“I Need a glass of wine or a full bottle or a winery in Italy. “
Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine in the world.
Italian wine is also popular domestically among Italians, who consume a yearly average of 46.8 litres per capita, ranking third in world wine consumptionA Brief history about Italian Wine Wines have been cultivated from the wild Vitis vinifera grape for millennia in Italy. It was previously believed that viticulture had been introduced into Sicily and southern Italy by the Mycenaeans. As winemaking traditions are known to have already been established in Italy by the time the Phoenician and Greek colonists arrived on Italy’s shores around 1000–800 BC.
ITALIAN VARIETIES OF WINE
Italy is the country with the widest variety of indigenous grapevine in the world.There are more than 500 other documented varieties in circulation as well.
The following is a list of the most common and important of Italy’s many grape varieties
1.Bianco (White)Arneis: a variety from Piedmont, which has been grown there since the 15th century
2.Fiano:
grown on the southwest coast of Italy.
3.Friulano:
A variety also known as Sauvignon Vert.The wine was previously known as Tocai.
4.Garganega:
This is a dry white wine from the Veneto wine region of Italy.
5.Greco:
Grown on the southwest coast of Italy.
6.Malvasia bianca:
A white variety that occurs throughout Italy.
7.Moscato blanc:
Grown mainly in Piedmont, it is mainly used in the slightly sparkling (frizzante), semi-sweet Moscato d’Asti.
8.Nuragus:
An ancient Sardinian variety found in southern Sardegna, producing light and tart wines usually consumed as aperitifs.
9.Passerina:
Mainly derives from Passerina grapes, a minimum percentage of other white grapes and may be still, sparkling or passito. The still version has an acidic profile
10.Pecorino:
Native to Marche and Abruzzo, it is used in the Falerio dei Colli Ascolani and Offida DOC wines.
11. Pigato:
An acidic variety from Liguria that is vinified to pair with seafood.
12.Pinot grigio:
A commercial grape (known as Pinot Gris in France), its wines are characterized by crispness and cleanness.
13.Ribolla Gialla:
A Greek variety introduced by the Venetians that now makes its home in Friuli.
14.Trebbiano:
This is the most widely planted white varietal in Italy. It is grown throughout the country, with a special focus on the wines from Abruzzo and from Lazio.
15. Verdicchio or Trebbiano di Lugana:
this is grown in the areas of Castelli di Jesi and Matelica in the Marche region and gives its name to the varietal white wine made from it.
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