Ep. 1950 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 71 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

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Lesser known, native and traditional varieties, individual grapes, Abrosteine, red, description, and ancient Tuscon native grape first described in the fifteenth century, also referred to as Abristolo, some maintain it is identical to the Abrusco variety, while other disagree. Associated regions and DOPs, Tuscany, With one exception, there are no man of arrival, Abristine wines, DOC or IGT. Indavignor, it belongs to the class of grapes variety known as tinctures, in Italian. Examples include the various colorinos. Usually used in blends with other grape varieties, it is one of the few in the category that is interesting even when identified separately. In the glass, the wine is fairly rich and creamy with vanilla, black pepper, juniper, dried prune, and dark cherry aromas, and flavors, complicated by hints of underbrush and tobacco. On the palate, it is actually much lighter bodied and less complex than those implies. Abruzco. Description also referred as associated regions and DOPs. Tuscany, it grows mainly under florence and in pizza, and no DOC wine exists. It is used primarily as a blending variety in IgT wines such as Alta Valle de Grive, Val de Magra, or Casa toscana. Though there are a few pure IGT versions of note. In the vineyard, it is care to rise by medium to small bunches with medium to small berries, it is both vigorous and very resistant to disease. In the glass, ABusto wines are even more deeply colored and more panicked than those of Colorino del valcano. Alianicone read description. This grade was long thought to be a sobriety of Alianico. Over time, it has been called Alianico femina or Alianico. Associated regions and DOPs. Combania, Ayanicona appears at present to be limited to the countryside around Salerno and Benavento. By contrast in basilicata, it is probably more common than it is widely believed. No pure Do you see wines exist. The only one do you see ayanicone more than eighty five percent is Castel San Lorenzo. Though there are a number of supposedly pure ayanicone, IGT wines. In the vineyard, ayanicone has medium large conical pyramidal bunches, and medium sized round berries never too vigorous. Ayanicone has reduced fertility and low yields because of miller and age. In the glass, fruitier and less spicy than ayanico wines, though almost as full bodied and tonic. Albananera red, associated regions and doPs. Emilia romagna. It grows only around Feenza and the hills of Imola, especially in Santagatasu Salterno. There are no DOC wines and only one albananaera based IgT wine. In the vineyard, farmers have always linked albananaera because it tolerates higher altitudes and cooler weather. It is not an easy grape to make wine from, like doceto. It produces a lot of solids and therefore needs pumping or racking in order to ward off the development of unpleasant odors. Are you enjoying this podcast? There's so much more high quality wine content available from mama jumbo shrimp. Check out our new wine study maps. Our books on Italian wine including Italian wine unplugged, the jumbo shrimp guide to Italian wine, Sanjay, Lambrusco, and other stories, and much much more. On our website, mama jumbo shrimp dot com. Now back to the show. In the glass, when well made, no wines have deep purple ruby hues, grapey aromas, and flavors of dark berry and herbs, and are very bright and fresh with sneaky concentration. Albanella white. Description, Albanella was long considered a synonym of the much less valid Trebiano Tuscano and lawmakers who crafted the TOC regulations for the in market, outlawed the use of the name Alvarrella until two thousand. Associated regions and DOPs. Market, it has grown almost exclusively near pesaro in sub zones such as Roncalia and Montebacchino. The TUC wines are Colina Pezarese, but they have to include twenty five percent pinonero removed immediately off the skins as for a white wine. So monomeroidal versions are available only as IgT. In the vineyard, there appear to be three biotypes, large, intermediate, and small bunches, and berries. In the glass, Albanera is a high acid variety that never accumulates much sugar, so it is best as a lively wine offering pleasant citrusy and mineral notes. It ages remarkably well. Albanello, white associated regions and DOPs. Sicily, today, Albanello is limited to sporadic vines in the province of syracuse and ragusa. There is no DOC wide Albanello can be part of IGT blends, Avola Camaro, Salina, and in the vineyard. It is easy to work with and resistant to common diseases. At the time, only few manufacturers produce pure alvarello wines. In the glass, the wine is bright and crisp with pretty floral and herbal white stone fruit aromas and flavors. Albarola. White description. Albarola is the name more commonly used for the Las Pesia and Satsana into Tuscany, and is also known as Biancheta genovese or Biancheta Tuku The letter is still used in liguria's and Riviera de Lavante. Associated regions and DOPs. Legoria, the only hundred percent Alperolas are the doc golf and, and it's sub zone coronata. There is also a rare, golfo del tigullo, d o c, pacito air dried sweet wine. Alparolla is also found in the cinque terre where it is used in lands with Bosco and Vermentino to give not only delicious dried white wines, but also noteworthy, if rare, sweet, air dried ones. Tuscany. Massakarara, and also pizza. End of vineyard, translucent pale berries, the low pergola canopy is the training system commonly used in the chili water, allows for greater protection from sunlight and heat more even ripening and better wines. It does best in Tarsaw, very friable, dry, rocky hillside soils, typical of the cavity Sestri Levante area. The only grand cru for the Alberola is ligurios Misano area where the grade probably originated. In the glass, its wine exude fresh citrus and delicate almond aromas and flavors. With a clean, mentally celine edge. Once grown at the lowest altitude, develop more tropical nodes and fluorescence sensation, probably as a result of higher average temperatures. Anchilota. Description, one of its synonyms is Anchilota de Masson Saniko. Associated regions and DOPs. Emilia romagna, Ancelotta is grown mainly in flat land vineyards of Emilia Romagna, especially around regemilia, and to a lesser degree modern. Traditionally, light bodied wine is made with this variety its production being directed toward concentrated months or bulk wines used to increase the color of an unique red wines made all over Italy. That enchilada is included in two DOC blends, coly different, and Regiano, and an almost forty two IgT blends, and it also used in blends of DOC, Lambrozco Regiano, and Lambrozco Salamino de Santarozche. In the vineyard, medium sized pyramidal bunch with dark, thin skin, spherical berries. It is sensitive to spring frosts and to pottery mildew, but has good resistance to wind and drought. In the glass. Deep ruby purple, it exudes plenty of fruity charm with ripe blackberry and cher aromas and flavors. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, email ifm, 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 publication costs. Until next time.