Say Ciao to Summer With Italian Wine

Greek grapes first to produce wine in Italy around 800 BC grown. During the Roman Empire flourished and wine production has been an important source of trade during the Roman occupation. Today, Italy is a great wine producer and largest exporter of wine. Italy is considered one of the most complex and difficult, its wide range of wines dominate. Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to take into account that today, more than 850 varieties of grapes used to make Italian wines. Most are small production wines not leaving the country. Occurred due to the large number of wines, Italy has seen the need to implement a rating system. The goal, grapes in a region where wine is (ie, the use of Chianti wine in Tuscany, between 75 - 100% Sangiovese, the condition for DOC) to standardize and provide consumers with a system quality rating. offer
Italian wines are the four main classifications:
- Table wines, table wines basic Italian.
- Wines IGT call from a particular region in Italy, but respects the right of Italian wine.
- DOC, refers to certain names in Italy and approved for use only with grapes from this wine region.
- DOCG, DOC status in blind tests and the winners, so the higher quality wines in the region.
Italy has 20 wine districts. To produce red wines of Tuscany and Piedmont regions of the famous Barolo Brunello di Montalcino (known as the king of Italian red wines) and Barbaresco wines. Sangiovese wines used to make Brunello of Tuscany, while the Nebbiolo grapes used for wines Piedmontese noble Barolo and Barbaresco to do.
Italian white wines
Other than Pinot Grigio, most Italian white wines are not as good as their famous red wines known cousins. Italian white wines are generally sweet, bitter and pleasant. They are good companions with food and wine both had fun. Northern Italy produces some of the best white wines of Italy. The three regions are Veneto, Friuli-Venezia and Trentino Alto Adige. Italian white wines are affordable, so give these wines taste:
- Soave - Veneto dry and fresh, with aromas of peach and apple
- Pinot Grigio - White The most famous of Italy is light, dry and fresh with citrus notes of lemon and
- Verdicchio - Marche wine is medium bodied, dry and fresh with mineral and citrus pronounced
Flavors
- Orvieto - Umbria, is medium bodied, dry and fresh, with aromas of apple and pear
- Gavi - Piemonte, is medium bodied, dry and fresh, with notes of flowers, melon, minerals and honey
- Arneis - Piedmont, aromas heavy light to medium body, dry, pear and almonds has
- Prosecco - Veneto, Italy famous sparkler, slightly sweet with lemon, almonds, melons and
Notes of honey
And the food
With world-class wines designed for Italian food-friendly and accessible. Geography still plays a role in the dish. Since Italy is by water, a couple of many wines and seafood. These include Pinot Grigio, Gavi, Soave, Orvieto and Arneis wines. Salad paired with sparkling wine and Pinot Grigio wines. Grilled chicken goes well with Pinot Grigio, Orvieto wines. Pasta snacks go well with Prosecco, Pinot Grigio, Arneis and wine Verdicchio. Soave Verdicchio and wine also goes well with basil / pesto, creamy risotto with fish and vegetables.
Italian pasta recipe
Cacao e Pepe spaghetti (pasta with cheese and pepper)
Easy to prepare and delicious - a favorite of my Catering Chef
Ingredients
1 pound spaghetti
6 tablespoons heavy cream
1 / 2 cup grated Pecorino Romano
1 / 2 cup grated asiago cheese
1 / 2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
Salt to taste
Route
- In a large pot of boiling water, boil water with salt, add the spaghetti al dente in place, the escape, but do not rinse.
- Place cooked spaghetti in the pan
- 2 tablespoons of cream to the pasta, mix 1 / 3 of the cheese
- Repeat this process twice (two tablespoons of cream and 1 / 3 of the cheese), mix the cream and cheese
- Once the spaghetti topped with cheese, sprinkle with black pepper, stir and mix
- Salt to taste
- Pour the mixture into a bowl and Mangia!
The character of this spicy pasta dish calls for a fruity red wine like Barbera.
Italian White Wine Selections
2009 Zenato Lugana San Benedeto 90 pts. R. Parker
2009 Soave Tamellini 88 pts. R. Parker
Terre Dora Falanghina 2010 88 pts. R. Parker
Inama Soave Classico 2008 89 pts. R. Parker
Pinot Grigio 2010 Tiefenbrunner Not Yet Rated, a producer of quality
Broglia Gavi 2008 pts 90th The R. Meir Park
Wine of the Month:
Inama Soave Classico 2008
There are many white Italian wines to choose from, so I have a winery that produces wines of consistent quality. The last five cohorts received all the scores of 90 points. The vineyard is a volcanic soil, so these wines have a complex flavor, mineral. Robert Parker had 89 points in 2008, he said. "The 2008 Soave Classico is a good introduction to the style of the Smoke House Inama, minerals, flowers and peaches are in a welterweight remains a richly textured style, as is often the case. Inama Soave Classico is offered tons of value for consumption: 2009 - 2013 "..