The wine region of Oltrepò Pavese is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. We currently count 256 estates and châteaux in the of Oltrepò Pavese, producing 794 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Oltrepò Pavese go well with generally quite well with dishes .
It is said to be of Slovenian origin, where it is cultivated under the name of Prosekar, also known for a long time in Italy under the name of Glera. It should not be confused with prosecco lungo - although there is a family link - and prosecco nostrano, which is none other than Tuscany's malvasia. Note that Vitouska - another Italian grape variety - is the result of a natural intraspecific cross between Tuscan malvasia and Prosecco. Under the name of Glera, it is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A. It can be found in practically all of the former Yugoslavia, and more surprisingly in Argentina, but is virtually unknown in France.
wines from the region of Oltrepò Pavese go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of light lasagne without béchamel sauce, fried squid or rolled blue cord.
On the nose in the region of Oltrepò Pavese often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, oak or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, citrus fruit or non oak. In the mouth in the region of Oltrepò Pavese is a powerful.
