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Key regions
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Pairings
Fumin is a red grape variety, with its roots in Aosta Valley, Italy.
The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
The tasting note runs to blackberry, spice, earth, savory and earthy.
It is planted most seriously in Aosta Valley and Valais.
In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening, low-maintenance vigour and a preference for cooler alpine environments.
It blends readily with Petit Rouge.
At the table it suits fegato alla paesana, pork sausage with eggplant and aged cows’ milk cheese.
The structure.
Where it grows.
Blends well with.
Food pairings.
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Fegato alla paesana
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Pork sausage with eggplant
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Aged cows' milk cheese
Bottles to look for.
- Antoine & Christophe Betrisey Fumin Conquete, Valais, Switzerland
- Cave des Onze Communes Vallee d'Aoste Fumin, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Chateau Feuillet Fumin Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Danilo Charrere Le Clocher Vallee d'Aoste Fumin, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Di Francesco Gasperi Fumin Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Feudo di San Maurizio Fumin Valle d'Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Franco Noussan Fumin, Aosta Valley, Italy
- Grosjean Vins Fumin, Aosta Valley, Italy
Fumin: common questions
01.What does Fumin taste like?+
Fumin tastes of blackberry, spice, earth, savory and earthy. The wines show medium-full body, medium tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.Where is Fumin from?+
Fumin originates in Aosta Valley, Italy.
03.Where is Fumin grown?+
The key regions for Fumin are Aosta Valley and Valais.
04.What food pairs with Fumin?+
Pour it with fegato alla paesana, pork sausage with eggplant and aged cows' milk cheese.
Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.