Top 100 wines of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese

Discover the top 100 best wines of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese of Oltrepò Pavese as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese

The wine region of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese is located in the region of Oltrepò Pavese of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Mazzolino or the Domaine Ca'Montebello di Scarani Luigi produce mainly wines red, sparkling and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese are Pinot noir, Sangiovese and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, black fruit or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, microbio or oak.

In the mouth of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 49 estates and châteaux in the of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese, producing 75 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Food and wine pairing with a wine of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese

wines from the region of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of monkfish with vegetable tagliatelle, paupiettes of veal or duck leg confit in cider.

News from the vineyard of Pinot Nero dell'Oltrepo Pavese

My life and job as a personal wine consultant

Tongue firmly in cheek, I sometimes define ‘wine consultant’ as ‘someone lacking employment who will work for whoever pays them’. Although meant in jest, the implied question is valid: just what does a wine consultant do? More importantly, in this age, when every assistant in a retail shop styles him- or herself a sales consultant, who would hire one? The short answer is this: a wine consultant is someone who advises wine lovers about their passion. He or she advises buyers on what to buy (and a ...

Resolution in Valencian wine region border conflict

‘Por fin se ha hecho justicia.’ (Finally, justice has been served) This strongly-worded statement was made by the Denomination of Origin Utiel-Requena in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Valencia as part of a press announcement in July. It refers to a Spanish Supreme Court ruling that was fully ratified at the end of September, closing a decade-long conflict between the region’s three DOs that pitted Valencia against Utiel-Requena and Alicante. The latter two had demanded that grapes fro ...

Laithwaites launches wine in 100% recycled glass bottle

The W/O (standing for ‘without’) Frappato 2020 – an organic Sicilian red – is packaged in a bottle made with ‘wild’ glass (the name bottle manufacturer Estal has given to its 100% recycled glass). The launch, which forms part of the company’s pledge to become Net Zero and halve its carbon footprint by 2030, marked a ‘UK first for wine’, according to the online wine merchant. It follows a recent audit commissioned from EcoAct – a specialist company advising on sustainability, which sh ...