Northern Italian wines region by region
Italy, along with France, is one of the largest wine producers in the world, as well as one of the most appreciated. However, if everyone knows the famous Prosecco (even better if biodynamic, like our Alla Costiera Prosecco), it is often confusing to know the other Northern Italian wines: which ones are they and where do they come from?
Northern Italian wines’ regions
Italy is a vast country and, consequently, the production of wine is also remarkable: in 2014 the figures speak of 641,743 hectares of land destined for vineyards, of which 242,572 hectares in the northern regions of Italy. They are enormous numbers, which are divided into various areas of wine (for example the famous Prosecco hills, which have just entered the UNESCO sites), represented in turn by the many varieties of grapes, including some native and unique in the world.
The wines of Northern Italy are among the most known and loved internationally: among these, there are big names like Pinot Gris, Müller Thurgau, Amarone, and the famous Prosecco. Let’s see together the vine varieties region by region and the most important wines:
Veneto
Extension: 79,849 hectares
Varieties: Amarone della valpolicella, Cartizze, Chiaretto del garda, Conegliano valdobbiadene, Custoza, Lessini durello, Lugana, Raboso del piave, Recioto della valpolicella, Soave, Valpolicella, Tai red
Wines: Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG, Amarone DOCG, Recioto della Valpolicella DOCG, Valpolicella Ripasso DOC, Valpolicella DOC, Soave DOC, Prosecco, Bianco di Custoza, Lugana DOC, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Tai Rosso, Chiaretto, Bardolino, Moscato Fiori d’Arancio DOCG, Torcolato DOC
Emilia Romagna
Extension: 51.901 hectares
Varieties: Albana di Romagna, Gutturnio, Lambrusco, Pignoletto, Sangiovese
Wines: Lambrusco, Sangiovese, Albana di Romagna, Pagadebit, Centesimino, Trebbiano di Romagna, Pignoletto, Rebola, Ortrugo, Gutturnio DOC
Piedmont
Extension: 47.314 hectares
Varieties: Barbaresco, Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, Barolo, Carema, Dolcetto of dogliani, Erbaluce of Caluso, Gattinara, Gavi, Grignolino, Roero Arneis, Roero, Moscato d’Asti
Wines: Nebbiolo, Barolo, Barbera del Monferrato, Barbaresco, Dolcetto d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, Asti Spumante, Dogliani Superiore, Gattinara, Gavi, Roero, Ghemme, Dolcetto d’Acqui, Barbera d’Alba, Grignolino, Moscato, Freisa, Arneis, Brachetto
Friuli Venezia Giulia
Extension: 23.581 hectares
Variety: Collio bianco, Friulano, Malvasia, Refosco dal peduncolo rosso, Ribolla gialla, Vitovska
Wines: Collio, Refosco, Cabernet, Schioppettino, Picolit, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Pinot Bianco, Verduzzo, Chardonnay, Malvasia, Ribolla Gialla
Lombardy
Extension: 22.475 hectares
Varieties: Chiaretto del Garda, Franciacorta, Franciacorta Saten, Lugana, Riesling Oltrepò Pavese, San Colombano al Lambro, Sforzato di Valtellina, Valtellina Superiore
Wines: Franciacorta Spumante DOCG, Sfursat di Valtellina, Valtellina Superiore, Lambrusco di Mantova, Oltrepò Pavese Pinot Nero DOCG, Lugana, San Colombano, Rosso di Valtellina, Riesling Renano, Moscato di Scanzo
Trentino Alto Adige
Extension: 15,491 hectares
Variety: Gewurztraminer, Lagrein, Riesling, Schiava, Trento brut, Teroldego Rotaliano, Vin Santo del Trentino
Wines: Teroldego, Merzemino, Lagrein, Schiava, Lagrein Kretzer, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Muller Turgau, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Nosiola, Moscato Giallo, Kerner, Aromatic Traminer, Sauvignon, Gewurztraminer, Spumante Metodo Classico
Liguria
Extension: 1,535 hectares
Variety: Cinque terre sciacchetrà, Ormeasco di Pornassio, Pigato, Rossese di Dolceacqua, Vermentino
Wines: Vermentino, Bianco delle Cinque Terre, Sciacchetrà, Bianchetta Genovese, Ciliegiolo, Rossese, Pigato
Valle d’Aosta
Extension: 436 hectares
Variety: Blanc de Morgex and de la salle, Fumin
Wines: Nus, Blanc de Morgex and de la salle, Chambave, Arnad-Montjovet, Donnas, Valle d’Aosta DOC, Torrette, Avrier
The best natural Northern Italian wines on Natural Vine
Now that you know the Northern Italian wine names and grape varieties, you might want to try them all. You can start from here: on our e-commerce there are some outstanding Northern Italian wines for sale, just select the country in the menu at the left side of the page and start your tasting trip!