Italian Wines - Italy wine guide

Wines of Tuscany, Wines of Umbria, Wines of Lazio  

Wine name

Production zone

Species of vine

Characteristics, tasting notes

Alcoholic str.

Matching foods

Serving

Bianco di Pitigliano

Pitigliano, and Sorano.

Trebbiano, Grechetto, Malvasia, Verdello

Straw yellow colour, greenish reflections, soft, pleasant, dry, neutral, medium bodied, mellow, fruity flavour.

11,5° C

Appetizers and fish dishes.

8° C

Bianco Vergine Valdichiana

Valdichiana and Surroundings

Trebbiano, Malvasia, other white vines.

Light straw yellow, greenish reflections, softly pleasant fragrance, dry, bitter almonds after taste

11 ° C

Fresh water fish.

8° C

Bolgheri Sassicaia-Supertuscan

 Bolgheri  (LI)

12° C

Red meat, game dishes.

20° C

Brunello di Montalcino

Montalcino (SI)

Brunello di Montalcino

Intense red ruby, tending toward garnet with aging. Intense fragrance, dry, warm, mellow, harmonious taste, slightly tannic. Long aging wine.

13 ° C

Roasts, game dishes

20 ° C

Carmignano

Carmignano(FI)

Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Cabernet, Trebbiano, Malvasia.

Red ruby, tending toward garnet with aging, intense flavour, dry, slightly tannic,  harmonious, smooth taste.

12,5° C

Red meat, game dishes, cheeses.

19° C

Chianti

Tuscany hills between Florence and Siena

Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Trebbiano, Malvasia.

Red ruby, tending toward garnet with aging, intense flavour, dry, slightly tannic, mellow with aging.

12,5° C

Roasts, game dishes, cheeses.

20 ° C

Colli Etruria Centrale

Central Tuscany

Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Trebbiano, Malvasia, Cabernet, Merlot.

Red ruby, fruity flavour, medium bodied, dry, slightly tannic. 

10,5° C

Appetizers, with salami and sandwiches  

18* C

Elba Wines

Elba island

Aleatico.

Aleatico: red ruby, fruity, slightly sweet, intense flavour

16° C

Desserts, cakes. 

16° C

16° C

Biscuits, cakes.

16° C

Trebbiano

11,5° C

Fish dishes.

8° C

Montecarlo

Montecarlo (LU)

Red wine : ruby, fruity, slightly tannic, structured, dry.       

11,5° C

Local dishes.

 16° C

White wine : Light straw yellow, apple fragrance, dry, soft bodied.

11° C

Fish dishes. 

8° C

Vin Santo :golden straw yellow, fruity, bodied.

          - 

Biscuits,cakes.

16° C

Monteregio

Massa Marittima

Sangiovese

Red wine : red ruby, fruity, slightly tannic, dry, medium bodied.

11,5 ° C

Red meat, roasts.

16° C

White wine : light straw yellow,  soft, not bodied.

-

Local dishes, sea food salads.

8° C

Vin Santo: Golden, dry, bodied

16° C 

 Biscuits,  cakes.

16° C

Montescudaio

Val di Cecina(LI)

Sangiovese,Trebbiano

Red wine: Red ruby, fruity aromas, medium tannic, mellow and bodied.

11,5° C 

Red meat.

18° C

White wine: Light yellow, soft, not bodied.

-

Local and fish dishes.

8° C

Morellino di Scansano

Scansano ( GR)

Sangiovese

Very intense red ruby, fruity flavours, dry, robust and tannic.

11,5° C

Meat, game dishes

18° C

Val di Cornia 

Val di Cornia(LI)

Sangiovese, Canaiolo

Red wine: red ruby, intense flavour, medium  bodied

11,5° C

Meat

18° C

White wine: light, yellow, fruity, not bodied.

10,5° C

Appetizers, fish dishes.

8° C

Vernaccia di San Gimignano

San Gimignano

Vernaccia

Golden yellow, greenish reflections, intense flavour, dry taste, mellow, structured.

11° C

Appetizers, fish dishes.

  8° C

Vino nobile di Montepulciano

Montepulciano 

Prugnolo, Canaiolo, Malvasia, Trebbiano

Red garnet, tending towards brown with aging, dry , woody aftertaste, soft flavour and bodied. It is characterised by a strong, fine, elegant bouquet with a fruity hint and a note of sweet violets and cinnamon, a dry taste and noble tannins.

12° C

Red meat ,game dishes,  cheeses.

  18° C

Orvieto Classico white wine

Orvieto - Umbria

Trebbiano, Procanico  Verdello, Grechetto, Malvasia

Straw yellow, delicate, refined taste, dry flavour, bitterish after taste, dry or sweetish.   

11,5° C

Fish dishes and desserts.

8° C

Rosso Orvietano

Orvieto

Aleatico, Cabernet Franc o Sauvignon, Canaiolo, Merlot, Sangiovese, Pinot

Intense red ruby, purple reflections, vinous, intense flavour, soft taste, dry, mellow, velvety. 

11,5° C

 Local dishes.

18° C

Sagrantino

 Montefalco

 Sagrantino

Intense red ruby, tending toward garnet with aging, soft flavour,  dry, harmonious taste.

13° C

 Torgiano 

 Torgiano 

Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo Canaiolo,Trebbiano

Red Ruby, vinous, soft, dry, harmonious, medium bodied. 

12,5° C

Red meat, game dishes.

18° C

Aleatico di Gradoli

Gradoli (Lazio)

 Aleatico

Red garnet, fresh, mellow, sweet , aromatic, refined taste.

15° C

 Meditation, dessert.

16° C

Est Est Est

 Montefiascone

Straw yellow, refined taste, dry, soft aromas, harmonious, persistent taste.

13° C

Fresh water fish.

8° C

Frascati Superior

Frascati

Malvasia, Trebbiano, Greco, other white vines.

Straw yellow, vinous, mellow, dry.

11,5° C

Fish

8° C

Marino

Marino 

Malvasia, Trebbiano, other white vines.

Straw yellow, vinous, fruity.- Dry or sweetish. Slightly sparkling.

11,5° C 

Fish

8° C

General  rules

very good

 good

1991

 medium