Italian Wine Regions
Italy's 20 wine regions correspond to the 20 administrative regions. Understanding of Italian wine becomes clearer with an understanding of the differences between each region; their cuisines reflect their indigenous wines, and vice-versa. The 36 DOCG wines are located in 13 different regions but most of them are concentrated in Piedmont and Tuscany. Among these are appellations appreciated and sought after by wine lovers around the world: Barolo, Barbaresco, and Brunello di Montalcino (colloquially known as the "Killer B's").
The regions are, roughly from Northwest to Southeast:
- Aosta Valley
- Piedmont
- Liguria
- Lombardy
- Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Veneto
- Emilia-Romagna
- Tuscany
- Marche
- Umbria
- Lazio
- Abruzzo
- Molise
- Campania
- Basilicata
- Apulia
- Calabria
- Sicily
- Sardinia
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