Same as Sauvignon Vert (aka Sauvignonasse). Pale straw green color. Aromas & flavors: White flowers, almond, green apple.
Menu
Same as Sauvignon Vert (aka Sauvignonasse). Pale straw green color. Aromas & flavors: White flowers, almond, green apple.
Italian Wine Central (IWC) is the leading English-language source of accurate, up-to-date information about Italian wine, recognized as a key spokesmedium for Italian wine in the United States. IWC’s resources include this website, two educational programs, and several editions of the manual Into Italian Wine. Online since 2013, the IWC website features a wealth of information […]
Welcome to Italian Wine Central's career support page. This page is updated periodically with wine trade career resources including job boards, scholarship opportunities and mentorship information. In addition to the resources listed below, it is also a good idea to check the individual career pages of large organizations on a weekly or daily basis. A […]
Note: Labeling options abound for this denomination and can be confusing. First, all sparkling wines from this denomination—which is to say, nearly all its wines—qualify for the Superiore adjective; only the still and frizzante versions do not. However, the use of Superiore is optional, as is the word Prosecco itself. In addition, wines from the […]
The World of Sicilian Wine, by Bill Nesto MW and his wife Frances di Savino, is an excellent survey of an important wine region of Italy that is all too often overlooked by wine writers. Both authors claim Sicilian roots, Nesto directly and di Savino by way of her ancestors who came to Campania via […]
Posted August 10, 2014 With the Nizza DOCG nearing reality, Italian Wine Central interviewed some leading producers of Barbera d’Asti DOCG Superiore from the Nizza subzone about the future of this region. The participants were Stefano Chiarlo, winemaker at Michele Chiarlo; Luca Currado, winemaker at Vietti; Erika Abate, export manager for Bersano; and Ignazio Giovine, […]
Yes . . . and there still is, but there is a new way to explore your passion for Italian wine with Italian Wine Central—with or without the IWP exam.
This periodically updated post lists some of the more significant proposals for new official Italian wine-producing areas or changes to the rules of production for existing denominations.
By both Italian and European Union law, every Italian winegrowing area is assigned a quality level, based on prestige, historical significance, viticultural and winemaking standards, and other factors. The highest quality level in Italy, in principle, is Denominazione d’Origine Controllata e Garantita or DOCG, of which there are currently 77 (there have only been four […]