Top 100 wines of Canavese
Discover the top 100 best wines of Canavese of Canavese as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Canavese and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Canavese
The wine region of Canavese is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ferrando or the Domaine Cieck produce mainly wines red, pink and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Canavese are Nebbiolo, Freisa and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Canavese often reveals types of flavors of red fruit, citrus fruit or earth and sometimes also flavors of spices, oak or non oak.
In the mouth of Canavese is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 32 estates and châteaux in the of Canavese, producing 62 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Canavese go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
Discover the grape variety: Freisa
Most certainly from the Italian Piedmont. It is also found in Argentina. We have noted that this variety has a great resemblance with the nebbiolo, also from the Italian Piedmont. According to genetic analyses published in Switzerland, Freisa is a descendant of Viognier and a half-sister of Rèze.
Food and wine pairing with a wine of Canavese
wines from the region of Canavese go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of wild boar with honey, pasta gratin milanese style or moroccan tagine with lamb and cardoons.
News from the vineyard of Canavese
EPI purchases Super Tuscan producer Isole e Olena
The De Marchi family established the 56ha estate back in 1956, and it is now firmly established as one of the region’s leading producers. Isole e Olena played a key role in reviving the quality of Chianti in the 1970s, and its flagship wine – Cepparello, a barrique-aged Sangiovese from old vines – is regarded as one of the original Super Tuscans. A Piedmont lawyer called Francesco De Marchi founded the business, but his visionary son – Paulo De Marchi – has driven its rise to prominence. He is r ...
Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance
Since February 24th 2022 the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance to the invading Russian Army. This is but one item on a long list that includes such things as Ukraine being one of the world’s top exporters of wheat, barley and sunflower seeds. However, many people are also now learning that Ukraine not only has a thriving winemaking sect ...
Remembering Clive Coates MW, an authority on Burgundy and Bordeaux
The world of fine wine was saddened this weekend at the news of the passing of the widely loved wine authority Clive Coates MW. Few, if any, Masters of Wine exhibited the spontaneous generosity and amiable disposition that Clive Coates displayed throughout his long and illustrious career. His generosity with his time was remarkable given the breadth of his activities. Personally, I will always be grateful for his encouragement while I was preparing for the MW exam and again when publishing my fi ...