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In Italy, Italian wine is
labelled - in Italian ! These notes may be helpful.
In our vineyards at Casa
della Fontana we grow Barbera, Chardonnay and Moscato grapes.
Casa della Fontana is
being refurbished to enable us to offer guest accommodation.
A swimming pool will be
installed.
More information ?
If you would like more
information please call me, Kerrie Barker, on:-
0039 0141 851 154
or send me an email,
(link at bottom of page)
If you would like us to
keep in touch, please fill in and send us the form on the
Registration page.
We look forward to hearing
from you.
© Kerrie Barker 2007 |
Italian wine is classified
into 4 categories, which must be stated clearly on the label.
Table wines
Quality wines
The DOC system was
introduced in 1963 in a drive towards quality with a view to increasingly
competitive international markets. Each DOC distinguishes a wine made from a
specific grape variety (eg Barbera) within a particular geographic
area (eg Asti), and so a DOC label is a confirmation of content and
origin (eg Barbera d'Asti). Of course, not all wines produced under
an individual DOC are the same as each other - far from it, for this is
where the skills of the individual grape grower and winemaker come in.
DOCG status has been
granted to a smaller number of wines since 1980. All DOCG wines have an
extra label - in effect the guarantee - at the top of the bottle.
The number of DOC and DOCG
wines is not fixed, but Piedmont has 45 different DOC wines and 9 DOCG
wines, so, in a sense, the consumer is rather spoilt for choice !
And even 'humble' table
wines can be excellent. One of my own favourite wines is a dry Bracchetto.
Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG is however a sweet wine, and there is no DOC or DOCG
for dry Brachetto. So by law it can only be sold as 'Vino da tavola'.
E mail:
kerrie@anitalianadventure.co.uk
0039 0141 851 154
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