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Lombardia - Wine Regions Lombardy ranks 4th among the regions in size (23,856 square kilometres) and 1st in population (8,882,000). Vineyards cover 30,000 hectares (12th) of which registered DOC plots total 16,700 hectares (8th). Hotel reservationHotel, bed and breakfast, apartment-venere.com
Annual wine production of 1,700,000 hectolitre (12th) includes 26% or 450,000 hectolitres DOC (7th), of which there is slightly more red than white. DOC AREAS Botticino R-Dr Capriano del Colle (2 types) Rosso R-Dr; Trebbiano W-Dr Colli Morencini Mantovani del Garda (3 types) Bianco W-Dr; Chiaretto or Rosato P-Dr; Rosso or Rubino R-Dr
Franciacorta (3 types) Bianco W-Dr; Rosso R-Dr; Spumante W-Dr-Sp, also Rosato or Rose' P-Dr-Sp Lambrusco Mantovano R/P-Dr-Fz, also Sw Lugana W-Dr, also Sp Oltrep Pavese (14 types) Barbera R-Dr, also Fz; Bonarda R-Dr, also Sw,Fz; Buttafuoco R-Dr, also Fz; Cortese W-Dr, also Fz, Sp; Moscato W-Sw-Fz/Sp; Moscato Liquoroso W-Sw-Ft, also Dr. Pinot Grigio W-Dr, also Fz; Pinot Nero R-Dr; Pinot Nero Spumante W-P-Dr-Sp; Riesling Italico W-Dr, also Fz, Sp; Riesling Renano W-Dr, also Fz, Sp; Rosato P-Dr, also Fz; Rosso R-Dr, also Fz, Rs Ag-2; Sangue di Giuda R-Dr-Fz, also Sw Riviera del Barda Bresciano (5 types) Bianco W-Dr, Chiaretto P-Dr; Gropello R-Dr; Rosso R-Dr, Sup Ag-1; Spumante Rosato P-Dr-Sp San Colombano al Lambro R-Dr San Martino della Battaglia W-Dr, also Liquoroso W-Sw-Ft Valcalepio R-Dr, Ag-2; W-Dr Valtellina R-Dr, Ag-1, also Sfurzat or Sforzato R-Dr; Valtellina Superiore (Grumello, Inferno, Sassella, Valgella) R-Dr, Ag-2, Rs Ag-4
OTHER WINES OF NOTE R-Dr Barbacarlo, Fz Others |
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