Italian White Wine

Italy has been the leading producer of vintage wine brands. The cultivation of grapes to produce wine was accelerated by the Greek colonization. Italian white wine, known as Bianco was produced in almost all parts of Italy from different varieties of grapes. The leading regions that produce Italian wines at industrial scale are:

• Aosta Valley
• Abruzzo
• Basilicata
• Calabria
• Apulia
• Campania
• Friuli-Venezia Giulia 
• Latium
• Emilia-Romagna
• Marches
• Piedmont
• Lombardy
• Molise
• Trentino-Alto Adige
• Sicily
• Umbria
• Sardinia
• Tuscany
• Veneto
• Liguria

The quality of the wine depends on the species of grapes from which it is manufactured. The different kinds of Italian white wine grapes are listed below.

• Falanghina
• Kerner
• Albarola
• Asprinio Bianco
• Arneis
• Bombino Bianco
• Bellone
• Coda di Volpe Bianca
• Bombino Bianco
• Catarratto
• Grechetto
• Grillo
• Garganega
• Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio
• Inzolia
• Malvasia
• Malvasia del Lazio
• Moscato di Sardegna
• Nuragus
• Pigato
• Pecorino
• Pinot Bianco
• Verdello
• Trebbiano Giallo
• Sauvignon
• Prié Blanc
• Verdicchio
• Vermentino
• Nasco di Cagliari
• Moscato
• Pinot Grigio

Italian White Wine List

The climate of Italy favors the growth of premium quality of grapes from which superior wine varieties are produced. The rich white wine is sold at a large-scale and wines manufactured in Northern parts of Italy are known to be the best ones. Some of the white wines renowned to the world are products of Italian grapes and so the drinks are also named after the species of grapes from which it has been made.

Pinot Grigio
This is the most popular type of white wine and is a variety of dry Italian white wine. Being extremely light, this is sipped mostly during dinner time as an appetizer. It is pale golden color and is produced in Pinto Grigio and Veneto. The subtle lemony flavor makes it highly loved by all.

Soave
It tastes best when consumed within 3 years of packaging. The wine is manufactured from Garganega grapes and the drink is straw colored tasting fruity. The acidic nature of the wine has an alcohol content of 11.5%. It serves as a wonderful appetizer consumed either before or after dinner.

Moscato
It's a sparkling white wine and is one of the types of Moscato d'Asti, tasting semi-sweet. Cultivated largely in the area known as Piedmont, this wine should not be confused with the popular variety of wine with the same name grown in Germany. Muscat of Alexandria is grown mostly in Southern Italy and is consumed as a dessert.

Chardonnay
This wine variety is cultivated mainly in Northern Italy, Alto Adige region. This drink is consumed with non-veg recipes prepared from lobsters and crab along with sauce. This particular wine is manufactured from Chardonnay grapes that has influences of oak and terroir flavors.

Vermentino
A popular drink of Northern Italy, mainly in Sardinia, Ligurian and Tuscan regions. Since it is a drink of the coastal region, it's consumed with sea food and fish recipes. The wine is light and crisp. It's also known by many local names like Favorita and Pigato. This brand is one of the best sparkling wine varieties.

Ribolla Gialla
It's a kind of white wine that is grown largely in Northeast Italy. It's found in regions like Slovenia and Kefalonia. Ribolla is also known as Friuli-Venezia Giulia wine as its grown in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. The wine is light bodied and highly acidic in nature.

Verdicchio
This wine has a characteristic nutty flavor and has a high value of acidity. It's grown in the Marche region and Adriatic coast. It's a dry variety of wine and tastes best when drunk fresh. It's usually consumed with seafood and serves as a good appetizer. Verdicchio is a slight greenish yellow in texture.

Others

• Fiano
• Arneis
• Nuragus
• Tocai Friulano
• Malvasia Bianca
• Catarratto
• Trebbiano
• Orvieto
• Gavi
• Cortese
• Sauvignon
• Riesling Renano
• Gambero Rosso

That was a crisp guide to different varieties of Italian white wine. Wines manufactured in Italy have retained the vintage flavor, quality and characteristics of a typical white wine for which they are loved by people around the world.