Italy
As a wine growing country Italy has a rich and diverse wine heritage dating back more than four thousand years.
Italy is a major wine country both in terms of volume (about 15 percent of world production) and quality. Few countries can show such a varied wine selection as Italy, thanks to favorable growing conditions, countless grape varieties and wine styles.
Tuscany
Production in Tuscany is over 80 percent red wines with sangiovese at the top among the blue grape varieties.
Fruili
In the northeast corner of Italy is Friuli-Venezia Giulia, which is best known for its grape wines of both local and imported grape varieties.
Langhe
Veneto
Veneto has by far the largest production of Italy's 20 wine regions. Residence of Prosecco, Ripasso and Amarone.
Puglia
Apulia, on the long heel of the Italian boot, is often the second most productive wine region in Italy after Veneto.
Sicily
Sicily is a giant in the world of wine. Today, attention is paid to quality wines, especially those from Etna.
