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.
Lazio
Regional detail
Location
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
Average annual production
2.654.000 HL
Lazio
Grapes
Aleatico
Description
See Tuscany
Principle Wines
See Tuscany
Bellone
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.
Bombino Bianco
Description
See Puglia
Principle Wines
See Puglia
Cesanese
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
Malvasia Bianca Toscana
Description
See Tuscany
Principle Wines
See Tuscany
Malvasia del Lazio
Description
*Malvasia is a catch all name fro a group of varieties whose scions perhaps originiated 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)
Malvasia di Candia
Description
*Malvasia is a catch all name for a group of varieties whose scions perhaps originiated 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
Procanico
Description
Aka Trebbiano Toscano
Principle Wines
Aka Trebbiano Toscano
Ressetto
Description
Aka Trebbiano Giallo
Principle Wines
Aka Trebbiano Giallo
Major Appellations DOCG/DOC
Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone 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)
Frascati DOC
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
Orvieto DOC
Description
A part of this DOC stretches over the border from Umbria into Lazio.
Other Appellations DOCG/DOC
Aleatico di Gradoli DOC
Principle Wines
Aleatico
Aprilia DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Merlot, Sangiovese, Trebbiano
Atina DOC
Principle Wines
Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah
Bianco Capena DOC
Principle Wines
Malvasia di Candia, Trebbiano toscano, romagnolo, giallo, Bellone, Bombino
Castelli Romani DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Cesanese, Merlot, Montepulciano, Nero Buono, Sangiovese Malvasia (bianca, di Candia, puntinata) Trebbiano (toscano, romagnolo, di Soave, verde and giallo)
Cerveteri DOC
Principle Wines
Cesanese, Montepulciano, Sangiovese, Canaiolo, Carignano, Barbera. Malvasia (bianca, di Candia, puntinata) Trebbiano (toscano, romagnolo, di Soave, verde and giallo), Tocai, Verdicchio
Cesanese del Piglio DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Cesanese, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Barbera, Trebbiano toscano (Passerana) and Bombino bianco
Cesanese di Affile DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Cesanese, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Barbera, Trebbiano toscano (Passerana) and Bombino bianco
Cesanese di Olevano Romano DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Cesanese, Sangiovese, Montepulciano, Barbera, Trebbiano toscano (Passerana) and Bombino bianco
Circeo DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Trebbiano toscano, 60%; Malvasia di Candia, Merlot, Sangiovese
Colli Albani DOC
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia (Malvasia rossa), Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano romagnolo, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano di Soave, Malvasia del Lazio (Malvasia Puntinata)
Colli Etruschi Viterbesi DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo (Rossetto), Malvasia di lazio, Procanico, Grechetto, Moscato Bianco (Moscatello), Violone (Montepulciano), Canaiolo, Merlot, Sangiovese
Colli Lanuvini DOC
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Trebbiano Verde, Puntinata
Colli della Sabina DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia , Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Montepulcino, Sangiovese
Cori DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Montepulciano, Cesanese, Nero Buono di Cori
Genazzano DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Bellone, Sangiovese, Cesanese
Marino DOC
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Malvasia di lazio, Trebbiano Romagnolo
Montecompatri Colonna DOC
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Puntinata, Bonvino
Nettuno DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Bellone, cacchione, Trebbiano Toscano, Sangiovese, Merlot
Tarquinia DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Malvasia di lazio, Sangiovese, Cesanese, Pinot Grigio, Montepulciano
Velletri DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Puntinata, Bellone, Bombino, Montepulciano, Cesanese Commune, Cesanese di Affile, Bombino Nero, Merlot, Ciliegiolo
Vignanello DOC (a multi DOC*)
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Malvasia del Chianti, Greco, Sangiovese, Ciliegiolo
Zagarolo DOC
Principle Wines
Malvasia Bianca di Candia, Trebbiano Toscano, Trebbiano Giallo, Bellone, Puntinata, Bellone, Bombino
IGT Appellations
Civitella d'Agliano
Colli Cimini
Frusinate or del Frusinate
Lazio
Nettuno
Colli Cimini
Frusinate or del Frusinate
Lazio
Nettuno