Winery Sainsbury'sWinemaker's Selection Greco di Tufo
White wine
This wine generally goes well with vegetarian, appetizers and snacks or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Greco di Tufo
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Original food and wine pairings with Winemaker's Selection Greco di Tufo
The Winemaker's Selection Greco di Tufo of Winery Sainsbury's matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, vegetarian or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of mussels with beer, zucchini and goat cheese quiche or twists with anchovies.
Details and technical informations about Winery Sainsbury's's Winemaker's Selection Greco di Tufo.
Discover the grape variety: Roussanne
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Winemaker's Selection Greco di Tufo from Winery Sainsbury's are 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 and 2012.
Informations about the Winery Sainsbury's
The Winery Sainsbury's is one of wineries to follow in Greco di Tufo.. It offers 272 wines for sale in the of Greco di Tufo to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Greco di Tufo
The wine region of Greco di Tufo is located in the region of Campanie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Quintodecimo or the Domaine Benito Ferrara produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Greco di Tufo are Aglianico, Pinot gris and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Greco di Tufo often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, ginger or flint and sometimes also flavors of perfume, salt or honeysuckle.
The wine region of Campania
Campania is a region that forms the "tibia" of the boot of Italy, and whose largest city is Naples. Its name comes from Campania felix, a Latin phrase meaning roughly "happy land". The region has strong historical links with wine and vineyards, dating back to the 12th century BC, and is one of the oldest wine regions in Italy. The considerable influence of ancient empires, including the Greeks, Romans and Byzantines, means that some of the varieties in this region are linked to historical legends.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Operation consisting in eliminating the vegetal part of the bunch supporting the berries, its maceration with the must giving a herbaceous taste to the wine.
