Wines made from Verdeca grapes of Salento
Discover the best wines made with Verdeca as a single variety or as a blend of Salento.
More informations about the variety Verdeca
An ancient indigenous grape variety known mainly in southern, eastern and central Italy. It can be found in Austria, Switzerland, Greece, the United States, Brazil, etc. and is virtually unknown in France. Note that it is sometimes confused with Verdea.
More informations about the region of Pouilles
The wine region of Salento is located in the region of Pouilles of Italy. We currently count 851 estates and châteaux in the of Salento, producing 2704 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Salento go well with generally quite well with dishes .
What are the typical flavors of the Verdeca grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 11% of Verdeca
- EarthPresent in 9% of Verdeca
- Tree fruitPresent in 9% of Verdeca
- Tropical fruitPresent in 4% of Verdeca
- OakPresent in 3% of Verdeca
- SpicesPresent in 2% of Verdeca
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Verdeca
- CitrusPresent in 2% of Verdeca
- ApplesPresent in 2% of Verdeca
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- LimePresent in 1% of Verdeca
- BergamotPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- TropicalPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- MelonPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- LemonPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- GrapefruitPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- FloralPresent in 1% of Verdeca
- Yellow plumPresent in 1% of Verdeca
News about the grape variety Verdeca
Champagne harvest 2022: top quality forecast as picking begins
The Champagne 2022 harvest has begun and picking start dates have been set for the majority of villages, the Comité Champagne has announced. Individual harvest start dates are set for each village and grape variety in the entire Champagne region. This year, dates range between 20 August (Montgueux in the Côte des Blancs) and 6 September (Dormans Soilly in the Vallée de la Marne). The Réseau Matu, a network of hundreds of vineyard control plots, is used to observe the ripening of grapes across th ...
Cambridge University’s King’s College earns £1.3m by auctioning off rare Burgundies
The ‘Generations of Jayer’ collection included 42 lots of some of the finest Burgundies ever bottled. A 12-bottle case of Grand Cru Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer, Echézeaux 1999 from Côte de Nuits led the charge, selling for £100,000 at the London auction. The second priciest lot was the Henri Jayer for Georges Jayer, Echézeaux 2001, which received a winning bid of £85,000. Henri Jayer was dubbed the ‘godfather of Burgundy’ after pioneering a range of key innovations in the region. He believed t ...
Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma sold to Foley Family Wines
Foley Family Wines has returned to the acquisition trail in California by announcing its acquisition of Sonoma’s Chateau St. Jean from the Americas division of Treasury Wine Estates, owner of Penfolds in Australia. Foley said it ‘plans to restore the winery to its former glory’. A fee for the deal was not disclosed, but the purchase includes the historic 1920s chateau building, a 6,000-square-foot visitor centre, a winery facility and almost 32 hectares (79 acres) of estate vineyards. Fole ...