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Bianco d'Alessano

Bianco d'Alessano 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
Locorotondo
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Key regions
3
Pairings
4
Synonyms

Bianco d’Alessano is a white grape variety, and it traces back to Puglia, Italy.

Structurally it lands at medium body, no tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

Look for pear, apple, peach and creamy.

The regions that matter for it are Locorotondo, Martina Franca and Lizzano.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening.

It blends readily with Verdeca.

Watch for the synonyms: Acchiappapalmento, Biaco di Latiano, Butta Palmento and Verdurino.

At the table it suits pasta with pecorino, chili and rocket, blue cheese, pear and walnut salad and thai green curry.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
pearapplepeach
Aromas
creamy
Styles
dry white

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Pasta with pecorino, chili and rocket
02 Blue cheese, pear and walnut salad
03 Thai green curry

Also labelled.

Acchiappapalmento, Biaco di Latiano, Butta Palmento, Verdurino.

Bottles to look for.

  • Apollonio 'Elfo' Bianco d'Alessano Salento IGT, Puglia, Italy
  • Colli della Murgia 'Fondovico' Puglia IGT, Italy
  • Delinquente Wine Co. 'Tuff Nutt' Bianco d'Alessano, Riverland, Australia
  • I Pastini Cupa Bianco d'Alessano Valle d'Itria IGT, Puglia, Italy
  • Paolo Leo 'Alture' Bianco d'Alessano Valle d'Itria IGT, Puglia, Italy
  • Petracavallo Bianco d'Alessano Puglia IGT, Italy
  • Polvanera Bianco D' Alessano Puglia IGT, Italy

Bianco d'Alessano: common questions

01.
What does Bianco d'Alessano taste like?
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Bianco d'Alessano tastes of pear, apple, peach and creamy. Structurally it lands at medium body, no tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Bianco d'Alessano from?
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Bianco d'Alessano originates in Puglia, Italy.
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Where is Bianco d'Alessano grown?
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The key regions for Bianco d'Alessano are Locorotondo, Martina Franca and Lizzano.
04.
What food pairs with Bianco d'Alessano?
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Pour it with pasta with pecorino, chili and rocket, blue cheese, pear and walnut salad and thai green curry.
05.
What else is Bianco d'Alessano called?
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Bianco d'Alessano is also labelled Acchiappapalmento, Biaco di Latiano, Butta Palmento and Verdurino.

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

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