Italian wines. Have you tried any of them yet? Wines that are coming out of the Italian wineries really are becoming world class! And they are definitely worth a look if you are trying to expand your wine base of knowledge.
Italian wines. Have you tried any of them yet? Wines that are coming out of the Italian wineries really are becoming world class! And they are definitely worth a look if you are trying to expand your wine base of knowledge.
Most famous white wine (Bianco) is Trebbiano. People love it for their lunch because it's an easy drinking wine. Pinot Grigio (or Gris in France and California) is the best in Piedmont. Known as Piemonte too which offers great wine tours around the region. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio has golden apple flavors furthermore a delicious and intense one.
However not a typical Italian we have to talk about Chardonnay. "Apricotti" and spice tasty Mandra Rossa Chardonnay from 2004 shows you winemakers are talent in this country as well.
After finishing white wine we have to jump out to the red side. Rosso as Italian called them. Fine wines will come. Be careful.
As you can feel now Sangiovese is the best know purely Italian red on the planet. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. Beside that it grows mostly in Tuscany top of all that lots known as one of the Super Tuscans (other one is the king, Cabernet Sauvignon). A new one is Il Poggio Sangiovese from 2008, but as Chianti is the best of the best (Sangiovese based) in Italy we should consider Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva which was aged in a variety of used French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2017.
Cherry fruit and very dark color is La Spinetta Barbera d'Asti Ca Di Pian, a Barbera from Piedmont. Very rich with excellent structure and an intense, elegant color is the Roberto Voerzio Langhe Nebbiolo which is a premium category wine. A must try. The wine spends 18 months in oak followed by six months in bottle. Another one from this category is a deep crimson red color and its nose exhibit intense fruit scent Nebbiolo: Piero Cesare Barolo Ornato from 2003. In the past centuries was a sweet wine up to the mid of 19th Century. But using more hygienic technics in cellars Nebbiolo was able to ferment completely that's why it became dry. Nowadays Barolo, like most Nebbiolo based wines, is known for its light color, lack of opacity.
We can find also Merlot in Italy. Not the famous one, but from various varieties great wines come out. Let's check Vipra Rossa with 10% Montepulciano, 20% Sangiovese and with 70% Merlot.
Wine quality in Italy has improved dramatically over the last century or so, because of the modern sentiments which focus on really getting quality from the grapes instead of just making a whole lot of wine.
Cincin!
Italian wines. Have you tried any of them yet? Wines that are coming out of the Italian wineries really are becoming world class! And they are definitely worth a look if you are trying to expand your wine base of knowledge.
Most famous white wine (Bianco) is Trebbiano. People love it for their lunch because it's an easy drinking wine. Pinot Grigio (or Gris in France and California) is the best in Piedmont. Known as Piemonte too which offers great wine tours around the region. Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio has golden apple flavors furthermore a delicious and intense one.
However not a typical Italian we have to talk about Chardonnay. "Apricotti" and spice tasty Mandra Rossa Chardonnay from 2004 shows you winemakers are talent in this country as well.
After finishing white wine we have to jump out to the red side. Rosso as Italian called them. Fine wines will come. Be careful.
As you can feel now Sangiovese is the best know purely Italian red on the planet. Traditionally made, the wines are full of cherry fruit, earth, and cedar. Beside that it grows mostly in Tuscany top of all that lots known as one of the Super Tuscans (other one is the king, Cabernet Sauvignon). A new one is Il Poggio Sangiovese from 2008, but as Chianti is the best of the best (Sangiovese based) in Italy we should consider Monsanto Chianti Classico Riserva which was aged in a variety of used French oak barrels. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2017.
Cherry fruit and very dark color is La Spinetta Barbera d'Asti Ca Di Pian, a Barbera from Piedmont. Very rich with excellent structure and an intense, elegant color is the Roberto Voerzio Langhe Nebbiolo which is a premium category wine. A must try. The wine spends 18 months in oak followed by six months in bottle. Another one from this category is a deep crimson red color and its nose exhibit intense fruit scent Nebbiolo: Piero Cesare Barolo Ornato from 2003. In the past centuries was a sweet wine up to the mid of 19th Century. But using more hygienic technics in cellars Nebbiolo was able to ferment completely that's why it became dry. Nowadays Barolo, like most Nebbiolo based wines, is known for its light color, lack of opacity.
We can find also Merlot in Italy. Not the famous one, but from various varieties great wines come out. Let's check Vipra Rossa with 10% Montepulciano, 20% Sangiovese and with 70% Merlot.
Wine quality in Italy has improved dramatically over the last century or so, because of the modern sentiments which focus on really getting quality from the grapes instead of just making a whole lot of wine.
Cincin!
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