DENOMINAZIONE DI ORIGINE CONTROLLATA
LIGURIAN RIVIERA DI PONENTE D.O.C. VERMENTINO
Il vermentino, in many wine magazines and publications it is called "Vermentino of Pietra Ligure ".
It seems to have been imported from Spain Valenti sons of Pietra, the oenologists Avv. Cristoforo Accame, Rossi and Salomone popularized it with learned publications, monographs and articles.
Quality and curiosity
For us and for tradition and for docaugmentation of talented oenologists the Vermentino it originated from a plant born in the Pietrese area.
The "tonnaroli" of Alassio and Solva di Alassio who went every year to slaughter in the traps between the islands of S. Pietro and S. Antioco and to the processing of tuna at the Porto Scuso cook in southern Sardinia brought the shoots of Vermentino to their colleagues in Gallura. The vine found Gallura an ideal habitat and is still cultivated today, producing superb wine
CHARACTERISTICS
Straw yellow color with greenish reflections. On the nose it appears to be endowed with an intense and quite persistent fragrance with fruity, floral and herbaceous hints. The taste is dry and quite soft, slightly warm with a good freshness, full-bodied. The serving temperature is 10-12 degrees. Pairings indicated with white meats, seafood appetizers, grilled fish
