Calabria
40 wineries, 74 wines and 10 appellations. Calabria is the toe of Italy's boot, running from the Strait of Messina north-east to the Gulf of Taranto, between the Tyrrhenian and the Ionian seas, with the mountains of the Pollino, the Sila and the Aspromonte down its spine. The Greeks who settled its coasts called southern Italy Oenotria — the land of vines — and the grapes they are thought to have brought still carry names like Greco. Read more ↓
Wineries in Calabria
Librandi Cirò · 17 wines4 Tre Bicchieri, latest 2019 · Gravello
Maradei1 wineDanfora Bianco Calabria IGP
Viola1 wineMoscato Passito di Saracena
Cataldo Calabretta ViticoltoreCirò · 1 wineCiro Rosso Classico Superiore DOC
Lento1 wineDragone Rosso Selezione Calabria IGTTerre Nobili24 winesTruffle and SpicesStatti18 winesVino Spumante di Qualità Brut Ferdinando 1938Serracavallo7 winesTerracciaSergio Arcuri4 winesLiberaisensi, greco bianco'A Vita'AvitaBenvenutoWines of Calabria
Appellations of Calabria
About Calabria
Today it is a small producer. In 2022 Calabria made about 270,000 hectolitres from 8,921 hectares of vineyards, and its output has been slowly falling for at least a decade. More than three quarters of the wine is red, and only about an eighth is bottled under a DOC or DOCG.
The grape of the region is Gaglioppo, with 48 per cent of the vineyards, alongside other native reds such as Magliocco and Greco Nero. Its best-known wine is Cirò, from the Ionian hills of the province of Crotone, whose classic zone around Cirò and Cirò Marina became Calabria's first DOCG, Cirò Classico, in 2025. The region also has nine DOCs and ten IGPs.
Wineries in Calabria, briefly
How many wineries are there in Calabria?
The catalogue lists 40 wineries in Calabria, with 74 wines between them. 10 have a written profile, and 1 hold an award from a guide or a competition.
What grapes does Calabria grow?
Among whites, Malvasia and Malvasia Bianca. Among reds, Merlot. Counted by the wines in the catalogue, not by hectares planted.
Which appellations does Calabria have?
Calabria has 10 appellations, 1 of them DOCG. The largest by number of producers: Cirò, Lamezia and Melissa.