Stelo Italian Wine » Favorita http://www.steloitalianwine.com All the best italian wines Sat, 07 Jan 2012 11:26:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Favorita http://www.steloitalianwine.com/2010/12/08/favorita/ http://www.steloitalianwine.com/2010/12/08/favorita/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:12:25 +0000 admin http://www.steloitalianwine.com/?p=4765 Favorita, a biotype of Vermentino, is found in the Langhe region of Piedmont, and is the sole component in the delicate and refreshing Langhe Favorita. The first recorded mention of this variety dates from 1676 in the inventory of the Counts of Roero. Its origin is to be found in the practice of [...]]]> Favorita, a biotype of Vermentino, is found in the Langhe region of Piedmont, and is the sole component in the delicate and refreshing Langhe Favorita. The first recorded mention of this variety dates from 1676 in the inventory of the Counts of Roero. Its origin is to be found in the practice of Ligurian oil merchants of giving vine cuttings as gifts when they traded their product. Straw coloured. A delicately aromatic bouquet and light almond note on the palate.

]]> http://www.steloitalianwine.com/2010/12/08/favorita/feed/ 0 Langhe Favorita http://www.steloitalianwine.com/2010/03/13/langhe-favorita/ http://www.steloitalianwine.com/2010/03/13/langhe-favorita/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:32:22 +0000 admin http://www.steloitalianwine.com/?p=1376 This wine is for sale on Stelo italian wine

Name Langhe Favorita  Denomination doc  Category White  Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 22/11/1994 G.U. 03/12/1994 No 283  Region Piedmont  Province Cuneo  History Another variety (after Nebbiolo, Arneis and Barbera), which has deep roots in the economy of the Roero Favorita, named for the first time in Vezza in 1676 in a document of [...]]]> This wine is for sale on Stelo italian wine

Name Langhe Favorita 
Denomination doc 
Category White 
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 22/11/1994 G.U. 03/12/1994 No 283 
Region Piedmont 
Province Cuneo 
History Another variety (after Nebbiolo, Arneis and Barbera), which has deep roots in the economy of the Roero Favorita, named for the first time in Vezza in 1676 in a document of accounts Roero. This vine closely related to the Ligurian Vermentino, who arrived in Roero through trade, but here the influence of climate and land cos still pi strong that the wine is very different with a more pronounced sour vein. 
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Favorita
Grape’s yield for hectare 100 quintals 
Grape’s yield / wine 70% 
Alcohol / grape 10% 
Alcohol / wine 10,5% 
Acidity 5 for 1000 
Colour Straw. 
Fragrance Distinctive, delicate. 
Flavour Dry, with a bitter aftertaste. 
Matchings Suggested the combination frock with risotto, fish dishes, fresh goat.

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