Wine Reference 8/1/23 Flashcards
SPARKLING
Andrea Biasiotto Prosecco BTG 12/47
Varietal: 100% Glera
Region: Veneto
Fresh, youthful, pear, apple, extra dry
Sparkling
Silvano Follandor Prosecco Superiore 75
Varietal: 100% Glera
Region: Veneto
Flora, light, elegant, white flowers, citrus, honeydew
SPARKLING
Taburno “Folius” Falanghina Spumante 56
Varietal: 100% Falanghina
Region: Campania
Complex, yeasty (think bread), aromatic, fresh, well-blended
SPARKLING
Carafoli La Divina Lambrusco di Sorbara Pet-Nat 12/47
Varietal: Lambrusco do Sorbara and Lambrusco Salamino
Region: Emilia Romagna
Dry, violets, ruby red in color, gentle finish, light and crisp
SPARKLING
Folicello Emilia Biano White Sparkling Pet-Nat 60
Varietal: montuni, trebbiano, Pinot noir
Region: Emilia Romagna
Pear, lemon rind, biscuit, refreshing, bright, good summer sip
SPARKLING
Bibi Graetz “Bollamatta” Toscano Rosa 75
Varietal: 100% Sangiovese
Region: Tuscany
Med body, off-dry, orange + strawberry, crisp cherry, cranberry
Among top 5% in the word of all wines
SPARKLING
Ca’del Bosco Cuvée Presige Franciacorta 94
Varietal: Chardonnay
Region: Lombardy
Fine brioche, yeasty, lemon, caramelized pears, creamy, luxurious
Made in same method of champagne
SPARKLING
Venturini Baldini Lambrusco 47
Varietal: Lambrusco
Region: Emilia Romagna
Well- balanced, dry, refreshing, plum, raisin, rhubarb, balsamic
ROSE
Girolamo Russo Aetna Rosato 60
Varietal: Nerello Mascalese
Region: Etna- Sicily
Vivid, red currant, cranberry, spices, salinity, Sicilian orange, sharp acidity, flint, wet stone
ROSE
Frank Cornellisen “Susucaru” Rosato 110
Varietal: Malvasia
Region: Sicily
Saline, mineral, bitter orange, cranberry, mushroom, thyme, slate
Cornellisen is one of the most famous natural wine makers in the world
ORANGE
Sete Tropicale Orange Wine 70
Varietal: 70% Ottonese (Bombino), 20% Trebbiano, 10% Moscato
Region: Lazio
Loads of tropical fruit, white flowers, peach soda, easy drinking, mango, pineapple, hints of salinity
ORANGE
Skerk Orgade Carso Orange Wine 70
Varietal: Vitovska, Malvasia, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio
Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Dried apricot, passion fruit, orange blossom, almond, caramel, grapefruit pit, minerals, killer acidity, bone fry, perfumed nose
ROSE
Antonutti Pinot Grigio 13/51
Varietal: Pinot Grigio
Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Produced with skin contact
Crisp, minerality, light, flint, dried citrus, stone fruit, blood orange
WHITE
Produttori do Manduria “Alice” Verdeca 12/47
Varietal: 100% Verdeca
Region: Salento
Acacia mineral, saline, elderflower, high racing acidity, fresh
WHITE
Muri- Gries Pinot Bianco 51
Varietal: Pinot blanc
Region: Suditrol-Alto Adige
Almond, medium body and acidity, crisp apple, balanced long finish, salinity, vegetal notes, slight creamy mouthfeel, pear, almond
WHITE
Rocca Del Principe Fiano do Avellino 16/63
Varietal: 100% fiano
Region: Lapio (Campania)
Brioche, butter, citrus, hints of orchard fruit, mineral, long finish
Fiano is the best comp for Chardonnay BTG
WHITE
Giordano Lombardi Gavi 47
Varietal: 100% Cortese
Region: Piedmont
Lemon, green apple, lime, citrus, tropical, fry, high acidity, crisp, light
WHITE
Campo Dottore Riesling 58
Varietal: 100% Riesling
Region: lombardy
Melon, apple, mineral, herbs, dry, acid grip
WHITE
Fontavecchia Falanghina 48
Varietal: 100% Falanghina
Region: Campania
Fresh, green apple, wet stone, medium acidity, white floral notes, clean finish
WHITE
Donnafugata “Lighea” Zibbibo 50
Varietal: 100% Zibbibo
Region: Sicily
Peach, apricot, very aromatic, fresh, salty
WHITE
Benito Ferrara Greco do Tufo 80
Varietal: Greco di Tufo
Region: Campania
Flint, pear, lemon, hint of honey, high acidity, salt
WHITE
Benanti Etna Biano DOC 65
Varietal: Carricante
Region: Sicily
Creamy, grapefruit, tropical fruits, herbs, crisp, bitter zest, salt
Etna whites are often compared to Chablis