Top 100 white wines of Italy

Discovering the wine region of Italy

Italy - home of Moscato, Chianti, Amarone and Prosecco">Prosecco - has a Rich and diverse wine heritage that dates back over two thousand years. Famous for its astonishing diversity of Grape varieties and wine styles, Italy is also important for the Volume of wine it produces: just over 4 billion liters (about 1. 06 billion U. S.

gallons) in 2012, from 800,000 hectares of vineyards. It is rivalled in this respect only by France and Spain. (© Wine-Searcher) Managing and marketing such a vast portfolio of wines is not an easy task, especially in today's highly competitive wine market. The Italian government's wine classification and labeling system uses a four-level quality hierarchy of over 500 DOCG, DOC and IGT titles.

See Italian wine labels. Italy is divided into 20 administrative regions (see left), all of which produce wine to some degree, and all of which contain various wine regions. The most important, in terms of quality and quantity, are Tuscany, Piedmont and Veneto. Each region has its flagship wine styles.

Discover the grape variety: Albana

Structured and aromatic dry whites with a pale golden robe, an ample palate and moderate acidity, with signature aromas of white flowers (acacia), yellow fruits (pear, peach, apricot), almond and mineral notes. Also the star of passito and botrytised dessert wines — round and candied with honey and dried fruit notes. The star of the Romagna Albana DOCG, Italy's first white DOCG (1987). Native Italian white grape from Emilia-Romagna, grown in the hills of Forlì and Bologna.

Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Italy

white wines from the region of Italy go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of spaghetti with homemade pesto, marinated shrimp sautéed asian style or croque monsieur with chopped steak.

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Winery Santa Venere - Vescovado Guardavalle Bianco

Vescovado Guardavalle BiancoWinery Santa Venere

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Winery Baccolo - Appassimento Parziale Bianco

Appassimento Parziale BiancoWinery Baccolo

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Winery Poderi Parpinello - Sessantaquattro

SessantaquattroWinery Poderi Parpinello

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Pinot BiancoWinery Toros Franco

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Winery Emidio Pepe - Trebbiano d'Abruzzo

Trebbiano d'AbruzzoWinery Emidio Pepe

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Winery Pietro Caciorgna - Guardoilvento Etna Bianco

Guardoilvento Etna BiancoWinery Pietro Caciorgna

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GaviWinery Gian Piero Marrone

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Lugana Villa FloraWinery Zenato

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LuganaWinery Casello Bondoni

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Winery Fattoria Monticino Rosso - Codronchio Albana di Romagna

Codronchio Albana di RomagnaWinery Fattoria Monticino Rosso

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Winery Villa Diamante - Clos d'Haut Fiano di Avellino

Clos d'Haut Fiano di AvellinoWinery Villa Diamante

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Winery Ettore Germano - Hérzu Langhe Riesling

Hérzu Langhe RieslingWinery Ettore Germano

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PecorinoWinery Tenuta Santori

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DianthàWinery Cantine Pellegrino

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Winery St. Pauls - Passion Weissburgunder Riserva

Passion Weissburgunder RiservaWinery St. Pauls

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Armannia PecorinoWinery de Luca

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Winery Mezzacorona - Castel Pietra Moscato

Castel Pietra MoscatoWinery Mezzacorona

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FalesiaWinery Paolo e Noemia d'Amico

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Pinot GrigioWinery Fasano

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Catarratto - ZibibboWinery Vaccaro

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Italy

On the nose in the region of Italy often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus and sometimes also flavors of earthy, apricot or lemon. In the mouth in the region of Italy is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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