Italian Wine Facts

Significant Points on Italian Wine’s History:

· Italy has been making wines for over 2800 years.

· It is the largest wine producing country in the world.

· It has over 2000 grape varieties planted.

· Most grown grapes are:

· Whites; Trebbiano, Catarratto

· Reds; Sangiovese, Barbera, Montepulciano, Nero D’Avola, Primitivo

· Quite often wines take the name of the areas or town where the grapes are grown.

· Some of the most famous Italian wines in the world are:

· Reds – Barolo, Brunello di Montalcino, Amarone, Taurasi, Nobile di Montepulciano, Bolgheri, Gattinara, Chianti.

· White – Fiano di Avellino, Gavi di Gavi, Greco di Tufo, Soave, Erbaluce, Verdicchio, Lacryma Christi, Vernaccia di San Gimignano.