italy wine holidays
Tuscany's bountiful vineyards (Alamy)
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Italy has thousands of indigenous grapes and quite a few synonyms. Do you know your Sangiovese from your Montepulciano, or your Ribolla Gialla from your Refosco? Find out with our Italian grape quiz...

Remembering all of Italy’s grapes and grape variety permutations can be devilishly hard, but it’s also extremely exciting from a glass half-full point-of-view; as every time you go back, you discover more.

Scroll down to take the Decanter.com Italian grape quiz

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