vrijdag 12 april 2013

Understanding an Italian Wine List Step-by-Step

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Italian wine could easily be considered the final frontier of knowledge for wine geeks. This is because there are at least 350 common wine grape varieties used to make Italian wines.

Learn the basics of how to read an Italian wine list to order wine with confidence. You don’t have to know Italian wine intuitively to have a great time.

How to Read an Italian Wine List

Most wine lists do not give you very much information except for the price, producer and vintage. It’s wonderful when a wine sommelier is close by to help guide you. However, sometimes there’s no one to assist you. So where do you begin?


Start by decoding the pertinent information:


ProducerType of WineRegionVintage



Italian Wine Regions


Question: How Many Italian Wine Regions? Answer: 20

Italy is often regarded as having 4 distinctly different areas that contain the 20 unique regions.


NW Italy


PiemonteLombardyValle d’AostaLiguria

NE Italy


Alto AdigeVenetoFriuli

Central Italy


ToscanaEmilia-RomagnaMarcheLazioAbruzziUmbriaMolise

Southern Italy


PugliaBasilicataSardegnaSicilyCampaniaCalabriaRead More

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