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Crovino

Crovino wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Light-medium
Origin
Italy
Top region
Liguria
1
Key regions
3
Pairings
1
Synonyms

Crovino is a red grape variety, and it traces back to Liguria, Italy.

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

Look for strawberry, mulberry and pepper.

The regions that matter for it are Liguria.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening and low vigour.

Watch for the synonyms: Cruvin.

At the table it suits ravioli stuffed with sausage and fennel, pumpkin and haloumi salad and prosciutto ham.

The structure.

Body
Light-medium
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
strawberrymulberry
Aromas
pepper
Styles
light-bodied red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 Ravioli stuffed with sausage and fennel
02 Pumpkin and haloumi salad
03 Prosciutto ham

Also labelled.

Cruvin.

Bottles to look for.

  • Punta Crena 'Cruvin' Colline Savonesi IGT, Liguria, Italy
  • Weingut Arno Kruft Cuvee Veldenzer Crovino Feinherb, Mosel, Germany

Crovino: common questions

01.
What does Crovino taste like?
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Crovino tastes of strawberry, mulberry and pepper. Structurally it lands at light-medium body, no tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Crovino from?
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Crovino originates in Liguria, Italy.
03.
Where is Crovino grown?
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The key regions for Crovino are Liguria.
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What food pairs with Crovino?
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Pour it with ravioli stuffed with sausage and fennel, pumpkin and haloumi salad and prosciutto ham.
05.
What else is Crovino called?
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Crovino is also labelled Cruvin.

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

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