Italian wines

Great that you have discovered this Italian wine site. Hopefully you'll soon be as enthusiastic as me and all the other Italy and fine wine lovers.


avinturo is the combination of wine (vino) and adventure (avventura). Discovering wines is, after all, a really enjoyable adventure. You don't know what you'll find. One time you discover a gem. On other occasions, you are struggling and have to do your best not to empty it straight into the sink. At home, you might be able to do that. But on-site, with a friendly and proud producer of the particular wine, it will be slightly more awkward.


I have divided this starting point of your Italian wine adventure into a few chapters. I will assume that you are not very familiar with wine from Italy yet. You can read all about the origins of this wine website on our own wine adventure.


Which immediately tells me that this website is mainly about the many hundreds of Italian wine regions and all possible wine tasting tours you can do. Furthermore, all official Italian wine routes and an overview of all Italian wine festivals.


In this section of the site, however, I'm about to tell you all there is about Italian red wines, Italian white wines and Italian champagne.


Additionally, you'll get an explanation of how Italian wines are made. And you will get an explanation about the classification of wines from Italy (quality label). The underlying idea is to immediately know what to expect from your wine ( though obviously this is never about liking or not liking - that remains a personal matter).

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The classification of wines (quality label)


In Italy, wines are classified based on quality. The classification of wines in Italy is divided into four quality designations:



The very best wines are the DOCG wines. Strict requirements are set for the quality. DOCG is an abbreviation of Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita. The DOCG has a special seal on the bottles that hang under this label.


The second best quality is the DOC label, the so-called Denominazione di origine controllata. These wines meet established production requirements and come from a specific geographically determined area.


For specific wine from a specific region where no specific quality requirements have been established, the IGT (Indicazione Geografica Tipica) characteristic is used.



Finally, there is the so-called table wine, the Vino da Tavola (table wine). Simple wines at a basic level.

Italian grape varieties

There are quite a few grape varieties to be found in Italy. From the well-known Sangiovese and Nebbiolo to the much lesser-known Mayolet and Bombino Bianco. The intention is that you will soon be able to find all the different grapes on avinturo, together with information about the grape and its use in the beautiful wines that Italy has to offer.


There will be a separate page for each type of wine. An overview of Italian red wine, Italian white wine, rosé wine, sparkling wines and dessert wines. There are quite a few of them all together.

The wine regions of Italy

Italy has many different areas where grapes are grown and wine is made. There are no less than 358 different wine regions in Italy. From Tuscany to Puglia and Veneto. And from Sardinia and Lombardy to Umbria. You will be taken through the characteristics of the region and will be presented with the most important grape varieties and wines. To view from a distance or to use when planning your wine trip to one of the beautiful Italian wine regions.


The Italian winemakers (wineries)

On avinturo you should also be able to find all the wineries of Italy in the long term. That will not be the case overnight, because there are quite a few, running into the thousands. Per wine region you will be shown all the Italian wineries that exist, with the range of wine (name, classification and grapes used) for each wine domain and the details to visit the location in Italy. As far as guided tours and tastings are possible