Ticino is an Italian-speaking canton in Switzerland, the country’s the most southerly wine region, overlooking the Italian regions of Lombardy (‘Lombardia’) and Piedmont (‘Piemonte’) in Italy. 

Vineyards: 85% Merlot (Oz Clarke, 2015, p.260).

White wines: Whites made from Merlot Blanc have ‘a local following’ (Oz Clarke, 2015, p.260).

Red wines: Merlot-dominated, ‘usually soft and gluggable, more serious with some oak barrel-ageing’ (Oz Clarke, 2015, p260).

Wineries

Certified organic: Castello di Morcote.

Bibliography

Oz Clarke, Oz Clarke Wine A-Z (Pavilion, 2015), p.260.