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One of Italy’s largest and most populous region has only two wine styles of particular note, red Valtellina and sparkling Franciacorta. The majority of its wines are produced under lesser known DOC titles or under one of the regions various IGT titles.

Lombardy’s longest-lived wines are the reds from Valtellina, which may mature and improve for a decade or more. In Oltrepo Pavase, Brescia, and other eastern zones of the region, most reds are made with a view to drinking within six to seven years.

The wines of Lake Garda gained a certain fame abroad in the early days of tourism over fifty years ago and still retain a little patina of romantic nostalgia. New wines have popped up among the old, especially Franciacorta sparkling wines.