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Cupcake

Cupcake
2020 Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie DOC

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Veneto Pinot Grigio

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 12.5%
93 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$11
Best Buy

Cupcake
2020 Pinot Grigio, Delle Venezie DOC

Pair this wine with:
Chicken Pasta

Category: Veneto Pinot Grigio

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 12.5%
Straw color. Aromas and flavors of pear juice and honeysuckle, peach candies, lemongrass, and fresh linen with a satiny, crisp, dry medium body and a tingling, stimulating, medium-length finish with notes of candied lemon zest, white and yellow flowers, poppy seed muffin, and pine nut and dry hay. A vivacious variation on a classic theme to please the whole party.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: pear juice and honeysuckle, peach candies, lemongrass, and fresh linen
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of candied lemon zest, white and yellow flowers, poppy seed muffin, and pine nut and dry hay
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: BBQ Chicken, Pad Thai Chicken, Chicken Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A vivacious variation on a classic theme to please the whole party.

The Producer or Importer

Underdog Wine & Spirits

The Producer or  Importer
4596 Tesla Rd
Livermore, CA 94550
USA
1 925-456-2500

Veneto Pinot Grigio

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Serve in a White Wine Glass
As Pinot Grigio has become such a sales phenomenon, producers in many regions if Italy have begun to produce this wine. The most famous examples are from cool regions in the north, such as Alto Adige and Friuli. Examples from here have very good acidity and more pronounced aromatics of ripe apple, pear and yellow flowers.

Examples from other slightly warmer regions such as Tuscany and Umbria are pleasant wines, yet display only modest perfumes and are often rather light and one-dimensional. It is definitely in one's favor to seek out Pinot Grigio from the cooler regions from Italy's north.

Enjoy these wines from two to three years of age' do not age them any longer, except in rare instances. These are best paired with lighter seafood, risotto and salads.