What is "lombardia"

Lombardia (Lombardy) wine is the Italian wine produced in the Lombardy region of north central Italy. The region is known particularly for its sparkling wines made in the Franciacorta and Oltrepò Pavese areas. Lombardy also produces still red, white and rosé wines made from a variety of local and international grapes including Nebbiolo wines in the Valtellina region, Trebbiano di Lugana white wines produced with the Chiaretto style rosé along the shores of Lake Garda. The wine region currently has 15 Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC), 3 Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) and 13 Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT) designations. The main cities of the region are Milan, Bergamo and Brescia. The region annually produces around 1.3 million hectolitres of wine, more than the regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Marche, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol and Umbria.

Lombardia may refer to:

• Lombardia, Italian name for Lombardy region in Italy
• Lombardia Svizzera, alternative name of Italian Switzerland
• Lombardia Siciliana, ethno-linguistic minority living in Sicily, southern Italy
• Lombardia (wine), wine produced in the Lombardy region of north central Italy
• Ascelin of Lombardia, a 13th-century Dominican friar
• Romano di Lombardia, a municipality in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy
• Palazzo Lombardia, a skyscraper in Milan, Italy
• Giro di Lombardia, a cycling race, in Lombardy, Italy
• Castello di Lombardia, castle in Enna, Sicily