Regions
Piemonte, in the north-western corner of the Italian peninsula, sits at the foot of the Western Alps, which encircle the region to the north and west.
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Trentino Alto-Adige is characterized by the alpine peaks which soar for many thousands of feet above the Adige river Valley. The region follows the Adige
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Veneto is a substantial and increasingly important wine region in the north-eastern corner of Italy.
Just east of the lake and north of Verona is Valpolicella
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Geographyand Climate Conditions
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a wine region in the far north-eastern corner of Italy, and is bound by the borders with Austria
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A large and geographically complex region, Lombardy is home to five DOCG and 20 DOC titles. The Oltrepo Pavese zone stands out among these as one of
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One of Italy’s most preferred regions by wine connoisseurs, the region of Tuscany is probably only rivalled for its prestige by Piedmont, in the north.
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Marche is a region on the eastern side of central Italy. It stretches over a triangle delimited by the Apennine Mountains to the west and the Adriatic
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Abruzzo is stretching from the heart of the Apennines to the Adriatic Sea, on a mainly mountainous and wild land. Winemaking traditions in Abruzzo date
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Campania is the ‘shin’ of Italy’s boot, with Naples as its capital. Campania’s success owes much to the varied climates and terroirs that host around
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Puglia is a long, thin wine region in the far south-eastern corner of the 'boot' of Italy. Puglia has a formidable array of natural tools to help encourage
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Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Blessed with consistently bright sunshine and reliably moderate rainfall, the classic Mediterranean
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Sardinia's terroir is full of promise for the hopeful vigneron, the available soils and bedrocks infact vary from granite, limestone and sandstone to
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'Barolo' is the Grand Italian Wine by definition, produced entirely with Nebbiolo grapes. Barolo wine comes from the village in the Langa bearing the
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The area of production includes the entire territory of the villages of Barbaresco, Treiso and Neive, plus part of the territory of the Alba municipality.
Barbaresco
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Brunello di Montalcino is one of Italy's most famous and prestigious wines. In Tuscany, its homeland, it ranks alongside Chianti Classico. All Brunello
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This small wine-region produces perhaps some of the best-known and appreciated wines from Tuscany. Wine has been produced in this area for over 2000 years,
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The Etna DOC is an Italian wine appellaton which covers the slopes of Mount Etna, the 3330 meter (10,920ft) active volcano that dominates the northeastern
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Barbera d'Alba is a key wine appellation of Piedmont, in northwest Italy, famed for its tangy, black cherry-like red wines made from Barbera grapes. The
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Gavi was Italy's first white wine to gain international repute and is still considered one of the top-ranking Italian whites today. It is a white wine
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The Franciacorta wine region lies at the heart of Lombardy, bordering Lake Iseo on its northern side. It covers about 200 sq. kilometers across 19 municipalities
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The Burgundy wine region in central-eastern France, near the city of Dijon, is built on centuries of winemaking tradition, with close historical links
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Bordeaux, in the southwest of France, needs little introduction as one of the world's most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions. The majority
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The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire river on its long journey through the heart of France, from
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Situated 90 miles north-east of Paris, one of the most northerly latitudes in the wine world, Champagne lies over a chalk plain (a major influence of
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The Rhone Valley is a key wine-producing region in the southeast of France. It follows the north–south course of the Rhone river for almost 150 miles
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Provence is a wine region in the far southeastern corner of France, best known for the quality (and quantity) of its rosé wines and for its warm, mild
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Ribera del Duero lies within Castilla y León in North Central Spain. Within its borders lie 4 distinct municipalities, including Burgos, Soria, Segovia
...The Priorat wine region is located in the Catalonia region of Spain, just inland from the Mediterranean port city of Tarragona and about a two-hour drive
...Rioja in Northern Spain is best known for berry-scented, barrel-aged red wines made from Tempranillo and Garnacha. It is arguably Spain's top wine region.
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Rías Baixas is a wine appellation in the Galicia region of northwestern Spain, located along the Atlantic coastline. Although a comparatively young denominacion
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Located inland, close to the Andes Mountain ranges, and at a lower altitude (300m, or 100ft) than Mendoza, Patagonia features an austere desert climate
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Mendoza is by far the largest wine region in Argentina. Located on a high-altitude plateau at the edge of the Andes Mountains, the province is responsible
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Chile is one of South America's most important wine-producing countries. Occupying a thin strip down the western coast of the continent, it is home to
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Situated immediately north of San Pablo Bay, Napa Valley runs extends for approximately 35 miles (60km) between the Vacas and Mayacamas mountain ranges
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The town of Stellenbosch in Western Cape's Coastal Region, is steeped in history and is home to the country’s best-known wine estates. Cabernet Sauvignon
...The Western Cape's wine regions stretch 300 kilomers (185 miles) from Cape Town to the mouth of the Olifants River in the north, and 360km (220 miles)
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