Different Types of Italian Wines

The world is full of various types of wines whose names, tastes, and styles differ greatly. We all know that wine is majorly distinguished according to regions. Major wine producing areas are Australia, California, Italy, etc.

Here we discuss one of the most important wines, i.e. Italian wine. There are mainly two types of wine from Italy. They are:

White wines of different types

Frascati: It is a bit dry, light-bodied and subdued flavor wine.

Asti: It is generally made sweeter than French Champagne. It has distinct fruity and floral flavors.

Orvieto: It is a wine with flavors of apple and pears also an enjoyably bitter finish.

Gavi: It is a medium-bodied wine. It has crisp delicate notes of apples, honey, and minerals.

Soave: This wine mainly has a floral fragrance and one that is mainly exported to other places from Italy.

Pinot Grigio: It is clean wine and has crisp qualities. It has subdued flavors, aromas.

Verdicchio: It is a crisp white wine with mineral flavor and has sea-air sparkle.

Red wines of different types

Barolo: It has compound aromas and flavors of tar, strawberries, earth and herbs. Iit has a firm, tannic structure, and it possesses higher alcohol content.

Lambrusco: This red wine has a slight fizz to it. It is a medium-bodied wine fruity in nature. Its consistency makes it a wine easy to drink and unique in itself.

Amarone: It is a less dry red Italian wine. It has a variety of flavor combinations which give it’s sweet taste. It goes well with rich, savory foods.

Valpolicella: A light, fruity, modestly bold variety of wine. It has intense cherry aromas and flavors.

Chianti: It is made from Sangiovese grapes grown in the Chianti area of Tuscany. It is a light-bodied red wine and goes great with any roasted meat, and similarly spicy foods.