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Wine Laws and Regulations of Italy

Italian wine appellation system (DOC) is modeled closely after the French’s AOC and very similar to the Spanish’s DO.  Like many European wine regions, Italian wine laws focuses on the area/region where the grapes are grown with the...

APPELLATIONS / OLD WORLD

Wines of Piedmont, Italy

Wine making in Piedmont has been around for centuries, however often overshadowed in popularity by Tuscany wine.  Locates in the far northwest corner of Italy, with its back against the Alps bordering France.  The rain shadow affect of...