Ep. 1961 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 72 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

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The name officially Asprinio Bianco, but everyone just calls the variety asprinio might suggest otherwise as Espinio derives from the Italian aspero or latin term asper meaning tarts. Not surprisingly, Espinio has been sold to producers from Italy and abroad, one less its help in making sparkling wines, associated regions and DOPs. Campania. It grows mainly in the area north of Naples around the city of Caserta in the countryside, surrounded twenty two municipalities included in the DOC, Aspirino de Bez. The letter has long enjoyed Grand cruise status for Aspirino. In the vineyard, Aspirino looks and behaves like a wild vine species, the vines can run-in free as much as twenty meters above the ground. The training system of vines is called Alberate from albero tree and not to be confused with alberlo, which is a different grapevine training system. Espigno is an extremely vigorous variety up to two hundred kilos of grapes per vine. In the glass, it is very light, high acid wine, averaging alcohol levels of ten percent, and total acidity of seven point five grams per liter. Due to its high natural acidity, It is also used to make the sparkling DOC, Asperigno de Veras Pumante. The wine always exudes a crisp lemony zing and is characterized by pretty, very delicate, citrusy, spicy, and almond notes. Afana, red. Description not to be confused with Avirigo and other Italian native grape associated regions and DOPs. Pete mines, It is typical of the Valle de Sousa where it is the most important local variety and the Pineroleze, cool, mountainous territories to the west of Turing in Piedmont, and the border with France. The most traditional wine of the area is the DOC, a blend of roughly thirty percent havana and roughly seventy other native local varieties such as In the vineyard, medium sized pyramidal conical bunches and very large round dark berries, the letter often show a synchronous ripening and need plenty of sunshine. It is a fragile variety. It is very sensitive to per an aspera, oedium, powdery mildew, and gray rot. In the glass, despite its viticulture characteristics, Avana delivers not only interesting red wines, but also much rarer examples of Italian ice wine. Lola's garnet in color with fresh red berry and fluoro aromas and low in alcohol, usually around twelve percent. It has almost never aged in o and should be trung gung. Bar Salina. Red description, Bar Salina is a rare variety originally of the Masakarada territory in Tuscany. For this reason, a very commonly used synonym is Masarita, associated regions and doPs. Tuscany, it is the most abandoned in the Masacarara, Lasencia area of Tuscany, where it is part of the DOCs, and and IGT wines, some famous such as Costa Toskana, others unknown, including the colina de geno, Montecastelli, and val di Magra plants. In the winter, medium sized bunches, medium small berries, it hates excessive sunlight exposure, It is prone to oedium, powder, and mildew, and sunburn, and tends to drop its leaves. In the glass, barcaena wine is extremely dark, almost impenetrable. Delicately herbal quality with ripe, dark berry, and black plum aromas. Not particularly complex, but savory and with a good acidity level. Without proper, in illogical care, This can cause reductive foul smelling odors. Biquet, red description. According to recent studies, Biquet is identical to the French grade person. Associated regions and DOPs. Piedmont, it has grown mainly in the and areas of Piedmont. It has essentially the same stomping rounds as Avana. In fact, Bequette is almost only blended in with the latter, generally as a DOC wide, where it adds structure and depth of color. Are you enjoying this podcast? There's so much more high quality wine content available for mama jumbo shrimp. Check out our new wine study maps. Our books on Italian wine including Italian wine unplugged, the jumbo shrimp guy 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 vineyard, medium sized bunches, small beanium berries, though sensitive to oedium and pernospura, is generally a resistant and very vigorous variety. In the glass. Bequette is a varitanic wine with light floral red berry aromas and flavors. Late harvested grapes and small oak barrels may help create a more velvety mouth fill. Beilone, white, associated regions, and DOPs, Latio. Despite being one of the best Italian grape, Belone is unfortunately rare today. It can be found in the Castendiro Money vineyards up to ten percent in the DOC, Frascati, and Marino. The DUCs, wines, marino, and Metuno. Allow the theoretical possibility of making a hundred percent bologna wine. It is also found in the seaside around anzio and Nittuno, and especially around cory where it is most common, the best bologna wines and the only ones made with hundred percent bologna are IGT caughty. In the vineyard, medium large sized bunches with large berries, vigorous, and with a precautious budding, it is not sensitive to o idiom, but bucerides and per an Oscar are problems. In the glass, the wine is complex and has a telltale lucius texture and juicy acidity wines without this creaminess and brassony mouthfeel are poorly made with delightful honey sitches, and tropical fruit aromas, and flavors. The variety has a high natural acidity, values of eight point five grams per liter are not rare, which allows the production of good sparkling wines. Biancame white's description. There are no recently accurate amplographic studies that confirm the theory that Biancame is synonymous with the Trebiano Toscano. It is also known as bianchello, which is the name of the best known wine made from it, bianchello de Metaro, associated regions and GOPs. Marche It is grown in the market mainly around the cities of urbino and pesaro. The three most important DOCs are the below mentioned and. Though in the last, the preponder and variety is Trebiano romagnolo in the vineyard, large cylindrical conical bunches with medium sized yellow green berries. Vigors and very resistant to pathogens. In the glass, the wine is fresh and crisp with delicate herbal muses, white fruit, and citrus notes. It is fresh and light bodied with lemony finish. Bianca Trevigiana, white's description. It has always been known as Bianca gentile de Fonzazo, Biancara, Biancaeta, and others. So regions and COPs. Veneto. It is most commonly found in the prosaicco production area around Conergiano and more rarely in It is almost always used in blends in variable percentages. DUC wines are carda, lugana, Montelo, and Trentino's DOC, a maximum of ten percent of can be used to make the veneto sweet wine often it is blended with glera to add acidity and especially structure to many prosseccos. In the vineyard, medium large pyramidal stocky bunches that make this variety an easy prey albuteritis. The berries are medium size round. In the glass. Man of arrival Bianca Trebijana wines are light and fresh, black, complexity, and depth. Afa made in two ways by cold fermentation of the skins for maximum freshness and fruit expression and by macerating on the skins to create richer and more complex wines. Bianco Delicano, white associated regions and DOPs Apulia, it grows mainly in the provinces of Brindisie, Bari and ARando, around the Valdezidria towns of Chisternino, and and in the high bearing windswap planes of the the most important wines are the DOC in which Bianco Delicano is blended with It's also part of the rarer DOC wines, gravina, Oostumi, and Lizzano, as well as some IgT wines. Indavignor, it has medium sized conical cylindrical bunches, medium and round berries, it is characterized by its relatively early budding and flowering, which exposes it to the double whammy of spring frosts and cooler thereby reducing yields. In the blast, A pure Bianco, wine is delicately herbal with new ounces of green apple, bitter orange, and white flowers. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Himalaya FM, and more. Don't forget to subscribe and break the show. 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