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25 best known wine regions in Italy

25 wine regions, each one drawn on a satellite globe. Name it when it lights up, find it when you are given its name, or type every one you can remember in Name all.

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About this quiz

The quiz covers 25 wine regions, from Marsala and Monferrato to Barbera d'Asti.

What they are known for

  • Marsala: A DOC, inside Sicilia, protected since 1973, grapes: Ansonica, Calabrese, Catarratto Bianco Comune, Catarratto Bianco Lucido
  • Monferrato: A DOC, inside Piemonte, protected since 1996, grapes: Albarossa, Ancellotta, Arneis, Avana'
  • Chianti: A DOCG, protected since 1973, grapes: Sangiovese
  • Prosecco: A DOC, inside delle Venezie, protected since 2009, grapes: Glera, Pinot Nero
  • Barolo: A DOCG, inside Dolcetto d'Alba, protected since 1973, grapes: Nebbiolo
  • Langhe: A DOC, inside Piemonte, protected since 1996, grapes: Albarossa, Ancellotta, Arneis, Avana'
  • Colli Euganei: A DOC, inside Prosecco, protected since 1973, grapes: Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere, Chardonnay
  • Brunello di Montalcino: A DOCG, inside Orcia, protected since 1973, grapes: Sangiovese

The wine regions

  1. 1Marsala
  2. 2Monferrato
  3. 3Chianti
  4. 4Prosecco
  5. 5Barolo
  6. 6Langhe
  7. 7Colli Euganei
  8. 8Brunello di Montalcino
  9. 9Barbaresco
  10. 10Amarone della Valpolicella
  11. 11Asti
  12. 12Franciacorta
  13. 13Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
  14. 14Roero
  15. 15Bardolino
  16. 16Cerasuolo di Vittoria
  17. 17Soave
  18. 18Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone
  19. 19Vernaccia di San Gimignano
  20. 20Aglianico del Vulture
  21. 21Gavi
  22. 22Orvieto
  23. 23Brachetto d'Acqui
  24. 24Carmignano
  25. 25Barbera d'Asti

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Map of 25 best known wine regions in Italy, 25 wine regions: each one marked on the globe

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How the figures are measured

How well known each wine region is: the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article on it (Wikidata sitelinks). Wine regions rank by fame because the area of many is not known; rank by area for the largest. A wine region is a legally defined appellation: the land within which a wine must be grown to carry the name. Every wine PDO registered in the European Union (DOCG and DOC in Italy, AOC in France, DO and DOCa in Spain, DOC in Portugal…), outlined from the municipalities each one’s specification lists, and the American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) of the United States. An appellation drawn on the very same land as another is one row under its best known name. The small appellations lie inside the large; a quiz can be of the ones inside one (“appellations of Bordeaux”). Countries are those the outline lies in.