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Cover Page HOW TO NAVIGATE HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE Table of Contents DISCOVERING WINE

THE WORLD OF WINE

Notions of viticulture Vinification Tasting Acquisition Conservation Serving Accompanying wine Wine and health The organic choice Speaking wine language

THE ITALY OF WINE

On a historic note A few notions of legislature Italy’s main wines and vine species Italy’s great wines Enogastronomic tourism Events

ACROSS THE BORDER: THE CANTON OF TICINO AND ISTRIA

The Canton of Ticino Istria

ITINERARIES THROUGH THE VINEYARDS

AOSTA VALLEY

The Dora Baltea Valley

PIEDMONT

The Langhe and Roero South of Alba: the Langa of Barolo and Dolcetto East of Alba: the Langa of Barbaresco and the white truffle Roero: wines and castles on the left bank of the Tanaro Moscato: the hills between the Langhe and Monferrato Monferrato The lands of Barbera Basso Monferrato, from Asti to the Malvasia zone Alto Monferrato: Acquese, Ovada, Gavi and the hills of Tortona The lakes and castles of Canavese The hills of Novara, Biella and Vercelli

LIGURIA

The Riviera di Ponente: from Ventimiglia to Savona The Riviera di Levante: from Cinque Terre to Lunigiana

LOMBARDY

Oltrepò Pavese Pavia Oltrepò Pavese: from Pavia to the Apennines Valcalepio Bergamo Valcalepio: from Bergamo to the river Oglio Franciacorta Brescia Franciacorta: from Brescia to Lake Iseo Valtellina Lake Garda Along the lakeshore from Sirmione to Salò The province of Mantova: the morainic amphitheatre of Lake Garda

VENETO

West of Verona: Valpolicella and Bardolino Verona Valpolicella From Verona to Malcesine along Lake Garda East of Verona: Soave and the Lessini Mountains The province of Vicenza Vicenza The valleys north of Vicenza: Gambellara and Breganze South of Vicenza: the Colli Berici The province of Padova Padua Colli Euganei The province of Treviso Treviso Piave The Prosecco zone The Asolani hills Montello Lison Pramaggiore: from Portogruaro to Annone Veneto

TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE

From Trento to Lake Garda Trento Along the rivers Adige and Sarca From Trento towards the Non Valley Oltradige and the Wine Route Bolzano/Bozen Along the Wine Route From Bolzano to Merano and Naturno along the Adige From Bolzano to Bressanone along the Isarco valley

FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA

Grave between Udine and Pordenone Udine The Tagliamento plain Colli Orientali del Friuli Collio and Isonzo Gorizia The Carso Trieste The Carso from Trieste to Duino Aquileia - Annia - Latisana Lison Pramaggiore

EMILIA-ROMAGNA

Colli Piacentini and Colli di Parma Piacenza From the Colli Piacentini to Parma Parma Colli di Parma From Reggio Emilia to Bologna The “Terre Matildiche” From Reggio Emilia to Modena North of Modena From Modena towards Bologna The Reno Valley From Imola to Cesena

TUSCANY

The province of Lucca Lucca The Villas in the province of Lucca The Hills of Pisa and the “Etruscan Coast” Chianti In the heart of the Chianti League From Siena to the mountains of Chianti San Gimignano The province of Arezzo Arezzo Valdarno, Val di Chiana and Cortona The Vino Nobile di Montepulciano Brunello di Montalcino Maremma Countryside, pinewoods and sea to the north of Grosseto South of Grosseto: from the Uccellina mountains to Argentario

UMBRIA

Colli Altotiberini and Trasimeno Perugia Trasimeno and the Tiber valley The Umbrian valley, Todi and Montefalco Orvietano and Colli Amerini Orvieto Colli Amerini between Orvieto and Narni

THE MARCHES

Colli Pesaresi The province of Ancona The Verdicchio zone Ancona and Cònero The province of Macerata The province of Ascoli Piceno

ABRUZZO AND MOLISE

The province of Teramo The realm of Trebbiano Along the Biferno Valley

LAZIO

The province of Roma Castelli Romani and Colli Albani The Prenestini Mountains Cerveteri Doc: from Cerveteri to Tarquinia From Viterbo to Lake Bolsena The provinces of Latina and Frosinone From Terracina to Cori along the coast Ciociarìa Montecassino and the Atina DOC zone

CAMPANIA

The province of Avellino Irpinia The province of Benevento Sannio The Caudina Valley The province of Caserta Terra di Lavoro From Caserta to Sannio The Gulf of Naples and Ischia Campi Flegrei Vesuvius Ischia The Sorrento peninsula and Amalfi Coast Cilento

BASILICATA

Venosa and Monte Vulture Matera

CALABRIA

Pollino National Park and the “Cedar Coast” From Cosenza to Lamezia Terme The Ionian Coast from Cirò to Capo Rizzuto

PUGLIA

Daunia: from San Severo to Cerignola The province of Bari The provinces of Brindisi, Taranto and Lecce From the trulli area to Brindisi Taranto and the Tarantino ravines Salento Lecce

SICILY

Mount Etna Messina and the Eolie Islands From Messina to Milazzo The Eolie Islands The Baroque towns of the Val di Noto Siracusa The Val di Noto Ragusa The Palermo hinterland and Le Madonie Alcamo Sciacca and environs The province of Trapani: salt and Marsala

SARDINIA

The province of Cagliari Cagliari From Cagliari to the South Coast Sulcis and the Island of Sant’Antioco Oristano and its surrounding area The province of Sassari From Alghero to Capo Caccia Towards the Gulf of Asinara: from Alghero to Porto Torres The Costa Smeralda and Gallura The provinces of Nuoro and Ogliastra From Nuoro to Arbatax Mandrolisai Malvasia di Bosa CANTON OF TICINO Lugano and surrounding area Lake Lugano Malcantone and Monte Lema Mendrisio and the region of Mendrisiotto Locarno and Lake Maggiore Verzasca Valley and the Contra Dam Bellinzona

ISTRIA

Poreč and the surrounding area Poreč Istria, land and sea Rovinj

Appendix

Index of sites Index of wineries DOC and DOCG wines List of Maps

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