Taurasi DOCG
Pronunciation: /taʊrˈazɪ/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Taurasi.mp3 REGION(S) / VINEYARD ACREAGE: Campania Vineyard Area: 475,69 Hectares MILESTONE(S): Year Appellation Started: 1993 Appellation Last modified: 2020 Main Grape Variety(S): Red Grapes: Aglianico Wine Style(s): Rosso (Red) Wine Production Rule(s): Still Red Wine: minimum 85% Aglianico + maximum 15% other grapes permitted for cultivation in the province of […]
Greco di Tufo DOCG
Pronunciation: /ɡrˈɛko dˈi tˈufo/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Greco-di-Tufo.mp3 REGION(S) / VINEYARD ACREAGE: Campania Vineyard Area: 677,87 Hectares MILESTONE(S): Year Appellation Started: 2003 Appellation Last modified: 2014 Main Grape Variety(S): White Grapes: Greco, Coda di Volpe Bianca Wine Style(s): Sparkling White (Bianco) Wine Production Rule(s): Sparkling: minimum 85% Greco + maximum 15% Coda di Volpe. Minimum […]
Fiano di Avellino DOCG
Pronunciation: /fjˈano dˈi avellˈino/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Fiano-di-Avellino.mp3 REGION(S) / VINEYARD ACREAGE: Campania Vineyard Area: 451,77 Hectares MILESTONE(S): Year Appellation Started: 2003 Appellation Last modified: 2014 Main Grape Variety(S): White Grapes: Greco, Fiano, Coda di Volpe Bianca, Trebbiano Toscano Wine Style(s): White (Bianco) Wine Production Rule(s): Still Wine: minimum 85% Fiano + maximum 15% of […]
Aglianico del Taburno DOCG
Pronunciation: /aʎˈaniko dˈel tabˈurno/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Aglianico-del-Taburno.mp3 REGION(S) / VINEYARD ACREAGE: Campania Vineyard Area: 108.11 Hectares MILESTONE(S): Year Appellation Started: 2011 Appellation Last modified: 2014 Main Grape Variety(S): Red Grapes: Aglianico Wine Style(s): Rosato (Rosé) Rosso (Red) Wine Production Rule(s): Still Rosè Wine: minimum 85% Aglianico + other non-aromatic black grape varieties suitable for […]
Aglianico del Vulture Superiore DOCG
Pronunciation: /aʎˈaniko dˈel vˈultʊre sʊperiˈore/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Aglianico-del-Vulture-Superiore.mp3 REGION(S) / VINEYARD ACREAGE: Basilicata Vineyard Area: 29.310 Hectares MILESTONE(S): Year Appellation Started: 2010 Appellation Last modified: 2014 Main Grape Variety(S): Red Grapes: Aglianico, Aglianico del Vulture Wine Style(s): Rosso (Red) Wine Production Rule(s): Still Red Wine: 100% Aglianico. Aged min 24 months in oak + […]
Terre Tollesi or Tullum DOCG
Pronunciation: /tˈɛrɾe tollˈezɪ/or /tˈullʊm/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Terre-Tollesi.mp3https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Tullum.mp3 REGION(S) / VINEYARD ACREAGE: Abruzzo Vineyard Area: 4,07 Hectares MILESTONE(S): Year Appellation Started: 2019 Appellation Last modified: 2019 Main Grape Variety(S): Red Grapes: Montepulciano White Grapes: Chardonnay, Passerina, Pecorino Wine Style(s): Sparkling White (Bianco) Rosso (Red) Wine Production Rule(s): Sparkling: minimum 60% Chardonnay + Trebbiano Toscano, Moscato, […]
Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Colline Teramane DOCG
Pronunciation: /montepʊlt͡ʃˈano d̪ˈiː’abrˈut͡sːo kollˈine teramˈane/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Montepulciano-dAbruzzo-Colline-Teramane.mp3 REGION(S) / VINEYARD ACREAGE: Abruzzo Vineyard Area: 6.841,24 Hectares MILESTONE(S): Year Appellation Started: 2003 Appellation Last modified: 2016 Main Grape Variety(S): Red Grapes: Montepulciano, Sangiovese White Grapes: N/A Wine Style(s): Rosso (Red) Wine Production Rule(s): Still Wine: minimum 90% Montepulciano + maximum 10% Sangiovese. Aged min 12 […]
Veneto
Pronunciation: /vˈɛneto/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Veneto.mp3 NATIVE WHITE GRAPE(S): Bianchetta Trevigiana Durella Garganega Glera Moscato Giallo Trebbiano di Soave Verduzzo Trevigiana Vespaiola NATIVE RED GRAPE(S): Corvina Corvinone Dindarella Incrocio Manzoni 2-14 Incrocio Manzoni 2-15 Molinara Negrara Oseleta Raboso Piave Raboso Veronese Rondinella Interesting Facts: Veneto is known for its use of the appassimento method, where […]
Umbria
Pronunciation: /ˈumbria/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Umbria.mp3 NATIVE WHITE GRAPE(S): Grechetto Trebbiano Spoletino Verdello NATIVE RED GRAPE(S): Sagrantino Sangiovese Interesting Facts: One of Umbria’s most distinctive grape varieties is Sagrantino, known for its deeply colored, tannic wines. Indigenous to the Montefalco area, Sagrantino is celebrated for producing robust red wines with aging potential. The Sagrantino di […]
Toscana
Pronunciation: /toskˈana/ Voice File: https://winesafariitalia.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Toscana.mp3 NATIVE WHITE GRAPE(S): Ansonica Malvasia Bianca Trebbiano Toscano Vermentino Vernaccia di San Gimignano NATIVE RED GRAPE(S): Abrusco Aleatico Barsaglina Bonamico Canaiolo Nero Ciliegiolo Colorino Foglia Tonda Mammolo Pugnitello Sangiovese Vermentino Nero Interesting Facts: Tuscany has a winemaking tradition dating back centuries, with vine cultivation and wine production documented since […]