Wines made from Petit Verdot grapes of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba
Discover the best wines made with Petit Verdot as a single variety or as a blend of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba.
More informations about the variety Petit Verdot
Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.
More informations about the region of Marches
The wine region of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba is located in the region of Marches of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vicari or the Domaine Velenosi produce mainly wines red, sweet and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba are Nebbiolo, Sangiovese and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Lacrima di Morro d'Alba often reveals types of flavors of cherry, black fruit or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal.
What are the typical flavors of the Petit Verdot grape variety?
News about the grape variety Petit Verdot
Letter from… Martin Crozier-Cook, a busy merchant
Martin Crozier-Cook is wine manager at Jeroboams food and wine store in Holland Park, west London. Jeroboams was voted Outstanding Retailer of the Year in the 2022 Decanter Retailer Awards Christmas time is when things get crazy – we all know this from our own experience of shopping in December. It brings out all sorts of behaviour in people. I help manage the Jeroboams store in leafy Holland Park, and I can tell you that a smile and a good sense of humour are absolutely necessary in making it t ...
Walls: Brézème and Seyssuel – sleeping beauties of the Northern Rhône
By 1965, the vineyards of Condrieu had largely been abandoned – phylloxera and two world wars had decimated the place and its people. There were just 8ha of vines remaining on these granite slopes. If it weren’t for the hard work of a few steadfast vignerons, the appellation might have disappeared entirely, reclaimed by the forest. Thankfully, Condrieu survived and has since flourished – but great appellations have been lost before. We know this because some have recently been rediscovered. In f ...
Fred Sirieix: ‘English wine estates need to play the long game’
I’m a massive fan of English sparkling wines, which are getting better with every vintage, aided by the changing climate, of course – the grapes are filling up with sun, and you can taste that in the glass. So how can we convince consumers not to overlook English sparkling wine, and show them that it is a real contender: often just as good, if not better than Champagne? Perhaps by pitting the two against each other in a special blind tasting by the experts, Judgement of Paris style. Judgement of ...