Italian grape varieties
Learn about some of the most important Italian grape varieties.
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Arneis
Arneis is a delicate grape varietal from Piedmont in northwest Italy that had nearly vanished by the
early 1970s. Thankfully, there was a resurgence ...
Pecorino
Pecorino is an ancient grape variety thought to have originated in the Marche area of central Italy's
east coast. The grape's name ...
Aglianico
Aglianico is a high-quality grape that can produce world-class wine and is one of Italy's best-kept secrets. While it is. ...
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Greco (di Tufo)
Greco, often known as Greco Bianco, is an ancient Italian grape. It is thought that the ancient Greeks
introduced it to the Campania region......
Lambrusco
Lambrusco is both a grape variety and a wine produced in the Emilia-Romagna area in central Italy. This grape variety, ...
Nebbiolo
Nebbiolo is regarded as a classic grape, producing wines with distinct personalities that are among the best and longest-lasting in the world. It hasn't traveled far from its birthplace in Piedmont, ...
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Garganega (Soave)
Garganega is most closely linked with Veneto in northeast Italy, where it is the primary component of
the region's famous Soave (so-ah-vay) and less well-known Gambellara wines. While it has been
planted in Veneto for centuries, DNA.....
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Montepulciano
Montepulciano is an Italian grape variety that is commonly confused with the famed Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, which is made from the Sangiovese grape and named after the Tuscan town of Montepulciano...
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Friulano
Friulano is the white grape most closely identified with the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of
northeastern Italy, also known simply as Friuli. This territory borders Austria to the north, Slovenia to
the east, and the Adriatic coastline...
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Negroamaro
Negroamaro is an Italian grape variety with a lengthy history dating back to Classical times in the Puglia area of the country's south-east, which contains the "heel" of Italy. The
meaning of the name Negroamaro is...
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Fiano
Fiano is an old grape from southern Italy, specifically the Campania region. It has been grown since
Roman times, when it was known as the "Vine of the Bees" because bees tended to prefer it over
other vines. Fiano...
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Nero d'Avola
The best and most important red grape variety in Sicily, Italy's largest wine region, is Nero d'Avola. Its name refers...
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Dolcetto
Dolcetto is nearly entirely grown in the Piedmont area of northwest Italy, where it is consumed as a daily wine. Its origins are unknown, but it has been cultivated in Piedmont since at least the...
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Falanghina
Falanghina is a very old grape variety endemic to the Campania region in southwest Italy, the capital of which is Naples. It is said to have been brought here by the Greeks, who established a colony here as early as the 8th century...
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Nero di Troia
Nero di Troia, also known as Uva di Troia, is a high-quality grape from Puglia that has been completely overshadowed by the region's two prominent red wine varieties,
Negroamaro and Primitivo. Many people...
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Cortese
Cortese is a grape that is native to Piedmont in northwest Italy and has been grown there since at least the mid-17th century. It is best
recognized as the sole variety used in the production of Gavi,
one of Piedmont's finest...
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Ebramat
A lesser-known grape variety, Erbamat is an ancient native grape variety of the Brescia area,
primarily present in the Lake Garda area and, for some time now, also in Franciacorta; it takes its
name from....
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Vermentino
Vermentino is a lesser-known Mediterranean grape variety that is gaining popularity. It is debated
whether it originated in Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, or....
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Corvina
Corvina is a high-quality grape from Italy's Veneto region that, along with Rondinella and Molinara, is used to make Valpolicella and Bardolino wines. The vast majority are
produced in the traditional...
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Trebbiano
Trebbiano is an impossible grape variety to overlook, not because it produces wonderful wine, but
because it produces so much of it. According to some estimations, it produces more wine than any
other grape variety....
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Sangiovese
When Sangiovese is used to make everyday Chianti, it produces medium-bodied wines. Yet, it is
utilized to generate more serious wines in the greatest districts of Tuscany, which are a major step
up in quality. These are some...
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Barbera
Barbera is a high-quality Italian grape that is widely grown throughout the country. It thrives in the Piedmont area of northwest Italy, where it has earned the moniker "people's wine"...
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Primitivo
Primitivo has a lengthy history in the southern Italian region of Puglia, dating back to the seventeenth century (Apulia in English). While it now lives in Puglia, it most likely came
from Croatia, which...
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Verdicchio
Verdicchio is mostly grown in the Marche area of central Italy, which is located along the Adriatic coast, east of Tuscany and Umbria, and west of the Apennine Mountains. It is most likely indigenous to this area, and....
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Pinot Grigio
The Italian term for Pinot Grigio is Pinot Gris. It is the same grape variety, but it creates Crisp style
wine in Italy because the grapes are harvested early to keep acidity and regulate the development of their fruit characteristics.
The best ...
Sagratino
Sagrantino is a fascinating grape. It produces some of the greatest red wines in Italy, but it is still relatively unknown and rarely experienced, despite its developing cult reputation.
This is due...
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