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Italy's twenty wine regions hold more native grape varieties than any other country — Sangiovese on the Tuscan hills, Nebbiolo under Piedmont fog, Aglianico on Vesuvio's flanks, Nerello Mascalese on Etna's lava, Glera bubbling in Veneto. Every appellation traces back to a Roman, monastic or feudal landholder; many estates have been in the same family for ten generations.
