Wines made from Cortese grapes of Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese

Discover the best wines made with Cortese as a single variety or as a blend of Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese.

More informations about the variety Cortese

A very old variety, cultivated for a very long time in Piedmont in northwestern Italy, it can also be found in other Italian wine regions. It is known in Germany, Switzerland, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, the United States, etc. It is virtually unknown in France.

More informations about the region of Piémont

The wine region of Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantine Valpane or the Domaine Auriel produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese are Grignolino, Cortese and Nebbiolo, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Grignolino del Monferrato Casalese often reveals types of flavors of cherry, strawberries or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, pepper or non oak.

What are the typical flavors of the Cortese grape variety?

News about the grape variety Cortese

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Lugny

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Lugny, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines ...

A panel discussion about the Chablis appellation

This film is the recording of a webinar on Chablis wines organized in December 2020 with four personalities from Hong Kong: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. They explain the purity of Chablis wines, discuss the latest vintages, and also talk about food and wine pairings, as well as global warming and the transition to more sustainable practices. #Chablis #P ...

Hugh Johnson: ‘I’ve formed a bond with Grillo and flirted with Verdicchio’

I’d like to say we took advantage of the lockdown and its related commotion to do a stock-take, explore new avenues, turn over intriguing stones, widen and deepen our drinking, taking careful notes as we went. Sadly, no. I won’t say we got stuck in a rut, but we did tend to stick with comfort wines – and “comfort”, in our case, means familiar. Regular readers of this quarterly column can probably guess the labels on the resulting empties. We have a wider range of comfort foods, I’m afraid, than ...