Learn by Tasting (ep. 28) Wine Folly

You can spend a lifetime learning Italian wines, there are so many rare varieties here to discover. Of course, on the short list is a red wine that’s a bit of a chameleon – it’s known for wines from dry to sweet and light to bold.

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So what wine is it?

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2020 Corte Gardone Corvina Veronese “Becco Rosso”, Veneto IGT

It’s a Corvina from just outside Verona!
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For everything we know about French wine Italian wine feels like an insurmountable mystery why well there are thousands of unique Regional wines and over 500 native varieties across an incredibly Dynamic and diverse terroir so the trick is not to let this bother you Italian wine aishan AOS know that

It’s about the journey not the destination so do you know what the wine Is in this glass is a unique wine from somewhere in the world let’s see if we can figure out what it is and where it’s from color who super pale Ruby and a brilliant red Hue that red tinged Rim is a color shift in the anthocyanin likely

Caused by a low PH as in high acidity on the nose at first it’s grally and then I get marcino Cherry cranberry sauce subtle black peppercorn and this little sweet Rose light Anis note with Aromas of Earth first and then fruit this is probably from somewhere in Europe those

Aromas of cranberry and Rose make me think there are cooling influences where this wine comes from let’s verify what’s going on I taste tar high acidity surprising ly low tannin average to lower alcohol and a floral finish that reminds me of dried rose petals I don’t get those trademark vanilla or allspice

Notes from new Oak aging so maybe this comes from a region that doesn’t traditionally use new Oak it’s time to guess what we think this Italian wine might be is it Barbara nebiolo Corvina or doletto Christine marcilio fill us in okay with all all of Italy’s

Grapes it can be really hard to know what to pick here but we’ve got some great clues for meline Barbara and doletto tend to have deeper colors ranging more towards purple so those two are probably out nebiolo has this Ruby Garnet color and also has those cherry

And Sweet Rose notes but it also has Mega high tannins so that’s out that leaves us with Corvina this is a relatively uncommon grape variety the world over but it’s really welln and Italy saying that it’s only really planted in the Veno region which is in the Northeast part of Italy and that’s

Actually really where its Origins lie too one of the coolest things about Corvina is that it can do almost anything if you like Pino Noir Corvina can produce wines like that but it can also produce wines that are bold and robust as well the place that made this

Gra famous is valella it’s Heartland this is where you’ll find those big bold amaroni deal Pella and also the lighter style of valella Classico and also even sweet red wines from Roto de valella but we also see Corvina grapes grown throughout the Veno region thanks to its thicker skins it can withstand

The humidity of the valley the particular Corvina today comes from the shores of Lake Garda and is an IGT Veron found just west of the fair city of Verona the lake breezes here ensure a fresh fragrant and somewhat floral wine that tastes almost like it’s from a cool

Climate let’s go back to meline to find more about the producer of this particular wine today we’re tasting Corte gardoni be Roso a Corvina Veron IGT the picoli family have a lineage in Verona and grape growing that they can trace back to 1600 but the feler grape vine pandemic uprooted the family it

Wasn’t until three generation laters that Giani picoli returned in 1980s he was was adamant until he died in 2020 that the verene grapes like Corvina and garganica are equal to popular French grapes like Chardon and Mero what I find so interesting about this Winery is it’s

Not just a winery it’s a biodiverse farm instead of just planting vines on their optimal Hillside plot they also have olive trees apple trees and lavender this is the old way but it’s also a very sustainable agricultural system so there you have it we are one glass deeper into

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