Top 100 white wines of Roero
Discover the top 100 best white wines of Roero of Roero as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the white wines that are popular of Roero and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Roero
The wine region of Roero is located in the region of Piémont of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cascina Riveri or the Domaine Negro Angelo produce mainly wines white, red and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Roero are Nebbiolo et Brachetto, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Roero often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, red fruit or aniseed and sometimes also flavors of rose water, chamomile or lemon curd.
In the mouth of Roero is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 353 estates and châteaux in the of Roero, producing 631 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Roero go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb.
Discover the grape variety: Arbane
Arbane or arbanne is a very old white grape variety from the north/east of France, coming from the Aube and more precisely from the Champagne region. The Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins de Champagne wishes to preserve the use of traditional grape varieties of Champagne. The Arbane is a small bunch of grapes with small berries and a very sweet pulp, a late variety that needs sun and heat to concentrate all its sugars. It gives a wine rich in alcohol, elegant and nervous, with a floral nose and a nice acidity.
Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Roero
white wines from the region of Roero go well with generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of very simple spaghetti carbonara, blanquette of monkfish and scallops or pasta gratin with comté cheese.
Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Roero
On the nose in the region of Roero often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oil or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of oak, vegetal or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Roero is a powerful with a nice freshness.
News from the vineyard of Roero
EPI purchases Super Tuscan producer Isole e Olena
The De Marchi family established the 56ha estate back in 1956, and it is now firmly established as one of the region’s leading producers. Isole e Olena played a key role in reviving the quality of Chianti in the 1970s, and its flagship wine – Cepparello, a barrique-aged Sangiovese from old vines – is regarded as one of the original Super Tuscans. A Piedmont lawyer called Francesco De Marchi founded the business, but his visionary son – Paulo De Marchi – has driven its rise to prominence. He is r ...
Ukrainian wine, hanging in the balance
Since February 24th 2022 the world has quickly learned a great deal more about Europe’s second-largest country, Ukraine. Most notably will be our profound admiration for the Ukrainians’ continued resistance to the invading Russian Army. This is but one item on a long list that includes such things as Ukraine being one of the world’s top exporters of wheat, barley and sunflower seeds. However, many people are also now learning that Ukraine not only has a thriving winemaking sect ...
Walls: Tasting Hermitage 2001 20 years on
In 2001, George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd President of the United States. Meanwhile in the UK, Tony Blair led the Labour Party to its second landslide victory. A lot can change over the course of 20 years. According to many Rhône winemakers and wine collectors, this is how long a bottle of Hermitage should lay undisturbed until you open it. Is it really worth the wait? I recently tasted 11 Hermitage 2001s – seven red, two white, two sweet – to test the 20 year hypothesis and see how these ...