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Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca

Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca wine guide: what this white grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
White
Body
Medium
Origin
Italy
Top region
Puglia
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Bianco d’Alessano - Verdeca is a white blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Puglia, Italy.

The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to pear, apple, white peach, herbal and citrus.

It is planted most seriously in Puglia.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening.

It blends readily with Verdeca.

On other labels it goes by Bianco d’Alessano.

At the table it suits steamed clams with lemon, orecchiette pasta with pecorino and chilli and salt and pepper squid.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium-high
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
pearapplewhite peach
Aromas
herbalcitrus
Styles
dry white

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Steamed clams with lemon
02 Orecchiette pasta with pecorino and chilli
03 Salt and pepper squid

Also labelled.

Bianco d'Alessano.

Bottles to look for.

  • Cantine Miali 'Dolcimelo' Bianco Martina, Puglia, Italy
  • Cantine Miali Martina Bianco, Puglia, Italy
  • Cardone 'Il Castillo' Bianco Locorotondo, Puglia, Italy
  • I Pastini Antico Bianco Locorotondo, Puglia, Italy
  • Masseria Tagaro Locorotondo, Puglia, Italy
  • Rivera Locorotondo, Puglia, Italy
  • Vineka Gugliemo Zito Bianco Puglia IGT, Puglia, Italy

Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca: common questions

01.
What does Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca taste like?
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Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca tastes of pear, apple, white peach, herbal and citrus. The wines show medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca from?
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Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca originates in Puglia, Italy.
03.
Where is Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca grown?
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The key regions for Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca are Puglia.
04.
What food pairs with Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca?
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Pour it with steamed clams with lemon, orecchiette pasta with pecorino and chilli and salt and pepper squid.
05.
What else is Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca called?
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Bianco d'Alessano - Verdeca is also labelled Bianco d'Alessano.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.

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