Vin Santo - Wine Regions

Wine Regions

For most of the 20th century, Vin Santo was often sold as basic vino da tavola due to Italian wine authorities' difficulties in classifying the many different styles of the wine. Today most of the major Italian wine producing regions have their own DOCs for specific Vin Santo wines produced in those areas. While the style is traditionally associated with Tuscany, examples can be found on the international wine market from throughout Italy. In the Trentino region, a dried straw wine made from the Nosiola grape is popularly labeled as Vino Santo. A noticeable difference between the Trentino and Tuscan examples is that the Trentino wines are usually less oxidized due to the wines regularly being "topped up" to prevent a large ullage.

Outside of Italy, the Greek island of Santorini produces a sweet dessert wine also known as Vin Santo produced in many of the same ways as the Italian style.