Thursday 29 January 2009

Italian Wines - Grape Varieties

Italy grows varietals that are grown nowhere else (well, almost nowhere, although Sangiovese has become fashionable among New World winemakers wanting to do Something Different) in the world.

* Nebbiolo
* Sangiovese
* Aglianico
* Barbera
* Dolcetto
* Malvasia
* Montepulciano
* Moscato (which the French grow as Muscat)
* Tocai Friulano
* Trebbiano

Don't concern yourself too much with these, as you'll be buying by label name anyway. The two most interesting ones are Sangiovese and Nebbiolo, which are used to make good red wine.


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