An obscure region located in southern Italy next to APULIA, CALABRIA, and CAMPANIA. Of Italy’s twenty regions, Basilicata is the third smallest wine producer and has only one DOC, AGLIANICO DEL VULTURE, which produces a well-regarded red wine from the AGLIANICO grape. It has less than 30,000 vineyard acres. This region’s principal grapes for red and ROSÉ wines are Aglianico, Aglianicone, and MALVASIA Nera; for white wines they’re Asprinio and Malvasia Bianca.