WhiteLead grape in 7
Chardonnay
Permitted almost everywhere in Italy and rarely the point of the wine. Its real job here is sparkling: it is the backbone of Franciacorta, Trento and Alta Langa, where the high acid of a cool site and a long spell on the lees do the work. As a still wine it is at its best in Alto Adige and on the hills of Friuli, and at its least interesting in the warm middle of the country.
Worth knowing
Italy uses it as a component rather than a headline. In the appellation rules it usually appears as a permitted minority partner in a white blend, quietly adding body to a local variety that has the aroma and lacks the weight.
Where it is allowed81 appellations
Veneto22
- ArcoleDOCStill hunting
- Asolo ProseccoDOCGStill hunting
- Bagnoli di Sopra (Bagnoli)DOCStill hunting
- BreganzeDOCStill hunting
- Colli di ConeglianoDOCGStill hunting
- Colli EuganeiDOCStill hunting
- Conegliano Valdobbiadene ProseccoDOCGStill hunting
- Corti Benedettine del PadovanoDOCStill hunting
- Custoza (Bianco di Custoza)DOCStill hunting
- GambellaraDOCStill hunting
- Lessini Durello (Durello Lessini)DOCStill hunting
- MerlaraDOCStill hunting
- Montello Asolo (Asolo Montello)DOCStill hunting
- Monti LessiniDOCStill hunting
- PiaveDOCStill hunting
- Recioto di SoaveDOCGStill hunting
- Riviera del BrentaDOCStill hunting
- SoaveDOCStill hunting
- Soave SuperioreDOCGStill hunting
- VeneziaDOCStill hunting
- VicenzaDOCStill hunting
- Vigneti della Serenissima (Serenissima)DOClead grapeStill hunting
Tuscany11
- Bianco di PitiglianoDOCStill hunting
- Colli dell'Etruria CentraleDOCStill hunting
- MontescudaioDOCStill hunting
- PominoDOClead grapeTasted
- San TorpèDOCStill hunting
- Sant'AntimoDOCStill hunting
- Terre di CasoleDOCStill hunting
- Val d'ArbiaDOCStill hunting
- Val d'Arno di Sopra (Valdarno di Sopra)DOCStill hunting
- Valdichiana ToscanaDOCStill hunting
- ValdinievoleDOCStill hunting
Multi-region6
- Delle Venezie (Veneto / Friuli / Trentino)DOCStill hunting
- Garda (Veneto / Lombardy)DOCStill hunting
- Lison-Pramaggiore (Veneto / Friuli-Venezia Giulia)DOCStill hunting
- Prosecco (Veneto / Friuli-Venezia Giulia)DOCStill hunting
- Valdadige (Etschtaler) (Trentino-Alto Adige / Veneto)DOCStill hunting
- Valdadige Terradeiforti (Trentino / Veneto)DOCStill hunting