Wines made from Corvinone grapes of Vénétie
Discover the best wines made with Corvinone as a single variety or as a blend of Vénétie.
More informations about the variety Corvinone
It has been cultivated for a very long time in northern Italy, but in France it is hardly known. It should not be confused with corvina, another Italian grape variety that is very present in the same region, both of which are most often associated with rondinella and molinara.
More informations about the region of Vénétie
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 Corvinone grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 21% of Corvinone
- OakPresent in 20% of Corvinone
- Black fruitPresent in 18% of Corvinone
- Non oakPresent in 16% of Corvinone
- SpicesPresent in 16% of Corvinone
- EarthPresent in 14% of Corvinone
- Dried fruitPresent in 13% of Corvinone
- MicrobioPresent in 7% of Corvinone
- CherryPresent in 4% of Corvinone
- FloralPresent in 3% of Corvinone
- TobaccoPresent in 3% of Corvinone
- LicoricePresent in 3% of Corvinone
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Corvinone
- CoffeePresent in 2% of Corvinone
- CheesePresent in 2% of Corvinone
- CinnamonPresent in 2% of Corvinone
- MintPresent in 2% of Corvinone
- ClovePresent in 2% of Corvinone
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Corvinone
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Corvinone
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