Geographical Characteristics of Wine in Italy
Italy is famous for the production of Italian wine as some of the oldest wine producing areas lie here. Second century BC saw the setting up of vineyards by the Romans but long before that, the Italians had started the production of wine. There was some difference in the wine making process. The process being followed in Rome was much more organized than what was being followed in Italy. Large scale production came into being as more people get to know of it. The storage techniques too evolved.
It has been 2000 years now and today when counting foremost wine producers in the world, name of Italy cannot be ruled out. One fifth of the wine being produced in the world comes from Italy. During some years, Italy has outdone any other countries by producing quality wine. There are certain areas in Italy where wine is primarily produced.
The country has an extensive latitudinal range and this is why wine production takes place right from the northern areas of the country to the southern ones. To the north lie the Alps and to the south of Italy is Africa. The shoreline of Italy is also quite long and in the coastal wine regions, the moderate climate helps the production and growing of wine. Due to the mountains and foothills in the region, grape growing in these areas is easy.
The local traditions and different microclimates have gifted Italy with a variety of grapes and different types of wines. The temperature in the higher altitudes is rigid. Some of the wine producing areas in this region are Lombardy, Piedmont, Veneto and Friuli. The central regions of Italy have milder temperatures and the wine producing areas here are Tuscany, Marches and Latium amongst others. The southern regions are the hottest and have wine producing regions like Sicily, Apulia, Calabria and Campania.
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