This periodically updated post lists some of the more significant proposals for new official Italian wine-producing areas or changes to the rules of production for existing denominations.
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This periodically updated post lists some of the more significant proposals for new official Italian wine-producing areas or changes to the rules of production for existing denominations.
Unità geografiche aggiuntive (UGAs) are geographical subdivisions within denominations that you may see on labels. Here is a summary of what UGAs were, are, and are not.
The Canelli subzone of Asti DOCG has been granted separate DOCG status for its Moscato d’Asti–style wines, becoming Piedmont’s 19th DOCG and Italy’s 77th.
Chianti Classico DOCG has introduced UGAs that will soon be seen on many labels and will change the Sangiovese requirement for Gran Selezione.
The four region-level denominations in Abruzzo have each added four subzones and made a variety of other changes to their rules.
An overview of the provinces of Asti and Alessandria in Piedmont, heartland of Barbera, Moscato, and much more.
Napa, in California’s Napa Valley, and Montalcino, the source of Brunello di Montalcino, have recently become sister cities, forging a bond between two of the world’s most famous wine towns.
Subzones are proposed that will allow individual areas to assert their own identities, along with other key changes to the top-tier Gran Selezione level.
Here’s why we encourage our students to space out while studying Italian wine. . . .