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Italy

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The DOCG ladder, a Piedmont side path, then Italy region by region, its grapes and appassimento.

All levels 138 min 21 steps About Italy

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  1. Italy

    Region 9 min

    Start with the country: production, vineyard area and its protected designations.

  2. Italian Wine Classification

    Wine term 6 min

    Next, the tiers from DOCG down to Vino da Tavola that every region below uses.

  3. Go deeper: Piedmont, 18 steps, 127 min

    Before heading east, take the Piedmont side path for Nebbiolo, Barolo, Barbaresco and Barbera.

    Start Piedmont

  4. Veneto Region Wines

    Region 9 min

    Move to the northeast and Veneto, home of Amarone, Prosecco and Soave.

  5. Go deeper: Veneto, 14 steps, 115 min

    Go deeper into Veneto: Valpolicella to Amarone and Ripasso, the Garda wines, Soave and Prosecco.

    Start Veneto

  6. Friuli-Venezia Giulia

    Region 6 min

    Continue east to Friuli-Venezia Giulia, a region led by white wine.

  7. Tuscan Wine Regions

    Region 8 min

    Turn south to Tuscany, where Sangiovese runs through its DOCG zones.

  8. Go deeper: Tuscany, 15 steps, 123 min

    Go deeper into Tuscany: Chianti, Brunello, Vino Nobile, Bolgheri and the Super Tuscans, Maremma and Vin Santo.

    Start Tuscany

  9. Umbria IGT

    Region 9 min

    Next door, Umbria, landlocked, with Sagrantino and Grechetto.

  10. CAMPANIA: Taurasi DOCG (Aglianico)

    Region 9 min

    Further south to Campania and Taurasi, Aglianico from the Irpinia hills.

  11. Sicily: Appellations, Grapes and Production

    Region 9 min

    Cross to Sicily: its vineyard, DOP wines and grapes.

  12. Go deeper: Sicily, 13 steps, 97 min

    Go deeper into Sicily: Etna and a contrada, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Marsala and Pantelleria.

    Start Sicily

  13. Mount Etna DOC

    Region 10 min

    Stay on Sicily for the volcanic slopes of Etna, with Nerello Mascalese and Carricante.

  14. Sardinian Wine Regions

    Region 9 min

    Finish the regions on Sardinia, with Cannonau and Vermentino.

  15. Sangiovese

    Grape 9 min

    Now the grapes, starting with Sangiovese, the backbone of the Tuscan wines seen earlier.

  16. Corvina Veronese

    Grape 7 min

    Back to Veneto for Corvina, the thick-skinned grape of Valpolicella and Amarone.

  17. Garganega

    Grape 7 min

    The Veneto white, Garganega, which WSET calls the most important variety in the wines of Soave DOC and Soave DOC Classico.

  18. Nero d'Avola

    Grape 5 min

    Sicily's main red grape, Nero d'Avola.

  19. Appassimento

    Winemaking 9 min

    Return to Corvina and Amarone for the process behind them: drying grapes before fermentation.

  20. Tenuta San Guido

    Producer 9 min

    Now producers: the Bolgheri estate in Tuscany behind Sassicaia.

  21. Case Basse, Soldera

    Producer 8 min

    Inland in Montalcino, an estate devoted to 100 percent Sangiovese aged in large Slavonian oak.

Inside this path

Piedmont Nebbiolo, Barolo and Barbaresco, then the Barbera, Dolcetto, Cortese and Moscato wines around them. 18 steps · 127 min Veneto Valpolicella from Corvina to Amarone and Ripasso, the Garda wines, Soave, then Prosecco and the tank method. 14 steps · 115 min Tuscany Sangiovese through Chianti, Brunello and Vino Nobile, then Bolgheri, the Super Tuscans, Maremma, Vernaccia and Vin Santo. 15 steps · 123 min Sicily Etna and its contrade, Nerello Mascalese and Carricante, Cerasuolo di Vittoria, Marsala, then Zibibbo on Pantelleria. 13 steps · 97 min

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