Italian Wine Guide
Making an Italian wine guide that covers the whole of the country in just one web page is almost an impossible task.
Italian Wine Regulations
Like all Western European wine producing countries, the Italian government has instituted a set of regulations designed to protect quality.
Italian wine regions
Italy's 20 wine regions correspond to the 20 political regions.
Italian wine
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Italy is one of the oldest wine regions in the world. Etruscans and Greek settlers produced wine in the country long before the Romans started developing their own vineyards in the second century BC.
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Ossidato
Oxidized, will be dark and perhaps taste of cherries
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Italian wine-making process in which harvested grapes are placed in a dry room (traditionally on straw mats) to dry into raisins before being pressed.
An Italian wine making technique. The grapes are dried on mats until they turn to raisins. The result is a much higher sugar ratio in the grapes.
An Italian wine which comes from the city of Asti, south of Turin.
Astringent/Tart :
An "astringent" wine is "chewy".The tannin, which is very concentrated, is rough and causes the gums and tongue to tighten.
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Recioto
Italian wine made for grapes that have been dried on mats after harvest. This raisins the grapes, making them very sweet. Amarone is made from Recioto grapes, but fermented out fully to be dry and concentrated.
Chianti is an Italian wine made from Sangiovese grapes. It pairs well with many foods and again, you get to appear continental. You can even make references to that summer you spent in the Tuscan countryside, picking grapes and making olive oil.
Recioto
An Italian wine made from grapes that have been dried on straw mats after harvest. This grapes turn into very sweet raisins.
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Pinot Grigio. Italian wine - same grape as Pinot Gris - that recently became the most popular imported wine in the U.S.
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Not common in wines but found occasionally (particularly in the aftertaste, and usually in subtle, refreshing form) in some Italian wines and Alsatian whites. It describes one of the four basic tastes (along with sour, salty and sweet).
It is tremendously prolific; low in alcohol but high in acidity, it is found in almost any basic white Italian wine.
Barolo is often referred to as the "king of Italian wines" because of its complexity and longevity. This dry, full-bodied wine is produced in the Piedmont region of Italy southwest of Alba and is made from the grape nebbiolo.
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Marsala
Semi-dry, pale golden Italian wine from Sicily.
Marzipan
A thick almond paste mainly used in cakes and pastries of the European tradition. May also be colored and sculpted into individual sweetmeats or garnishes.
Verdicchio is both an Italian wine with a full DOC and a grape, which counts as unusual in Europe.
Some labels will not come off the bottle; either intact or at all. Numerous Italian wines are known for this problem. In this case, take a photo of the wine you enjoyed and add the photo to the collection!
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Not common in wines but found occasionally - particularly in the aftertaste, and usually in subtle, refreshing form - in some Italian wines and Alsatian whites.
[edit] Sangiovese The preponderant grape for making the Italian wine known as Chianti.
[edit] Sangria A tart punch made from red wine along with orange, lemon and apricot juice with added sugar.
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Recioto:Extremely concentrated Italian wine made from grapes that have been dried or raisined in special drying rooms for a few months after harvest before being crushed. The wine can be dry or slightly sweet.
IGT - Abbreviation for "Indicazione Geografica Tipica", the lowest-ranking of the three categories of Italian wine regulated by Italy law.
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Jeroboam - A large bottle holding three litres, the equivalent of four regular wine bottles.
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DOCG (short for Denominazione Di Origine Controllata E Garantita) A step above DOC in Italy's regulatory wine system. Represents the highest level of quality among Italian wines.
DOCG (Denominazione Di Origine Controllata E Garantita): The next step above DOC in Italy's regulatory wine system. Represents the highest level of quality among Italian wines.
of Sardinia (Sardegna) sits off the west coast of central Italy, inside the Mediterranean sea. It's about the same size as Sicily, but much further away from the Italian coastline; its physical separation often excludes it from talk of Italian wine.
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more consistent), Brunello di Montalcino (rare, expensive reds from a special strain of Sangiovese) and the 'Supertuscans' (high-end, aspiring wines made largely from non-local grape varieties). But perhaps the best value for money in Italian wine is ...
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