Ep. 2074 Marco Gandini Narrates Pt. 84 | Italian Wine Unplugged 2.0

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Very resistant and rustic. It is a very late ripening variety. In the glass, Uvalino Yield's high acid, brutally tainted wines, there are quite a mouthful. It was mainly added to other wines to supply backbone and power. In order to give good results, the grapes have to be air dried. The wine is normally deep hewed with a realness of sweet spices and black berries and an amazingly high acid, tannic mouth fill, but with enough bright, small, dark berry fruit flavors. Ova longanese. Red, associated regions and DOPs. Emilia Romania is grown mainly in the Romania portion of Emilia Romania near the cities of Faenza and Ravenna around Banio Cabalo. Cotignola, fusignano, godo, logo, and rusi. It can be used in different IGT blends, including Emilia, and Rubicon. In the vineyard, medium sized bunches, medium large berries with thick skins. In the glass, the wine is always very full bodied, strong and tenic. It does not have a wealth of fresh fruity aromas, black cherry and plum, but rather plenty of evolved almost tertiary aromas, such as tobacco, underbrush, and tar. The wine needs plenty of time in the cellar as the hard tenants soften very slowly. Ovarara. Red. Description, the name Ovarara derives from the varieties' extremely car's loosely packed bunch, Rate grape, rare grapes on the bunch, making this cultivar practically immune to contraris and ideal for air drying associated regions and DOPs. Abundant in lombardy, especially in the Ultrapo Paveza area, in the province of Pavea, in northeastern piedmont, and in smaller amounts in the Astigiano and Alisandrino areas. Used in plants with other varieties. In the Ultrapopa Visa, the highest quality areas are, and and the around brownie, Barbacarlo. It may also be found in the DOC's, or and in Northern Piedmont, The main DOCs are Corlino and others. Manovarara wines are very rare. Indavineer, Uvarata is characterized by bunches of various sizes. A vigorous variety, it is resistant to perinospora and o idiom, but is subject to miller and age, apparently more so in the Altrepopa Vese area than in the Novada Verceli area. It ripens very late in the season. In the glass, a pure Ovarara wine is bright, dark ruby in color. The aroma is complex with hints of red roses, violet, black cherries, raspberries, and sweet spices. The wine presents a fresh, high acid, and vibrantly tenic, but lacking power or structure. Virdea, White, associated regions and DOPs. Lamberty, Emilia Romagna, Tuscany. It has grown mainly in the provinces of Pisa in Tuscany and in Milan. Piacenza and pavia in Lombardy. It may be found in blends with other variety in several IGT wines, among which, Corlina miranesa in Lombardy, Castel Franco, Ravinna and Rubicone in Emilia Romania, Costa Tuscana in Tuscany. In the vineyard, medium large bunch with large berries. A ripened slate, it is very resistant to botrytis. Good vigor with an abundant and dependable productivity. In the glass, green apples and wide flowers hints, it is a very light and delicate wine. In the sweet version, air drying grapes, The wine is a very deep yellow gold hue, rich in honey, tropical fruit, and candied pear flavors with a thick, rich mouth fill, usually very sweet and impressive. Virdica, white, description. Also, Verdica is named after the green color of its berries. Associated regions and DUs. Apulia Campania. It has grown, especially in Central Opulia, in the provinces of Body and Paranto, and in the countryside around Alberlo Consiano, and Martina Franco. Virdica was and is almost always used in blends with Bianco Delisano to make the DOC wise loco rotondo and Martina. It can also be part of the plan of the doc La Crima cristi of Campania begin to be present some man of arrival wines. Indafiner, medium large sized bunches, and berries. It is vigorous, productive, and resistant to most diseases. In the glass, the wine is fresh and crisp with delicately herbal and green apple flavors. Virdello. White, associated regions and DOPs. Umria Tuscany, Latio. A pure Verdello is rare. It is almost always used in blends in the DOCs wines or Vieto. BIanko Dipiliano, Cola Merini, Cola Delfasimeno and Thorjano Bianco. In the vineyard, medium sized bunches and berries abundant and dependable productivity. Good disease resistance, it is a late retina. In the glass, high natural acidity, aromas and flavors of green apple, ripe pear, citrus, white flowers. It is always simple and fresh but with an interesting character. Virdicio white. Description. Another of the many Italian grape varieties named for the green hue of its berries. Associated regions and COPs. Veneto. It grows in Veneto, especially in the countryside of Coneliano, Vittorio Veneto and Vald near Treviso. The main wines are DOCG the letter winds can often be monovarietal. Verdizo. Verdizo is blended with glera in various prosecco wines and also with the sweet Dorcado de Fragona, wines made from air dried grapes. In the vineyard, medium sized bunches with medium large berries. Good vigor, abundant and dependable productivity, but it is sensitive to butadi's lunch fry. In the glass, highly enjoyable wine, mouse searingly fresh, extremely crisp, a smorgasbord of white flowers and green apples, with hints of ripe apricots in the background, not particularly complex and not edge worthy. Wide. Description verduso Trebiciano is morphologically very dissimilar to verduso Frulano. Associated regions and DOPs. Frulio, Veneto. It is grown mainly around. The DOC wines are Piave, Vanessa, and but there are also IGT wines such as coli trevigiana, Marca trevigiana, and de la venezia. In the vineyard, medium sized bunches with medium sized and oval berries. It is a solid dependable producer and a little bit sensitive to Ovidium. Powder melted. In the glass, light biting wine with delicate aromas and flavors of white flowers and pear with a twinge of bitterness at the back. Listen to the Italian wine podcast wherever you get your podcasts. We're on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, EmLIFM, 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, chi qin.