The best wines of Costa Viola

Discover the best wines of Costa Viola of Calabre as well as the best winemakers of Costa Viola and estates of Costa Viola to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Costa Viola and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Costa Viola by region

Looking for a good wine of Costa Viola of Calabre among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Costa Viola. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Costa Viola with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Costa Viola

See the top 100 best red wines of Costa Viola

Want to buy a red wine of Costa Viola cheap or sell a red wine of Costa Viola at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Costa Viola

Red wines from the region of Costa Viola go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon), simple chinese noodle soup or lamb collar with mustard.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Costa Viola

On the nose the red wine of the region of Costa Viola. often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak. In the mouth the red wine of the region of Costa Viola. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.

The best vintages in red wine of Costa Viola

  • 2012With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.60/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Costa Viola

  • Malvasia Nera
  • Nerello Cappuccio
  • Prunesta
  • Nocera
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Calabrese di Montenuovo

Discovering the wine region of Costa Viola

The wine region of Costa Viola is located in the region of Calabre of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Criserà or the Domaine Tramontana produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Costa Viola are Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Costa Viola often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.

In the mouth of Costa Viola is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth. We currently count 2 estates and châteaux in the of Costa Viola, producing 3 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Costa Viola go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.

News from the vineyard of Costa Viola

Sales of English and Welsh wine soared in 2021

That represents a 69% increase on the 5.5 million bottles sold in 2019, highlighting the exponential growth the industry has enjoyed in recent years. Brits account for 96% of the sales, but demand is increasing in export markets too. English and Welsh wines have proved particularly popular in Scandinavia, with exports to Norway rising by 85% year-on-year in 2021. In the UK, more than half of the sales are direct-to-consumer, either via the cellar door or a winery’s website. However, sales in sup ...

Burns Night: Wines to match with haggis

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Gigondas to produce white wines

At a national committee meeting held on Thursday 8th September, members of the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) voted unanimously to ratify the change to the appellation guidelines to allow white wines into AP Gigondas. A working group of growers and négociants has been pursuing the amendment for 11 years. The amendment states that white Gigondas must contain a minimum 70% Clairette. Other permitted varieties include Bourboulenc, Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blan ...