Spirits · 37 denominations
Grappa, génépi & the mountain liqueurs
Every spirit with a Geographical Indication — grappa, génépi, mountain liqueurs — with its real production zone and the producers authorised on official registers. The GI system for spirits follows a different logic from wine: here that logic is explained through actual facts.
IG
Grappa
24 producers→IGAprikot trentino
0 producers→IGBrandy italiano
0 producers→IGDistillato di mele trentino
0 producers→IGGenepì della Valle d'Aosta
0 producers→IGGenepì del Piemonte
0 producers→IGGénépi des Alpes
0 producers→IGGenziana trentina
0 producers→IGGrappa della Valle d'Aosta
0 producers→IGGrappa di Barolo
0 producers→IGGrappa friulana
0 producers→IGGrappa lombarda
0 producers→IGGrappa piemontese
0 producers→IGGrappa siciliana
0 producers→IGGrappa trentina
0 producers→IGGrappa veneta
0 producers→IGKirsch Friulano
0 producers→IGKirsch Trentino
0 producers→IGKirsch Veneto
0 producers→IGLiquore di limone della Costa d'Amalfi
0 producers→Italy protects 37 spirits under Geographical Indication (IG) rules — Grappa above all, the pomace brandy that can only carry the name when distilled in Italy from Italian grape pomace, plus regional génépi, mountain liqueurs and fruit distillates from the Alpine arc. An IG fixes the raw material, the method and the area, so the name signals a place and a tradition rather than a recipe anyone can copy. ItalyTasteMap lists every IG spirit with its zone and the distilleries tied to it, reading the protection from the official register rather than the label's own claims.
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Geographical Indication (IG) for spirits?
- It is the EU protection scheme for drinks like grappa and brandy. An IG fixes where and how a spirit is made — the raw material, the distillation and the area — so a protected name can't be used for a product made elsewhere or by another method. For spirits the EU term is 'Geographical Indication'; Italy labels them IG.
- Can grappa be made outside Italy?
- A grape-pomace spirit can, but it cannot legally be called 'Grappa': the name is an Italian Geographical Indication, reserved for pomace brandy distilled in Italy from Italian grape pomace. Anything else is 'pomace brandy', not grappa.
- How many protected Italian spirits are there?
- 37 registered spirit indications, read from the official register — grappa denominations dominate, alongside regional génépi, liqueurs and fruit distillates, mostly from the northern mountains.