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Indigenous varieties of Piedmont - Verduno Pelaverga

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Indigenous varieties of Piedmont - Verduno Pelaverga

by mario.ferrero » Wed May 20, 2015 10:39 am

Production of this rare top quality wine of Langhe is, today, limited to only 18 hectares within the municipality of Verduno and in parts of the municipalities of La Morra and Roddi. This vine variety produces one of the smallest DOC of Italy and has been able, over time, to conquer a large and heterogeneous public.
Initially, the small Pelaverga grape used to be planted together with Barbera and Nebbiolo and it was only since the 1970s that the more forward looking vine growers, understanding all its makings, decided to try cultivating it and start the varietal vinification to obtain a wine with a delicate taste and great balance.

Read more: http://www.baroloevent.com/en/vini-territorio/piemonte-divinum/verduno-pelaverga/

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