Italia General Information

Italy's 20 wine regions correspond to the 20 political regions. Understanding of Italian wine becomes clearer with an understanding of the differences between each region; their cuisines reflect their indigenous wines, and vice-versa.

The regions are, roughly from Northwest to Southeast:


Italian wine regionsAosta Valley (Valle D'Aosta)
Piedmont (Piemonte)
Liguria
Lombardy (Lombardia)
Trentino-South Tyrol (Trentino Alto-Adige)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Veneto
Emilia-Romagna
Tuscany (Toscana)
Marche (Le Marche)
Umbria
Latium (Lazio)
Abruzzi (Abruzzo)
Molise
Campania
Basilicata
Puglia
Calabria
Sicily (Sicilia)
Sardinia (Sardegna)