| Italian wine is one of the most famous wines, | | | | Garantita' (DOCG). While both classes of wine |
| owing to Italy's fame as the world's oldest wine | | | | under the EU category wine are from specific |
| producing regions and the exceptional quality of | | | | regions of Italy and use only certain types of |
| wine produced here. Italy has more than 1 million | | | | grapes in the wine making process, the DOCG |
| vineyards under cultivation and is the world's | | | | class has to go through a blind taste test. |
| largest wine producer. Drinking wine is customary | | | | Italy has about 20 wine making regions and some |
| and most people have a glass of wine after their | | | | of them are Lombardy, Sicily, Sardinia, Piedmont |
| meals or in-between meals. | | | | (Piemonte), Liguria and Tuscany. Each region's |
| Italian wine is classified into two types - The EU | | | | wine is specific to the grapes grown in that region |
| Category and the Table Wine category. | | | | and its cuisine. Italian wines include the Red Wines |
| Italian table wine can be in the form of 'Vino da | | | | variety and the White Wine variety. Some |
| Tavolsor' or 'Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT)'. | | | | important Italian Red Wine varieties are |
| Vino da Tavolsor label indicates that the wine is | | | | Sangiovese, Barbera, Dolcetto, Sagrantino and |
| from Italy, but it is not of very high quality. The | | | | Malvasia Nera. Well-known Italian White Wine |
| Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) label indicates | | | | varieties are Trebbiano, Pinot Grigio, and Moscato |
| that the wine is from a specific region in Italy and | | | | Malvasia Bianca Garganega. |
| though it is not made according to the traditional | | | | When serving Italian wine, food served during the |
| wine making process, the wine is of a superior | | | | occasion must blend with the wine served and it |
| quality. | | | | is always best to go with food specific to the |
| The wine belonging to the EU category can be | | | | region from where the wine come from to |
| either 'Denominazione di Origine' Controllata (DOC) | | | | highlight the taste and quality of the Italian wine. |
| or 'Denominazione di Origine Controllata e | | | | |