The grading system of Italian wine has a history of nearly forty years, unlike the tradition of France which has more than one hundred years. It is not difficult to identify the grade label of Italian wine. Although the label of IGT (Indicazione Geografi Che Tippici) is not very prominent, you can still find a lot of good wines of this grade.

Docg (denominazionedi origin control lata garantita) is the highest grade Italian wine. It must be in a specific place of origin and meet the specified production standards before it can be crowned as DOCG. * * * There are 18 producing areas belonging to this level. DOCG Italian wines are not only printed on the label (usually under the wine name), but also often appear on the tinfoil shrink film at the bottle mouth in the form of long pink seals. Amazing Italian wine farmers have been brewing their own unique wineries and never care about grade labels. Many wine farmers don't know the label.

Trying to understand Italian grape varieties is like driving in Naples, which is chaotic and helpless. When most people choose wine from grape varieties, Italian wine, like Hitchcock's Thriller, arouses your curiosity in fear.

Grape is the only raw material of wine. Different grape varieties have different adaptability. The geographical environment and customs of Italy are very different from north to south, so different grape varieties are planted in each district. According to the research records of Universita'di Milano, there are about 800 kinds of native grapes in Italy, and the Italian Agriculture Bureau only recognizes more than 300 kinds as legal grapes for wine making (only about 40 kinds in France).

Learning Italian wine, of course, you don't have to recite the names of more than 300 kinds of grapes word for word. Because it is used to brew famous Italian wines, there are only dozens of grapes in it. Among many varieties of red grapes, Nebiolo in the north is the emperor, Sangiovese in the middle is the best, and Nico in Arriga in the south is the territory.

Italian wine producing areas:

1, Vinipette Montana.

2. tyrrhenian sea producing area (VINI TIRRENICI)

3. Wine from the central producing area.

4. Adriatic wines

5. Mediterranean wines from Mediterranean producing areas

References:

Baidu encyclopedia? italian wine