Winery Tenuta RegalealiAlmerita Contessa Franca
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Almerita Contessa Franca of Winery Tenuta Regaleali in the region of Sicile often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Almerita Contessa Franca
Pairings that work perfectly with Almerita Contessa Franca
Original food and wine pairings with Almerita Contessa Franca
The Almerita Contessa Franca of Winery Tenuta Regaleali matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of guinea fowl with cabbage, gratin of ravioli with salmon or zucchini quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Tenuta Regaleali's Almerita Contessa Franca.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Almerita Contessa Franca from Winery Tenuta Regaleali are 2011, 2010
Informations about the Winery Tenuta Regaleali
The Winery Tenuta Regaleali is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 62 wines for sale in the of Contea di Sclafani to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Contea di Sclafani
The wine region of Contea di Sclafani is located in the region of Sicile of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Castellucci Miano or the Domaine Tasca d'Almerita produce mainly wines sparkling, red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Contea di Sclafani are Chardonnay, Nero d'Avola and Sangiovese, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Contea di Sclafani often reveals types of flavors of cream, melon or coconut and sometimes also flavors of white peach, stone or cheese.
The wine region of Sicile
Sicily is the Southernmost region of Italy, and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. For over 2500 years, Sicily (Sicilia in Italian) has been an important centre of Mediterranean viticulture, although the reputation and style of its wines have changed considerably over time. The island was once best known for its Sweet muscatels (see Pantelleria), and later for its fortified Marsala. Today, many of its best-known wines are Dry table wines produced under the regional designation IGT Terre Siciliane, or Sicilia DOC (see below).
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The word of the wine: Liquid
Sweet wine containing more than 50 grams of residual sugar per liter. Sweet wines are made from grapes often affected by botrytis cinerea and concentrated either by passerillage (drying of the grapes on the vine stock), or after the harvest (straw wines), or by the cold (ice wines).
