Winery SgrevaRiviera del Garde Bresciano Chiaretto
Pink wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Sgreva's Riviera del Garde Bresciano Chiaretto.
Discover the grape variety: Furmint
Furmint is a very old Hungarian grape variety. It arrived in France in the 1800s. The bunches of Furmint are of medium size. They are compact and cylindrical. The berries are also of medium size. They are either short elliptical or rounded. Their thick skin changes from greenish white to reddish once the fruit is mature. This grape variety is known throughout the world for being part of the composition of the Hungarian Tokaj vintage. Robust, rich in alcohol and acidity, it needs light soil and a warm, dry climate to be fertile. It must also be pruned short and its budding takes place 7 days after the Chasselas. As for its maturity, it is of the second late period. This grape variety fears grey rot and erinosis. When vinified dry, Furmint produces a very fragrant, fine and highly alcoholic white wine.
Informations about the Winery Sgreva
The Winery Sgreva is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Benaco Bresciano to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Benaco Bresciano
The wine region of Benaco Bresciano is located in the region of Lombardie of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Cantrina or the Domaine La Rifra produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Benaco Bresciano are Marzemino, Merlot and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Benaco Bresciano often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, citrus fruit or vegetal.
The wine region of Lombardia
Lombardy is one of Italy's largest and most populous regions, located in the north-central Part of the country. It's home to a handful of popular and well-known wine styles, including the Bright, cherry-scented Valtellina and the high-quality Sparkling wines Franciacorta and Oltrepo Pavese Metodo Classico. Lombardy is Italy's industrial powerhouse, with the country's second largest city (Milan) as its regional capital. Despite this, the region has vast tracts of unspoiled countryside, home to many small wineries that produce a significant portion of the region's annual wine production of 1.
The word of the wine: Muscat blanc à petits grains
A white grape variety cultivated since antiquity on the shores of the Mediterranean, it is considered the noblest of the muscats. It is mainly used to make sweet wines, often from mutage. In France, it is the sole variety used in many natural sweet wines: muscat-de-frontignan, muscat-de-mireval, muscat-de-lunel, muscat-de-saint-jean-de-minervois, muscat-de-beaumes-de-venise, muscat-du-cap-corse. Combined with Muscat d'Alexandrie, it gives Muscat-de-Rivesaltes. It is also used to make sparkling white wines (clairette-de-die; moscato d'asti and asti spumante in Italy) and dry wines (alsace-muscat). Powerfully aromatic and complex, its wines evoke fresh grapes, roses, exotic fruits, citrus fruits and spices.
