Wine The two aspects that qualify Italian wine labels are place and grape variety.Place names are based on Italy's wine laws, and they refer to three main categories: - DOC, which stand for “protected place name” - DOCG, standing for “guaranteed place name”- IGT, standing for “typical place name”.DOCG and DOC typically guarantee superior quality of wines, even if there are several Italian winemakers producing “not labelled” but high quality wines.Italy's unique climate suits grapes that are not often produced in other areas, such as Chianti's Sangiovese, Barolo's Nebbiolo, Corvina and Arneis.
