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Riff Pinot Grigio delle Venezie 2007

Риф Пино Гриджо 2007
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Producer:
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Alois Lageder
Country:
Italy (Италия) 
Vintage:
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2007
Variety:
Pinot Grigio (Пино Гриджио)
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26 May 2009

Winemaker's notes:
Winegrower Alois Lageder selects the wines for this quality Pinot Grigio from vineyards in the foothills of Dolomites, located in the eastern Alps, which influence the climate and bless the region with prized alluvial soils.

The name Riff (German for Reef) refers to the Dolomites' geological origin, and high limestone content deposits by fossils from an ancient sea that covered this region millions of years ago.

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How to drink it
Food: Antipasto, Chicken Salad, Crab, Lobster, Mussels, Oysters (Raw), Red Snapper, Salmon, Sashimi, Scallops, Shrimp, Sushi, Swordfish, Thai
Cheese: Asiago, Ricotta
Temperature: 12 °C
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Let's say a grape variety normally takes 120 days to ripen. In an especially hot year, it may ripen after only 110 days; in a cooler year, after 130 days. Viticulturists generally do want a long growing seasons. Long ripening allows components in the grape other that sugar - tannins, for example - ...
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1Verena
20 Oct 2010