What makes a vintage? Why could a wine from the same vineyard, made in the same way, be different from one year to the next? Or maybe you have heard wine lovers or producers refer to ‘the amazing vintage of 2001’ or say ‘this year is shaping up to be a great vintage’. Well, this is a loaded topic with many different facets… but today let’s try to scratch the surface and cover the basics of 3 main changes that can happen year to year and their effects on a wine!
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🍷 Click here to taste a Barolo wine available in multiple vintages: https://verovino.com/veroshop/aldo-clerico-barolo-serralunga-dalba
🍷 Click here to taste a natural barbera and nebbiolo blend available in multiple vintages:https://verovino.com/veroshop/lorenzo-corino-achille-nebbiolo-barbera-organic-natural-red-wine
About Vero:
Did you know that less than 1% of wines make it to US retailers’ shelves? At Vero, which means “real” in Italian, we are constantly looking for small production, sustainably made, authentic wines from farmer-artisans not yet present in the US market. Our mission is to create a community of wine and food lovers, small producers and businesses where passion is the common denominator.