Indicazione Geografica Tipica

Created in 1992, IGTs were intended to provide a tier above the basic Vino da Tavola (VdT) for quality wines that didn’t meet the regulations for DOC or DOCG. SuperTuscan wines are a prime example.

There are currently more than 120 IGTs in Italy, covering a huge range of styles and pricepoints.

Today, the IGT classification is typically home to wines made in a more ‘international’ style, eschewing some of the traditional winemaking methods and grape variety stipulations set down by the more stringent DOC and DOCG regulations.

Areas approved for the production of IGT wines can be vast, encapsulating an entire region’s vineyard area. Puglia is by far the largest producer of IGT wines in Italy, bottling 1,459,789 hectolitres from the 2022 vintage, compared to 909,509hl from second-place Emilia [Osservatorio del Vino UIV, June 2024].