Gattavecchi Vernaccia di San Gimignano (2011)
| Winery: | Gattavecchi |
| Region: | Italy » Tuscany » Vernaccia Di San Gimignano |
| Varietal: | Vernaccia |
| Type: | Table Wines |
Vernaccia
Name of varietal: Vernaccia
Common synonyms: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Parentage of the grape: indigenous to Italy
History of the grape: While there is another white Vernaccia offshoot in Italy (the Vernaccia di Oristano in Sardinia) when one says simply “Vernaccia,” one is referring to Vernaccia di San Gimignano, the star white grape from around that Medieval town in Tuscany. The name refers either to a derivation of the word “vernaculus,” Latin for local, meaning it’s the local grape, or the town of Vernazza in Liguria, where it might have come from. This grape has been around for centuries, with earliest written references from the 13th century. Vernaccia was the favorite wine of Pope Martin IV. In Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, he placed Pope Martin in Purgatorio, forever made to eat eels pickled in Vernaccia for his sins of gluttony.
After the Phylloxera crisis of the late 1800s, many of the Vernaccia plantings were replaced with Trebbiano Read more »
Teruzzi & Puthod White Blend Toscana IGT Terre di Tufi
| Winery: | Teruzzi & Puthod |
| Region: | Italy » Tuscany » San Gimignano |
| Type: | Table Wines |
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December 2010
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Delicate floral and fruity aroma, with hints of almond. Flavor of peach, pear, honey and a crisp finish. Enjoy with seafood, pasta a chicken salads, even sushi. If you are a Sauvignon Blanc fan, I will suggest you try this wine! Read More
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October 2010
Hey, I am fairly new to the wine world, newer to red wine. I am trying to get to know wine better, learning to taste the aromas and actually taste the wine instead of just swallowing. I ordered a glass of Pinot Grigio while out to dinner one night, and the server accidentally brought me Pinot Noir, this was my first encounter with red wine, and ... Read More
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