Wine type
Italian red wine is the ultimate expression of the country's oenological variety: from Barolo to Brunello, from Aglianico to Nero d'Avola.
Red wine represents the majority of Italy's fine wine production. Made from black-skinned grapes with skin maceration during fermentation, it comes in countless styles: from the great ageworthy reds (Barolo, Brunello di Montalcino, Amarone, Taurasi) to easy-drinking reds (Dolcetto, Lambrusco).
Italy produces red wines in all 20 of its regions, with native grapes unique in the world: Nebbiolo, Sangiovese, Aglianico, Montepulciano, Nero d'Avola, Negroamaro, Primitivo and many others.
Nebbiolo is the king of Piedmont grapes: it produces Barolo and Barbaresco, wines of great tannic structure, exceptional...
Discover more →Sangiovese is Italy's most widespread grape and the symbol of Tuscany: the basis of Chianti, Brunello di Montalcino and ...
Discover more →Aglianico is one of the noblest red grapes of Southern Italy: brought by the Greeks in the 6th century BC, it produces T...
Discover more →Barbera is the most widespread red grape of Piedmont: high acidity, fruity, versatile. The basis of Barbera d'Asti DOCG,...
Discover more →Dolcetto is Piedmont's easy-drinking red: intense colour, fruity, tannic yet soft. Drunk young, a perfect match for Pied...
Discover more →Corvina Veronese is the leading grape of Valpolicella: together with Rondinella and Molinara it makes up Amarone, Reciot...
Discover more →Rondinella is the complementary grape of Valpolicella: together with Corvina (60-70%) and Molinara it makes up the great...
Discover more →Montepulciano is the symbolic red of Abruzzo: full-bodied, fruity, approachable. Not to be confused with the Tuscan town...
Discover more →Negroamaro is the great red grape of Salento: a name that evokes its deep colour (black) and bitterish finish. It produc...
Discover more →Primitivo is the symbolic grape of Apulia: early ripening, it produces rich, concentrated, high-alcohol wines. It is gen...
Discover more →Nero d'Avola is the most widespread red grape in Sicily: powerful, fruity, Mediterranean, the basis of fine Sicilian win...
Discover more →Nerello Mascalese is the leading grape of Etna: grown at altitude on the slopes of the Sicilian volcano, it produces ele...
Discover more →Cannonau is the symbolic grape of Sardinia: genetically identical to French Grenache, it produces warm, high-alcohol win...
Discover more →Lambrusco is the most famous sparkling red of Emilia-Romagna: a group of grapes producing effervescent, food-friendly wi...
Discover more →Lagrein is the native grape of Trentino-Alto Adige: intense colour, robust tannins, fruity. The "Dunkel" version is red,...
Discover more →Teroldego is the native Trentino grape: it produces "Teroldego Rotaliano DOC", a red of intense personality with firm ta...
Discover more →Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso is the most typical red grape of Friuli-Venezia Giulia: rustic, tannic, with a fruity and sl...
Discover more →Frappato is the Sicilian red grape, "brother" of Nero d'Avola: light, fruity, fragrant. Together they make up Cerasuolo ...
Discover more →Cesanese is the native red grape of Lazio: it produces Cesanese del Piglio DOCG (Lazio's only DOCG), a structured wine o...
Discover more →Nero di Troia is the elegant red grape of northern Apulia: fine tannins, a complex aromatic profile, the basis of Castel...
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