Ep. 1674 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 45 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

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The best expressions of sweet and dry styles are from Latio, particularly in near Lake Bolceina can also be found in Marque, Umbria, Apulia, and Sicily synonyms. Red muscatel, of spring of and sibling to and the vineyard early budding prone to mildew, drought resistance, high vigor tightly packed clusters With medium sized berries, sites with sandy soils tend to showcase more aromatic intensity and higher phenolics prone to fan leaf virus. In the glass, deep, dark intense color from purple to ruby Hughes. Highly aromatic with violets, roses, strawberry, black cherries, herbs, nutmeg, clove, full bodied medium soft tenon and texture medium long finish, deep concentration, and medium complexity. Sweet wines have good aging potential. Specific styles, dry, rosato, sweet, pastille, and late harvest, sparkling, and also vinified as white. At the table, spaghetti Amatriciana, American barbecue, salami truffle dishes, sweet expressions pair well with panettone, fruit cakes, and biscuits. Associated regions and g o p's. Alba, do you see Salleleges Valentino, DOC, Savana, DOC, Valdicorne, GOC. Benchmark producers. Fatorea Vila Leji, Camilla Cua Chani, terracuda, leonidas. And Sonica, description, grown throughout Sicily, highly tannic grape that is a significant component of marsala wine. It also thrives in tuscany, especially on the islands of elba and gio. In which it makes outstanding sweet dry and accented wines. It has a sibling relationship to and synonyms. In solia in solia and sola and the vineyard large clusters loose punches, thick skin, DC's resistance, drought resistant, oxidizes easily. In the glass, deep golden hue golden apple nacterene dried fig, lamb appeal, bitter almond, medium to full bodied, high tenon, low acid, medium length, medium high concentration chalky texture. Accitative styles have the potential for long aging. In Sicily, these wines are more citrus driven and have a lighter body where the other versions are densely structured with high celine character. Specific styles, dry, off dry, orange, sweet, passito. At the table, mushrooms, shellfish, richer, oily, fish, such as tuna, salmon, and blue fish. Its herbaceous character makes a fantastic companion with salads and vegetables. Associated regions and I'll come on, do you see and Sonica Costa, do you see? Do you see? Delia, g o c, Elba g o c, Ercino de Milazzo, Mame Martoskana, D o c, Marcella, D o c, Memphy, DOC, DOC, Parina, DOC, Riesi, DOC, Sala Baruta, DOC Santa Margarita Del Bellice, Chicago, DOC, Cicilia, DOC, Valdicornea, DOC, Victoria, DOC. Benchmark producers. Are you enjoying this podcast? Don't forget to visit our YouTube channel, mama jumbo shrimp. For fascinating videos covering Stevie Kim and her travels across Italy and beyond, meeting winemakers, eating local foods, and taking in the scenery. Arnes. Now, back to the show. Arnes. Disccription. Found in Piedmont. Its name is a reference to the specific area of Renee de canale. It may also be related to the Pierre Montee's dialect word for Little rascal due to its poor yields and difficult vineyard characteristics. Almost completely extinct by nineteen sixty was later revived by Cirito Vietti and Bruno Chacosa formerly referred to as it was often added to for its sweetness. In the vineyard, good table grape, low acidity, sweet characteristics, disease prone, sensitive to pests. Poor yielding, tight bunches with small berries, drops, acidity, and oxidizes easily. Does bass on roeroes, wide soils, with layers of sand and chalk needs reductive winemaking to reduce risk of oxidation. In the glass, pale lemon in color with fresh notes, a white peach, and pear white flowers, sweet almond, and citrus, low to medium acidity, medium creamy texture, generally not mature in oak. Typically dry, fresh, and crisp. Specific styles. Usually dry, although historically verified sweets. The low acidity levels make it difficult to minimize sparkling. At the table, Pairs well with fresh cheese lobster poached egg and asparagus associated regions and DOPs. Piedmont. Rrero, DOCG, Arnes, Lange, DOC, mostly planted in the ROrero region near details of Kanale, Cornelia Modalba, Vetsa Alba Montero Castanito. Cruisemark producers. And this was the end of part forty five. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on sunk out Apple podcasts, Spotify, email ISM, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and rate the show. If you enjoy listening, please consider donating through Italian wine podcast dot com. Any amount helps cover equipment, production, and public costs. Until next time.