Generally Italian wines resemble more nearly the common wines of Spain or California than they do those of France. They are characterized by rather a high alcoholic content, due to the climate in which they are grown, which resembles that of California and tends to produce a grape rich in sugar. Both red and white common wines are produced, and are largely consumed in the localities in which they are grown. From the edition of L' Italia Vinicola of the 10th of March, 1918, I have taken a number of the names of these common wines grown in several of the localities of Italy, illustrating the general production of the whole country and also giving the names under which these typical wines find their way in the market.

Genova Calabria Avellino Pachino Castellamare

Piemonte Alba Barbera Barolo

Barbaresco nuovo Dogliono

Torino Chieri da bottiglia Pecetto di Torino Caluso rossi

Alessandria Tortona rosso Sezzadio rosso

Astigiano Asti barbera Asti grignoli Asti moscato Asti communi

Monferrato

Alta villa

Conzano

Frasinello

Olivola

San Salvatore

Novara Gattinara Sizzano Fara Borgomanero

Lombardia

Cellatica Salo

Montora

Montonara Viadana Gazzuola rosso

Verona Valpolicella Verona rossi Soave

Vicenza Longara Costazza

Padova Bagnoli

Ponte di Brenta Este

Venezia Venezia Corbini Venezia Rabosi

Modena Modena rossi Carpi Mirandola

Bologna Bologna communi Bologna fini

Ravenna Luogo Faenza Bagnacavallo

Umbria Montifales bianrhi Montifales rossi

Toscana Pisa piano Agnano Crespina Cecina

Lucca vini corrente Pescia

Firenze fini Castelfiorentino Rufina de pasto Arezzo rossi Capezzine Bibbiena Radda Chianti Castelnuova Bolsena

Adriatica Castellamare Chieti

Mirabello Mosti Cerignola Barletta Canosa Ruvo Brindisi Gallipoli Taronto Martinafranca

Mediteranea Rionovo Barile

Genzana

Casino

Formia

Napoli Napoli rossi Isola di Capri Serrara Fontona Calore Salerno Vallo

Sicilia Nicolosi Pedara Messina Marsala bianchi Alcomo Palermo Catania

Sardegna Cagliari Rossi Sorso Pirri

Bosa rossi Oristano bianchi