Wines made from Corvina grapes of Veneto - Page 2
Discover the best wines made with Corvina as a single variety or as a blend of Veneto.
More informations about the variety Corvina
Its precise origin is unknown, it has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy. It can be found in Switzerland, Australia, Argentina, ... in France it is almost unknown. It should not be confused with the Corvinone, another Italian grape variety. It should be noted that the Corvina is related to the Rondinella and the Refosco dal Peduncolo rosso.
More informations about the region of Veneto
Veneto is an important and growing wine region in northeastern Italy. Veneto is administratively Part of the Triveneto area, aLong with its smaller neighbors, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In terms of geography, culture and wine styles, it represents a transition from the Alpine and Germanic-Slavic end of Italy to the warmer, drier, more Roman lands to the South. Veneto is slightly smaller than the other major Italian wine regions - Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy, Puglia and Sicily - but it produces more wine than any of them.
What are the typical flavors of the Corvina grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 44% of Corvina
- OakPresent in 42% of Corvina
- Black fruitPresent in 37% of Corvina
- Non oakPresent in 30% of Corvina
- EarthPresent in 27% of Corvina
- SpicesPresent in 24% of Corvina
- Dried fruitPresent in 13% of Corvina
- MicrobioPresent in 8% of Corvina
- CherryPresent in 3% of Corvina
- BlackberryPresent in 3% of Corvina
- ChocolatePresent in 3% of Corvina
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Corvina
- Citrus fruitPresent in 3% of Corvina
- TobaccoPresent in 2% of Corvina
- FloralPresent in 2% of Corvina
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Corvina
- CoffeePresent in 1% of Corvina
- LicoricePresent in 1% of Corvina
- PlumPresent in 1% of Corvina
- PepperPresent in 1% of Corvina