| Orvieto and Orvieto
Classico |
|
|
 |
|
| |
|
| Wine name |
Orvieto and Orvieto classico [ohr-vee-yet-toh] |
| Type of wine |
White wine |
| Production zone |
Production zone extends around Orvieto and
includes about 10 districts in Umbria and 5 in Lazio.
The most appreciated is "Orvieto Classico", the wine
produced in the ancient area around the tufa rock. Orvieto's
wine is one if the most renowned and appreciated wines
of Italy and throughout the World.
|
| Species of vine |
Drupeggio, Trebbiano, Procanico Sauvignon, Verdello, Grechetto,
Malvasia |
| Ageing |
not estimated |
Features, color,
smell, flavor,taste |
Straw yellow with some greenish hints, delicate, refined taste,
consistent body, simple but elegant, bitterish after taste, dry or sweetish. |
| Alcoholic strength |
11,5° C |
| Serving temp. |
8° C |
| Matching foods |
Fish dishes and dessert. It's also excellent
as a before-dinner drink, served at around 11-13 °C. |
| The right glass |
 |
| |
|
|
