North
Piedmont is on a par with Tuscany as a producer of the best Italian red wines. The most famous are the traditional types of old wines: Barolo. Barbaresco and Barbera (the latter is the most expensive). Every day wines made from dolcetto grapes are better. especially young and slightly chilled Dolcetto dAlba. Perhaps the most famous is the sparkling Asti Spumante ('spumante” means in Italian wines made by this method, what champagne is produced). It is a sweet wine, although in recent years there have been attempts to popularize dry Spumante. Three north-eastern regions: Trentino-Alto Adige. Venice and Frulia Venezia Giulia, unlike Piedmont, which is famous for its traditional wines, developed the production of characteristically French and German wines. Merlot. Cabernet. white Pinot. Pinot grigio, Miilerthurgau. Riesling. Chardonnay and Gewrztraminer made in these regions are all very good. The Alto Adige in particular excels in the production of excellent, Refreshing, aromatic and cheap white wines.
Types of wine more famous in Europe: Bardollino. Valpolicella and Soaie all come from the Verona area and how many Italian wines taste the better, the closer it is to the region, from which they come. The most famous wine of Emilia-Romagna is Lambrusco. but only DOC Lambrusco should be purchased. which is equally cheap, and more recommendable. Wines from Lombardy and Liguria are unfortunately not widely known, although these provinces produce wines with a unique taste. Department stores in Milan abound in wines from Oltrpo Pavese. and the northern regions of Valtellino and Brescia are home to excellent vids such as the red Franciacorta. and sparkling white Cadel Bosco. Liguria produces practically only two types of wine. refreshing dry Cinque-Terre. and sweet, made from partially dried grapes, incredibly expensive Sciacchetra.
Central Italy
Tuscany dominates the wine industry of central Italy. Chianti can be very good, but it's better to avoid the bottles, which seem very cheap. It is worth getting information about the best years for red wines, but relatively recent Chianti vintages are usually also of high quality. Two other famous Tuscan red wines. Brunello diMonlalcino and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. are among the most expensive in Italy. From cheaper you can buy eg. Rosso diMontalcino. Two popular types of white wine are I'eroaccia di San Gimignano. and refreshing Galestro. Tuscany is also known for Vin Santo, sweet strong wine. in which biscuits are traditionally dipped.
Lazio. Umbria and the Marche are best known for their refreshing dry white wines. Umbrian Orneto, once mostly semi-sweet. gained popularity as a dry wine, although sometimes you can still find the traditional version. The wine from Lazio comes mainly from the hills around Rome. The most famous are Est! Cst! Fst! and Frascati. however, whose quality can not always be relied upon. The best red wines from these three regions come from the Marche. for example. Rosso Conero. but it is also worth trying the white Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi.
Abrasion produces few wines. The red wine here is. almost always strong and sharp Montepulciano dAbrum. the white one is Trebbiano dAbruzzo. However, Cerasuola is a pink variety of Montepulciano. Wines from Molise taste similar, but they have names of their own: Biterno i Pentro (both white and red).
South
Except for a few, southern wines do not have a good brand. The region typical of the South is the largest wine producer in the country - Apulia. Most of the region's production is used to fortify northern table wines, or it is sold in five-liter cylinders costing several thousand lire. There are, however, several DOC wines here, and a number of producers started making better wines, such as the red and pink Castel dei Monte The volcanic slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania are among the oldest wine-growing areas in Italy, though. as elsewhere in the south, particularly attractive wines are not produced here. Nice table wines are made on the islands of Ischia and Capri, and the white and red Lacryma Christi from the foot of Mount Vesuvius are also of good quality. The best of Campania's white wines are Greco di lufo and Fiano diAvellino. Among the red wines, the wonderful ones stand out, though expensive Taurasi wine. Aglianico. grape variety, from which Taurasi is produced is used further to the south, in Basilicata, do produkcji Aglianico del Vulture, which is the only DOC wine in this region. Among other wines, it is worth trying the sweet one, sparkling Mahasia and Moscato. Traditional, recently in a slightly changed form, Ciro is an export product of Calabria. Due to its location at the southern tip of Italy. Calabria is also a producer of sweet wines, such as Greco di Bianco. Sicily is mainly associated with fortified Marsala wine. but it is also famous as a producer of fine table wines Corn iRegaleali. These wines (red and white) do not belong to DOC, but because of their quality they are popular all over Italy (especially Coiro).