WINE REGIONS OF ITALY

Italy's 20 wine regions correspond to the 20 political 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 by wine lovers around the world: Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello and Chianti Classico. Despite its high quality Amarone is not classified as a DOCG.

The regions are, roughly from Northwest to Southeast:

Aosta Valley (Valle D'Aosta)

Piedmont (Piemonte)

Liguria

Lombardy (Lombardia)

Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Veneto

Emilia-Romagna

Tuscany (Toscana)

Marche (Le Marche)

Umbria

Lazio (Latium)

Abruzzo

Molise

Campania

Basilicata

Apulia (Puglia)

Calabria

Sicily (Sicilia)

Sardinia (Sardegna)