The Winery La Gerla of Franciacorta of Lombardie

Winery La Gerla
The winery offers 5 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.3.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Lombardie.
It is located in Franciacorta in the region of Lombardie

The Winery La Gerla is one of the best wineries to follow in Franciacorta.. It offers 5 wines for sale in of Franciacorta to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery La Gerla wines

Looking for the best Winery La Gerla wines in Franciacorta among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery La Gerla 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 La Gerla wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery La Gerla

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery La Gerla

How Winery La Gerla wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of chicken drumstick with bacon, salmon and leek gratin or indian chicken (simplified korma).

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery La Gerla.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Franciacorta

The wine region of Franciacorta is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ca' del Bosco or the Domaine Ca' del Bosco produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Franciacorta are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Franciacorta often reveals types of flavors of cream, hazelnut or elderflower and sometimes also flavors of gooseberry, passion fruit or savory.

In the mouth of Franciacorta is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 217 estates and châteaux in the of Franciacorta, producing 971 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Franciacorta go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison).

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery La Gerla

Planning a wine route in the of Franciacorta? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery La Gerla.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot blanc

Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.

News about Winery La Gerla and wines from the region

Bordeaux wine sales to US see ‘spectacular recovery’

Bordeaux wine sales to the US reached a new record in 2021, jumping 67% to €349m ($390m), the Bordeaux wine council (CIVB) announced this week. A freeze on additional import tariffs and buyers’ thirst for highly-rated recent vintages helped Bordeaux to a ‘spectacular recovery’ in terms of shipments to the US, it said. Exports rose by 24% in volume last year to 247,000 hectolitres, equivalent to 33 million bottles. While reds dominate, the US has also become the biggest market for Bordeaux white ...

London’s wine club 67 Pall Mall to release documentary film on sommelier Gérard Basset

Titled A Life in Wine: Gérard Basset, the World’s Favourite Sommelier, the one hour-long film is produced by leading London wine club 67 Pall Mall’s on-site 67pallmall.tv studio and production team. ‘I was introduced to [Basset’s wife] Nina and [son] Romané in October 2021 where we sat and discussed a potential tribute, lovingly made by those closest to him, that would inspire people and tell the story of his incredible life,’ said 67 Pall Mall producer Kiki Hopkins. ‘We worked on a list of trea ...

North Italy suffers over 100 days of drought

Springtime brings the so-called ‘Caldaia di Maggio’ to Barolo, a noise similar to a kettle simmering that is caused by evaporating water in the soils. This year, however, it’s unlikely that this phenomenon will occur. Drought is affecting the entire north of Italy; predominantly the Langhe but also Valpolicella and Franciacorta. Not even Tuscany is spared. The vineyards are lacking the reserves of water that their soils usually contain at this time of year. Winter passed without snow in almost a ...

The word of the wine: Fleshy

Said of a wine that gives the impression of being dense and smooth, a bit like biting into the flesh of a ripe fruit.