Tag Archive | "Red / Sweet"

Montefalco Sagrantino Passito Docg

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

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Montefalco Sagrantino Passito Docg

Sagrantino grapes are hand-picked around mid October, naturally air-dried for 3 months and then crushed and fermented at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks. The wine ages in wooden barrels for 12 months prior to bottling and commercial release.

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Recioto della Valpolicella Docg

Sunday, July 19, 2009

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Recioto della Valpolicella Docg

Corvina, Corvinone, Negrara and the other grapes are hand-picked the first week of October and air-dried naturally for 5 months prior to crushing. The must ferments at controlled temperature into stainless steel tanks with ambient yeasts. The wine matures for 24 months in French oak tonneaux prior to bottling and commercial release.

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