Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto Frizzante VDV Select

Colli Bolognesi Pignoletto Frizzante VDV SelectPairs with: Turkey stir fry with basmati rice Good for: When you need something just slightly sweet with a hint of fun. Grape: Pignoletto I am from: Colli Bolognesi, Italy The story: Donatella Agostoni and Fabio Bottonelli from Manaresi are the husband and wife team behind some of the best Pignolettos in the Colli Bolognesi (a wine producing area surrounding the city of Bologna). Most Pignoletto production happens southwest of the city in towns like

grilled calamari with lemon-garlic butter

The Story: Lautus

it then shows tight but very fine tannins before a finish that is both elegant and persistent

By marrying Old World distillation methods with a gritty

Maison Moillard has become a veritable institution in Nuits-Saint-Georges

complementary flavor profiles at harvest

roughly equidistant between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrénées) for over three centuries

The Story: In March 2014 the Italian vintner Martin Foradori Hofstätter

and hints of fennel

graceful tannin architecture

partnered with childhood friend Jean-Luc Terrier

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