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Botticino DOC
Botticino DOC is a wine appellation produced in the province of Brescia, mainly in the Municipalities of Botticino Sera, Botticino Mattina, San Gallo. Organoleptic characteristics:color: deep ruby with garnet reflections.Smell: vinous and intense. Flavor: dry, harmonious, rightly tannic We are working on this Botticino DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian Wines At Value Prices And Taste La Dolce Vita by Tony Margiotta Additionally, you can discover…
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Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC
Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC is a wine appellation whose production is allowed in the province of Pavia. The grape is the Croatina traditionally called Bonarda in the Oltrepò and Piacentino areas. category: Cultivar, Maximum grape yield: 65.0%, Natural alcoholic strength of the grape: 10.5%, Minimum alcoholic strength of the wine: 11.0% We are working on this Bonarda dell’Oltrepò Pavese DOC appellation description.Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com In the meantime, if you are in the mood for a good book, you can try:– The Modern History of Italian Wine by Walter Filipputti– Hidden Gems of Italy: An Insider’s Secret Formula To Find Top-Class Italian…
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Vespolina
Vespolina is a grape from Piedmont, it is also called Ughetta and Uvetta di Canneto. It is blended in many appellations like Ghemme DOCG, Fara DOC, Boca DOC. It also appears on the label in Coste della Sesia DOC or Colline Novaresi DOC. It is also cultivated in Oltrepo’ Pavese (Lombardy). We are working on this Vespolina grape description. Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com Two of the best books about Italian grapes, where some of this information come from, are:– Native Grapes of Italy, by Ian d’Agata– Italian Wine Unplugged, by Steve Kim Additionally, you can discover the other grapes from Piedmont.
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Uva Rara
Uva Rara is a grape found mainly in Oltrepò Pavese in Lombardy and in the North of Piedmont in the Novara and Vercelli provinces. Rara means rare in Italian and it refers to the sparse bunch, which makes this grape suitable for air-drying. We are working on this Uva Rara grape description. Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info atcheers@drinkitalian.com Two of the best books about Italian grapes, where some of this information come from, are:– Native Grapes of Italy, by Ian d’Agata– Italian Wine Unplugged, by Steve Kim Additionally, you can discover the other grapes from Lombardy.
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Moscato di Scanzo
Moscato di Scanzo is an aromatic red grape just available in a limited area in the hills around Bergamo in Lombardy. It is only used for sweet wines. Moscato di Scanzo Grape – Origin Moscato di Scanzo is a red grape variety of ancient origin. Mentionedalready in the 1300 century, it is thought to have been brought Northby the Romans. It only grows in the town of Scanzorosciate and isone of Lombardy’s few D.O.C.G. wines and amongst Italy’s smallest. Ampleograhpy Moscato di Scanzo is an aromatic red variety that has a medium sized bunch with a long pyramid shape with considerable bloom on the berries. The berries themselves are small…
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Pinot Bianco
Pinot Bianco (pee noh bee AHN coh) is a grape mostly planted in Alto Adige for the still wine version and also in Lombardy, in the Franciacorta Area, for the sparkling wines. We are working on this Pinot Bianco grape description. Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info at cheers@drinkitalian.com Two of the best books about Italian grapes, where some of this information come from, are:– Native Grapes of Italy, by Ian d’Agata– Italian Wine Unplugged, by Steve Kim Additionally, you can discover the other grapes from Trentino.
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Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
Malvasia di Candia Aromatica is a grape that grows in Lombardy and in Emilia Romagna, in the provinces of Pavia, Piacenza, Parma, and Reggio. We are working on this Malvasia di Candia Aromatica grape description. Please come back soon.Send us an e-mail if you are looking for more info at cheers@drinkitalian.com
