Whilst Italy may no longer be the leading wine producing country in terms of volume, it has more than compensated with a consequent rise in quality. World class wines can now be found the length and breadth of the country, but particularly in the traditional areas of Piemonte in the northeast and Toscana in the central western area of Italy. Piemonte is dominated by the Nebbiolo grape variety and the resultant fine wines of Barolo and Barbaresco, whereas Toscana is almost entirely devoted to Sangiovese and the wines of Chianti and the more esteemed Brunello di Montalcino. Elsewhere across the peninsula, there is a plethora of good wine made from both international and indigenous varieties. The range is vast and the only way to understand what this great country has to offer is to try more of its wine.
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Wine regions in Italy
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