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Region Hierarchy |
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Climate(s) |
Moderate Continental |
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Notes |
Altitude and sea breezes give a long, slow ripening season.
Piemonte Region / IGT notes: Long cold winters and summers with thunderstorms, hail and fog. In the foothills of the alps (500-2500 ft).
Northern Italy notes: Dry, short summers. Pergola's were commonly used to protect the grapes from sunburning. VSP is now more common.
Italy notes: Italian wines are named for the Region they are made in, not the grapes used in the wine. |
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Grape(s) |
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Color |
Grape |
Notes |
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White |
Cortese Grape |
Grape notes: Cortese produces light body, high acidity wines. |
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Wines(s) |
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Still White |
Gavi (Cortese) Wine |
Light body, high acidity. Florial (orange blossom), green fruit (apple, pear), and citrus (lemon) flavors. Typically uses protected fermentation and meant to be drunk young, but outstanding examples can age.
Wine notes: Pale in color. Typically made protectively with cool fermentation and lees contact. |
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