The Winery Donofrio is one of the best wineries to follow in Basilicate.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Basilicata to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Winery Donofrio wines in Basilicata among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Donofrio wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Donofrio wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Winery Donofrio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of cuttlefish in sauce, vegan leek and tofu quiche or codfish accras.
Basilicata, in Southern Italy, is a region whose name rarely appears in wine circles. It is best known for its red wines made from the Aglianico grape, and in particular for the Aglianico del Vulture appellation.
It has only four DOCs, which collectively cover only two of every 100 bottles produced here. The remaining 98% is sold under IGT or, more likely, Vino da Tavola.
Compared to other Italian wine regions, total wine production in this region is very low: less than 50 million liters.
Basilicata may not be a particularly Rich region, but it is rich in natural beauty. Its 10,000 square kilometers (3,860 square miles) of land are bordered to the North by Campania and Puglia and to the south by Calabria. Mostly landlocked, with the Ionian Sea on one side and the Tyrrhenian Sea on the other, it has beautiful mountain ranges and hills.
How Winery Donofrio wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of roast beef with caramelized onion, maultaschen ( swabian ravioli ) or pasta with merguez.
In the mouth the red wine of Winery Donofrio. is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Roussane is a white grape variety, planted on an area of more than 700 ha. Originally from Montélimar, it is also found in Savoie, Languedoc and Roussillon, and grows very well in calcareous, poor, stony soil. It prefers to be pruned short. Roussane is also called fromenteau, barbin or bergeron. The young leaves are bubbled with fine down. When adult, they become thicker. It flowers in June and matures in mid-September. The grapes are cylindrical in shape, the berries are small and turn red when ripe, and the wine produced from pure Roussane is of extraordinary quality. It has a delicate aroma reminiscent of coffee, honeysuckle, iris and peony. The taste of this wine improves with age. It is part of the blend of the appellations Vin-de-Savoie, Côtes-du-Vallée du Rhône or Châteauneuf-du-Pape.
Planning a wine route in the of Basilicata? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Donofrio.
Petit brun noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Provence). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Petit brun noir is found in the vineyards of Provence and Corsica.
