wine tasting Italy Some say over 500, I have heard 750, any thoughts let me know. Here are 10 of the lessor known varieties coming back into vogue. Timorasso (Piedmont) Timorasso is a revived, high-quality white grape from Piedmont, strongly associated with the Colli Tortonesi hills (around Tortona, in Alessandria). Once nearly lost, it’s now one of Italy’s most talked-about “rediscovered” whites. The variety is producing, argueably , some of Italy's most unique wines. Its