Italian wine is one of the most difficult regions to get to know. 
Why? Well for one, the Italians use an esoteric wine labeling system, much like the French. With more than 350 official wine varieties and 20 different wine-producing regions, there are 3 major regions that produce high-quality wines and they are: Veneto, Tuscany, and Piedmont! 

There are some key DOCGs sought after by wine lovers around the globe, such as Barolo, Barbaresco and Brunello di Montalcino, and other well-recognized wines like Amarone della Valpolicella, Prosecco, Chianti, Soave and Franciacorta, there are plenty of new wines from the center and the south gaining in popularity – Primitivo, Nero d’Avola and Verdicchio to name just a few. Nearly all of Italy’s wine regions hide some little-known varieties, just waiting to be discovered, and a new wave of winemakers keen to discover this wealth of local varieties is now emerging.