{"id":95627,"date":"2016-05-19T08:03:56","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T08:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=95627"},"modified":"2016-07-15T08:56:21","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T08:56:21","slug":"the-top-6-italian-wine-regions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=95627","title":{"rendered":"The Top 6 Italian Wine Regions"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the astonishing French wines<\/a> we will take a look into the world of Italian wines. In Italy, the vine is everywhere<\/strong>, from the northernmost city walls to the southern limits of the Italian soil, that is to say from the cold snows of the Alps to the hot sun of the islands.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, the Italians are very proud of their vineyards “Val d’Aoste”<\/strong> (the typical white grape native to the Aosta Valley, the smallest of the Italian regions, in the south-eastern corner of the hexagon), which are over 1000 meters above sea level (the highest in Europe). And even if there are no famous Italian wines produced in Lampedusa<\/a>, this beautiful island visited by tourists from around the world (this is the most popular in South Italy), one of the most famous Italian wine is still the Passito de Pantelleria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Produced on the island with the same name, which is geographically closer to Africa than the rest of the national Boot. This nectar, has in addition a little French connection… This is where the very beautiful, very passionate, and very French Carole Bouquet has installed its field. We soon discover that there are many other French working in the world of Italian wine<\/strong> …<\/p>\n

The most famous Italian wine is red wine. If the greatest Italian wines, Barolo, Barbaresco, Brunello di Montalcino, Amarone della Valpolicella are red, it should be noted that Italy also produces white wines of great quality<\/strong>. And if they do not demonstrate yet the ability of aging (with some exceptions) the greatest white wines of France, it is sure that the Italian white wines of today are a hymn to the greatest beverages, fresh and very drinkable like few others in the world. And do not forget the sweet and sparkling wines, which in Italy -as in France-, reach invariable quality peaks<\/strong> or almost as the rest of the wine regions of the world.<\/p>\n

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Certainly this wasn’t always the case … The quality revolution of Italian wine actually dates back to the sixties. Wine produced before this decade can be very good, even memorable, but we can talk especially about individual exploits, related to the talent of some global value producers<\/strong> like Bartolo Mascarello<\/a> in Piedmont or Il Poggione or Biondi-Santi in Tuscany. Most of the time (but beware, not always!) the Italian bottles of the early twentieth century proved to be disappointing, the result of a viticulture and oenology really archaic and deficit…<\/p>\n

So the world of Italian wine has been shaked in the last forty years, and almost always for the better (but here too, it will discuss in more depth in future articles) The importance of the barrique and oak french<\/strong> (rather than large pieces of Slavonian oak<\/a>, often too old and not very clean), the discovery of malolactic transformation, the implementation of pneumatic presses, application of gravimetry<\/strong>, the use of thermoregulation in cellar (and therefore stainless steel tanks), return controling (with thinning and green grape harvest), leaf removal, the choice of most suitable clones, the importance of mass selection, the grape harvest at a better maturity<\/strong> (not only technological but also polyphenol), selecting more attentive berries (vine and also the arrival of the grapes in the cellar, using the tables of sorts, with, or without, vibrating tables or modern optical systems), the importance of a second wine.<\/p>\n

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Above all, the rediscovery of indigenous or local varieties, the true, the enormous, the essential richness of the world of Italian wine. There is a rich heritage, an incredible treasure<\/strong> that even France has reason to envy in the coming years. That said, the great Italian wines are produced only from local grapes, but also from a wide range of international wines.<\/p>\n

Thus, whereas before Italian wines were mostly very pleasant to drink when they were young<\/strong> (especially the whites), they are now part of the circle of the most famous and most expensive wines in the world. Italian producers have quickly earned the top ranks of global winemaking<\/strong> and there are wines of undeniable class in each Italian region. North and south, and not only in Piedmont<\/a> and Tuscany<\/a> (the most famous Italian wine regions known by amateurs), there are real masterpieces.<\/p>\n

Italian wine today is a “new world” often characterized by great wines because most producers have been able to renew and improve their wines in unimaginable ways during the last forty\/fifty years. And it could not be otherwise, because every period reflects its expertise<\/strong>, its technology, its lifestyle. And of course, we can blame many things on Italians, but never the lack of their \u201cart de vivre\u201d. And well-living! For sure, the wine is an essential part of the Dolce Vita.<\/p>\n

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6. Tuscany<\/h2>\n

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Tuscany, the most important region producing appellation wine in Italy could be compared to Bordeaux<\/a> in France. It alone represents the symbol of the revival of Italian wines<\/strong>. This revival -which began thirty years ago in the center of the area-, quickly spreaded until the Mediterranean coast, which was only known for it’s wine production until then.<\/p>\n

Most of the progress came with classical reds made from the local grape<\/strong> Sangiovese, like Chianti, Brunello-di-Montalcino, the Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano and Carmignano, all classified DOCG<\/a> (Denominazione di origine controllata e garantita).<\/p>\n

Chianti, produced in eight distinct areas, is still the dominant force in Tuscan viniculture. It has long been considered the “most Italian” Italian wine. This is related on the one hand to the volume produced and the universality of the market, and secondly to its undeniable personality. Its very diverse nature represents the quintessence of Italy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n