LAZIO

Regional detail

Location

On Italy's East coast this region is the home to the eternal city – Rome. It is the 9th largest region in terms of land mass but the 3rd in terms of population.

Climate

Mediterranean

Topography

As soon as one leaves Rome's hinterland and the area of Frascati, Lazio becomes surprising mountainous in all directions, towards Tuscany, Umbria and Campania

Soils

Mixed but mainly volcanic influenced

Production

2.654.000 HL

 
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Our producers

Terre Porziane

Grapes

  • Description

    See Tuscany

    Principle Wines

    See Tuscany

  • Description

    Native to Lazio and quite possibly stretching back to Roman times – part of the Frascati blend

    Principle Wines

    Frascati Blend + Bianco Capena, Cori, Genazzano, Montecompatri, Colonna, Velletri, Zagarolo.

  • Description

    See Puglia

    Principle Wines

    See Puglia

  • Description

    Cesanese di Affile and Cesanese commune are the two main clones of this red variety, the former being the smaller berried superior variety. Found mostly to the East of Rome making fulled bodied structured and alcoholic reds.

    Principle Wines

    Castelli Romani, Cerveteri, Cesanese di Affile

  • Description

    See Tuscany

    Principle Wines

    See Tuscany

  • Description

    *Malvasia is a catch all name for a group of varieties whose scions perhaps originated in the same Greek locality (the Peloponnesian port of Monemvasia). In truth, the Venetians in the middle ages transported various wines, sweet, dry, aromatic and non under the general name Malvasia – perhaps the reason for the disparity Aka Puntinata, a somewhat better quality Malvasia sub-variety than the other Malvasias

    Principle Wines

    Frascati blend (even though the lesser Candida variety is quoted)

  • Description

    *Malvasia is a catch all name for a group of varieties whose scions perhaps originated in the same Greek locality (the Peloponnesian port of Monemvasia). In truth, the Venetians in the middle ages transported various wines, sweet, dry, aromatic and non under the general name Malvasia – perhaps the reason for the disparity. The Candia variety is not aromatic in any muscatty sense, its only distinction is its blandness.

    Principle Wines

    Main grape in the Frascati blend, Colli Albani, Colli della Sabina, Colli Etruschi Viterbesi, Colli Lanuvini, Cori, Genazzano,Marino, Montecompatri Colonna, Nettuno, Tarquinia, Velletri, Vignanello, Zagarolo

  • Description

    Aka Trebbiano Toscano

    Principle Wines

    Aka Trebbiano Toscano

  • Description

    Aka Trebbiano Giallo

    Principle Wines

    Aka Trebbiano Giallo

Major Appellations DOCG/DOC

  • Description

    In dry, sweet and spumante versions, this is one of Italy's most historic wines, whose name come from a historical event in 1000 AD when a Bishop's servant was sent on a head of his master to identify where he should stop to taste good wine. When he came to the town of Monefiascone he wrote on the door "est" (this is it!) 3 times to exclaim how good it was. In reality, this is a fairly simple white wine, in some cases achieving a nice richness from a good dollop of Malvasia

    Principle Wines

    Procanico (Trebbiano Toscano), Malvasia Bianca Toscana, Ressetto (Trebbiano Giallo)

  • Description

    Perhaps Italy's most famous wine export, certainly for white wine and perhaps is now a victim of that previous success. As the Italian wine machine has reached for the skies in terms of quality, Frascati has largely been left behind. Never a wine to write poetry about (not even in Horace's day), there are however, many decent commercial examples.

    Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano; Malvasia del Lazio (puntinata), Greco, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Bombino Bianco

  • Description

    A part of this DOC stretches over the border from Umbria into Lazio.

    Principal Wines

Sub Appellations DOCG/DOC

  • Principle Wines

    Aleatico

  • Principle Wines

    Merlot, Sangiovese, Trebbiano

  • Principle Wines

    Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia di Candia, Trebbiano toscano, romagnolo, giallo, Bellone, Bombino

  • Principle Wines

    Cesanese, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nero Buono, Sangiovese Malvasia (bianca, di Candia, puntinata) Trebbiano (toscano, romagnolo, di Soave, verde and giallo)

  • Principle Wines

    Cesanese, Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Carignano, Barbera. Malvasia (bianca, di Candia, puntinata) Trebbiano (toscano, romagnolo, di Soave, verde and giallo), Tocai, Verdicchio

  • Principle Wines

    Cesanese, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Barbera, Trebbiano toscano (Passerana) and Bombino bianco

  • Principle Wines

    Cesanese, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Barbera, Trebbiano toscano (Passerana) and Bombino bianco

  • Principle Wines

    Cesanese, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Barbera, Trebbiano toscano (Passerana) and Bombino bianco

  • Principle Wines

    Trebbiano toscano, 60%; Malvasia di Candia, Merlot, Sangiovese

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia (Malvasia rossa), Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano romagnolo, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano di Soave, Malvasia del Lazio (Malvasia Puntinata)

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo (Rossetto), Malvasia di lazio, Procanico, Grechetto, Moscato Bianco (Moscatello), Violone (Montepulciano), Canaiolo, Merlot, Sangiovese

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Verde, Puntinata

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia , Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Montepulciano, Sangiovese

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Montepulciano, Cesanese, Nero Buono di Cori

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Bellone, Sangiovese, Cesanese

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Malvasia di lazio, Trebbiano Romagnolo

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Puntinata, Bonvino

  • Principle Wines

    Bellone, cacchione, Trebbiano Toscano, Sangiovese, Merlot

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Malvasia di lazio, Sangiovese, Cesanese, Pinot Grigio, Montepulciano

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Puntinata, Bellone, Bombino, Montepulciano, Cesanese Commune, Cesanese di Affile, Bombino Nero, Merlot, Ciliegiolo

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Malvasia del Chianti, Greco, Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo

  • Principle Wines

    Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Puntinata, Bellone, Bombino

  • Civitella d'Agliano
    Colli Cimini
    Frusinate or del Frusinate
    Lazio
    Nettuno