Top 100 wines of Monferrato - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best wines of Monferrato of Monferrato as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the wines that are popular of Monferrato and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Monferrato

The wine region of Monferrato is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. We currently count 501 estates and châteaux in the of Monferrato, producing 919 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Monferrato go well with generally quite well with dishes .

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 Monferrato

wines from the region of Monferrato go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, veal or pork such as recipes of lasagna calabrese, potjevleesch or stuffed artichoke.

Organoleptic analysis of wine of Monferrato

On the nose in the region of Monferrato often reveals types of flavors of tropical, mango or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit. In the mouth in the region of Monferrato is a powerful.

News from the vineyard of Monferrato

Andrew Jefford: ‘A wine’s visual cues shout, stamp, whistle and roar’

Disconcerting: I couldn’t forget this bottle for days afterwards. Still can’t. Back in August, wine critic Lin Liu MW (together with her partner Philippe Lejeune of Château de Chambert in Cahors) came to dinner, en route to a short holiday in Provence. One of the bottles Lin brought for us to try together was the 2018 Les Rocheuses, Parcelles No 5 et 6, from Château Le Rey in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It came in a slope-shouldered bottle, not a classic Bordeaux bottle. We tried it with some R ...

Decanter Retailer Awards: The 2022 winners

An indispensable guide to the best wine shops, online retail, wine specialists and wine support services in the UK, the Decanter Retailer Awards 2022 winners have been partially revealed, with more results to be announced tomorrow, 28th September. Challenges are simply part of the landscape for retailers these days, but there are those who are rising to these challenges in style. The UK wine retail scene has undergone huge changes in the last five years, and our evolving categories aim to reflec ...

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 ...