The flavor of mushroom in wine of Italy

Discover the of Italy wines revealing the of mushroom flavor during the olphactive analysis (nose) and during the gustative analysis (mouth).

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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.

The word of the wine: Phylloxera

Aphid that came from America and ravaged European vineyards at the end of the 19th century. It lives on the roots of the vine, from which it pumps the sap. The only vines capable of resisting it had to be imported from the United States, and then grafted onto their root system the wood of traditional French grape varieties. Today, grafted vines are always planted.

What are the typical grape varieties with flavor de mushroom of Italy?

SangioveseIn 45% of wines with flavor de mushroom
MerlotIn 31% of wines with flavor de mushroom
Cabernet-sauvignonIn 30% of wines with flavor de mushroom
Cabernet francIn 16% of wines with flavor de mushroom
Petit verdotIn 11% of wines with flavor de mushroom

Nero d'avolaIn 8% of wines with flavor de mushroom
NebbioloIn 6% of wines with flavor de mushroom
Nerello mascaleseIn 6% of wines with flavor de mushroom
ChardonnayIn 5% of wines with flavor de mushroom
AglianicoIn 3% of wines with flavor de mushroom

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