Native activity at altitude

A little light info to get us all started on LOMBARDIA

Regional Vineyard:

Total Vineyard Size

23,199 hectares is the total regional vineyard including vineyards producing for Quality wines, Table wines & Table grapes

Dedicated to Quality

19,193 hectares are dedicated to producing grapes for Quality wines

Notable Cru/Zones:

Franciacorta

Garda Lugana

Oltrepò Pavese

San Martino della Battaglia

Scanzo

Valtellina

Wine Style/Quality:

% Red

53.3%

% White

46.7%

% DOP / IGP

In LOMBARDIA 2013 – 55.1% of wines were produced according to European DOP Quality standards, which protect a wines place of origin. Lombardia produces 27 DOP wines – *5 DOCG & *22 DOC.
The regions IGP classified wines (Identificazione Geografica Protetta) and which protect geographical identity, account for 30.9%.

LOMBARDIA – NATIVE WINE GRAPES

Rather than be totally definitive, ours is a ‘WISH LIST’ of those native grapes in Lombardia that we want to learn about. Naturally, as we make our own discovery, we’ll update our content :-)

NATIVE REDS

Brugnola

Croatina

Groppello di Mocasina

Maiolina

Moradella

Moscato di Scanzo

Pignola Valtellinese

Rossola Nera

Rossolino Nero

Schiava Lombarda

Uva della Cascina

NATIVE WHITES

Erbamat

Invernenga

OUR STATSOURCES

ISTAT – Italy’s Istituto Nazionale delle Statistiche (Census 2010 / Vineyard Production Figures 2013)
AIS – The Association of Italian Sommeliers.
‘I Numeri del Vino’ – top Italian blog from Marco Baccaglio
Wine Grapes – Robinson, Harding & Vouillamoz
Native Wine Grapes of Italy – D’Agata

*All data is offered as a helpful guide. Naturally it’s updated yearly. We do our best to stay informed :)