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World Wines Regions
ITALY WINE REGIONS
 The current international wine market contains a large amount of Italian wine. Despite being the world's biggest producer of wine, Italy only exports about a quarter of her wine.
Much of this product is used to fortify the wines of other nations. However, these wines have very high quality standards, placing Italian wines among the best in the world.
Well known wine regions in Italy include:
Umbria: This region produces Ovierto, a rich white wine.
Emilia-Romagnia: The wines from this region account for about 50% of Italian exports to America.
Sardinia: The Sherry-like wines from this area are found worldwide.
Sicily: The island produces more wine than any other Italian region. These wines are high in both quality and flavour.
The chart below illustrates other regions of Italy and the types of wines each produces.
| Region |
Wines |
Flavour |
Qualities |
| Piedmont |
dark reds, very light whites & sparkling wines |
chewy in substance & wood-like in taste |
very high quality, especially the sparkling wines |
| Valle D'Aosta |
both light reds & whites |
delicate taste & light flavour |
good quality but very hard to find outside of Italy |
| Alto Adige |
every style of table wine |
light & extremely fresh |
high quality wines that do not need to be aged long |
| Veneto |
reds, whites & some sparkling |
Nutty, fruity & sometimes bitter |
good quality & pleasing to many wine makers |
| Tuscany |
Chianti & some white wines |
tannic & very rich in taste |
mostly good quality with a few mediocre wines |
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