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Best Italian White Wines to Know
Many Italian white wines are much less known than the Italian reds like Chianti, Brunello, Barolo, and Amarone.
In this article we will explore some of the famous and less known Italian white wines.
First of all, how is White Wine Made?
The grapes are harvested and then pressed. Yeast is added to pressed grape juice to start the fermentation process. Once fermentation is finished, fermented juice is left to mature until it becomes wine.
White wine can mature in stainless steel or in oak, steel being more typical to keep the fruity and floral aromas.
Best Italian White Wines
North Italy Famous and Well-known White Wines
Pinot Grigio (Veneto)
Pinot Grigio is the one Italian white wine that probably everyone knows! It is dry with a moderately high acidity.
Pinot Grigio comes from the wine regions of Alto Adige, Trentino, Friuli, Veneto, and Lombardy. Typically, very fruity, fresh and easy to drink, it can vary a lot in style depending on the area in comes from.
Can be nicely matched with chicken noodle salad or sushi.
Gavi (Piedmont)
Gavi is an Italian dry white wine made from Cortese grape in Piedmont wine region.
It has a balanced acidity and beautiful elegance, making it an ideal addition to vegetable antipasti and seafood.
You can also pair this wine with seafood dishes and pasta served with butter and pesto or sage sauce.
North Italy Less Known Italian White Wines
Arneis (Piedmont)
Arneis is a grape and a highly-recognised Italian white wine originating from Roero – a Piedmont sub-region. It is one of the less-known Italian white wines from North Italy however once discovered usually stays one of the favourites.
Arneis is a delicate and elegant wine and goes well with light white fish (like seabass or cod), waldorf salad, calamari, spaghetti vongole.
Soave (Veneto)
The origin of Soave is Veneto wine region, in North of Italy, with Soave Classico being the most prestigious area for the vineyards.
Soave is made of Garganega grape and is described as rugged but sophisticated. It has notes of thyme, nutmeg, minerals, stones, baked pear, green apple, and chamomile.
The food matching for Soave includes roast chicken, dover sole, fettuccine Alfredo, and veal scaloppini.
Central Italy
Vermentino (Tuscany)
Vermentino can be described as an elegant and smooth Tuscan white wine. The interesting fact is that Vermentino grapes are also grown in Liguria and Sardinia wine regions and the style of Vermentino from Liguria and Sardinia is very different to the Tuscan one.
Vermentino goes very well with soft cheeses, seafood, and vegetable pasta dishes.
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