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DOCG is the short version of Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita, a warranty mark used in Italy, about the wines, for to help who buy wines against fake wines or frauds. This warranty mark shows the exact point where the wine was made. A wine before to be able to use the DOCG mark must pass many tests and have some qualities. Often these qualities are for example the little place where we can find the kind of wine, for example just a big hills of just a region in Italy.

List of Italians wine with DOCG

Abruzzo

Basilicata

Campania

Emilia-Romagna

  • Albana di Romagna (white)

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

Lazio

  • Cesanese del Piglio (o Piglio)

Lombardy

  • Valtellina Superiore
  • Oltrepò Pavese metodo classico (since 2007)
  • Valtellina Sfursat, (red)

Marche

Piedmont

Sardinia

Sicily

Tuscany

Umbria

Veneto

  • Bardolino Superiore (red) (Province of Verona)
  • Recioto di Soave (white normale, Classico and Spumante) (Province of Verona)
  • Soave Superiore (whitenormale, Classico and Riserva) (Province of Verona)
  • Recioto di Gambellara (since 2008)
  • Prosecco Superiore di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene

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