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Lombardia

Lombardia is a wine region in Italy, home to 129 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines, known for Franciacorta, Lambrusco.

Lombardia at a glance: roughly split white/red; known for Franciacorta, Lambrusco; wines range from IGP to DOCG.
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Lombardia's 129 wineries make roughly equal white and red wine; Nebbiolo is the most common single-grape bottling; wines carry DOC, DOCG, IGP designation.

About the Lombardia region

    Location
    Lombardia is a wine region in north-central Italy.
    Soils
    Documented Lombardia wine-region soil types include calcareous soils, clay and glacial moraine; these materials vary across the region rather than forming one uniform profile.

Region facts sourced from Wikipedia contributors, "Lombardy wine", en.wikipedia.org, revision 1342001091, retrieved 2026-07-11. (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International).

Most common single-grape wines

When Lombardia wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Lombardia is roughly split, making substantial white (48%) and red (39%) wine.

625 distinct Lombardia wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • White302 · 48%
  • Red245 · 39%
  • Rose78 · 12%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Lombardia wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Frecciarossa — Gli Orti Riesling
  • Ferghettina — Eronero Extra Brut
  • Castello Bonomi — Franciacorta
  • Cabochon — Brut Millesimato
  • Antica Fratta — Quintessence Riserva Extra Brut
  • Francesco Quaquarini — Buttafuoco
  • Derbusco Cives — Franciacorta
  • Castello Luzzano — Sommossa Frizzante

Sub-regions & appellations

Within Lombardia, these appellationsA legally-defined smaller growing area within a wine region, often with its own grapes and rules. are smaller growing areas, often with their own character:

  • Franciacorta
  • Valtellina Superiore
  • Oltrepo Pavese
  • Provincia di Pavia
  • Riviera del Garda Classico
  • Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico
  • Sforzato di Valtellina
  • Bonarda dell'Oltrepo Pavese
  • Curtefranca
  • Rosso di Valtellina
  • Alpi Retiche
  • Buttafuoco

Quality designations

Wines here span quality tiers from everyday IGP to the strictly-controlled DOCG — you'll find both accessible and prestige bottles.

  • DOCAn Italian controlled-origin designation — sets the region, grapes and rules a wine must follow.
  • DOCGItaly's strictest wine quality tier — guarantees origin, permitted grapes and production method, and is government-tested.
  • IGPEU Protected Geographical Indication (Indication Géographique Protégée) — a regional wine label, broader than AOP.
  • IGTA looser Italian designation for regional wines with more freedom than DOC — often good value.

Italy wine designations

DOC
DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
DOCG
DOCG is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status.
IGP
IGP denotes the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin.
IGT
IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status.
PDO
PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

How to choose a good Lombardia wine

For everyday drinking, IGP bottles are the accessible choice; for something special, DOCG signals the region's most tightly-controlled, prestige wines.

FAQs

Where is Lombardia?
Lombardia is a wine region in north-central Italy.
Which grapes are associated with Lombardia?
Lombardia is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Chardonnay, Lambrusco, Pinot Bianco, Pinot Nero. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
What do the designation terms on Lombardia wines mean?
DOC: DOC is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status. DOCG: DOCG is an Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected designation of origin (DOP) status. IGP: IGP denotes the EU protected geographical indication scheme for food and wine, linking a product’s quality, reputation or other characteristic to geographical origin. IGT: IGT is the Italian traditional term used to designate wine with protected geographical indication (IGP) status. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
How are wineries and producers selected for Lombardia?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Lombardia wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Lombardia?
The current regional catalogue contains 627 linked wines from 129 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.