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The Italian Abroad Wine Blog

The Italian Abroad Wine Blog is a wine blog and diary where I share my thoughts, primarily about Italian wine and food, but also on wine, food, and travel in general. I founded Italyabroad.com in 2003 and have been living abroad for over 20 years. Coming from an Italian winemaking family, I was introduced to wine at a very early age. While my roots are in Italian wine, I appreciate and enjoy good wine from all over the world, alongside great food and the joys of travel. My posts often weave these passions together.

To help you better understand Italian wines, we've created a series of Italian wine regions maps that show DOC and DOCG wines, their origins and the grapes they are made of, including your favorite Italian wines. I’ve also written a post on the Italian wine appellation system explaining and demystifying the Italian wine classification system and what it really means for wine lovers and enthusiasts.

Additionally, I host a YouTube channel , where you can watch me taste some of our wines and answer your questions about Italian wines and grapes. From the meaning of DOC to what makes an orange wine, we cover it all. I hope you enjoy reading this wine blog! Feel free to reach out with any questions. Salute Andrea


No-Low Alcohol Wines

January 04, 2025    Tags: View Comments (0)

A few days ago, the Italian government finally passed a law allowing wine producers to produce no and low alcohol wines – before they could be produced but could not be called wine. However, the law currently excludes IGT, DOC, and DOCG appellations, for now, there’s no chance of finding a low-alcohol Amarone or Chianti, restricting it to table wines. While producers could, in theory, make plenty of no and low alcohol wines, they will get lost amongst the other wines. As a result, I’m not sure this change will have much of an impact.

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