Italian wine Introduction

The Italian peninsula in the Mediterranean area, the overall dry and hot climate, natural conditions are very suitable for grape growing, the world's largest wine-producing country, with its output nearly one-fifth of the world. As the terrain changed greatly, the climate is different from many grape varieties combined, so that Italy has many different flavors, character and unique wine.
Italian wine classification system was established since 1963, with the shadow of the French system, is divided into four grades:
DOCG (Denominazione di Origine ControllataeGarantita), said the AOC quality wines, is the most advanced;
DOC (Denominazione di Origine Contro llata), said the AOC wine AOC in France about the same level;
IGT (Indicazione Geografiche Tipici), is a fine wine, the equivalent of France VDP level;
VdT (Vino da Tavola), is the most common class of wine, equivalent to the French VDT level.
Italian wine
Italy to a boot image from the mountains to the north of the southern tip of Sicily, a total difference of 10 degrees latitude, the country's land, and leave the weather master regulator of mountains and sea, so that each province has its own unique climate. If the April to Italy, will be able to enjoy the weather a big difference to the north and south, is unimaginable. Since each province, different soil, the grapes are completely different, there are great differences in the style of wine. Affected by Roman culture, Italy is one of the world's oldest wine producing countries. Ironically, in today's business society, history and culture to generate a negative impact on economic development.
First, the grape variety is very ancient, complex and numerous (reportedly over a thousand), so consumers have become accustomed to fast food culture, can not remember and master the features. Ancient countries often go through a long agricultural society, so there are many descendants of farmers, this would result in very little arable land per household, making the technology to enhance the slow and uneven quality.
Although Italy is the world's largest wine producing country, but in the international market visibility and sales, far less in the subsequent France, wineries and wine lengthy name is fatal to it, those who do not understand Italian culture will be difficult read The Italian wine labels, not to mention the general name of the winery's design is the name of the font will be larger, but the country's wine labeled with the overall art design is not the case, making recognition more difficult to do. Language and culture of a nation's dignity, there can be no compromise, but technology can change.
The last two decades, the Italian wine industry has undergone many changes. Large investment in a new breed of winemakers in this industry, they have the courage to bring in foreign grape varieties, large number of cuts to improve the quality and small French oak barrels to replace large old Mucao wine. A series of reform measures in recent years has actually achieved results, coupled with large annual "Vinitaly" exhibition and the government to comply with strict requirements DOC winery license requirements. Italian wine, French wine has to compete with the world with the condition, they now only have to strengthen the promotion and publicity.
Country can be divided into 20 areas, a total of 246 DOC (Denominizaione de Origine Controllata) and 13 DOCG (Denominizaione de Origine Controllatae Garantita). Although the DOC and DOCG or between duplicate, but has enough information to make consumer goods on the personal preferences to choose wine. Of course, charter does not guarantee the quality of products, it only shows the wine's origin and the area of ​​statutory conditions. Do not meet the requirements of the product will be classified wine (vina da tavola), no lack of wine being better than the DOC more expensive stuff, "Super Tuscan" is a perfect example. These wines are usually IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica), which indicate the source on wine labels. DOC and DOCG basic principles: Use only specified vineyards located in the designated area must yield to meet the minimum alcohol concentration limit and wine acidity.