The northern part of Burgundy’s Cote d’Or region, extending south of Dijon to the village of Corgoloin. 80% of the wine produced here is Pinot Noir. The following are the village appellations within the Cote de Nuits. Chambolle-Musigny Cote de Nuits Villages Fixin Gevrey-Chambertin Marsannay and Marsannay Rose Morey Saint Denis Nuits Saint Georges […]
Marche is a region located on the Adriatic coast towards the top of the country. Ancona is the capital and largest city. Here you will find white wines made from Verdicchio and red wines based on the Montepulciano grape in the appellations of Rosso Conero and Rosso Piceno. Sangiovese is also widely planted.
This island region is west of the mainland across the Tyrrhenian Sea from Lazio and to the south of the French island Corsica (which it shares similar grape varietals). The capital and largest city is Cagliari in the south. Tourists travel to Sardegna to bask in the sun on the beaches of the Costa Smeralda. […]
The Valle d’Aosta is located in northwestern Italy, above Piedmont. This tiny region borders Switzerland and France and may be more known among alpinists than wine circles for the iconic peaks of the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa and Gran Paradiso. The area’s small production numbers mean that the wines are not widely distributed outside […]
Puglia is the heel of the boot, on the Adriatic coast. The region’s capital and largest city is Bari. It is a major agricultural area for grapes and other products being the least mountainous region in Italy. It is sunny and hot (sometimes too hot, so careful vine management is necessary in order to produce […]
Umbria is located in the heart of Italy, in the Apennines, North of Rome and South of Tuscany. Tourists love the medieval hilltop towns of Assisi and Spoleto as well as the regional wines, white Orvieto and powerful reds from Sagrantino di Montefalco (made from 100% Sagrantino grapes). The main grapes planted are Trebbiano Toscano […]
This is the northernmost Italian region, which is actually comprised of two areas with different cultural influences. There is the German influenced Alto Adige (also known as Südtirol) which borders Austria and was once a part of this country. Below Alto Adige is Trentino, more Italian in culture, though very Alpine. Trento is the capital of […]
This sits above Tuscany and extends across the top of the Italian peninsula, south of the Po river, from the Adriatic Sea to nearly the west coast of the country. Its capital and largest city if Bologna and tourists flock to this food mecca as well as other major cities Modena and Parma seeking gastronomical […]
