine notes: Usually high alcohol, complex and flavorful.
Still White Greco Bianco Wine
Still White Pinot Blanc Wine
Still White Pinot Grigio Wine (Italy)
Still White Sauvignonasse Wine
Still White Soave (Garganega) Wine Wine notes: Typically drunk young
Still White Verdicchio Wine Wine notes: Better young
Still White White Blend Wine Wine notes: A blend of various white grapes



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