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Giro is a red grape variety, with its roots in Sardinia, Italy.
The wines show full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, sweet and high alcohol.
The tasting note runs to plum, cherry, fig, spice and vanilla.
It is planted most seriously in Cagliari and Oristano.
In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, moderate vigour and a preference for warm climate.
On other labels it goes by Gliata and Zirone.
At the table it suits sardinian cheese fritter drizzled with wild honey, chocolate tart with clotted cream and panettone.
The structure.
Where it grows.
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Cagliari
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Oristano
Food pairings.
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Sardinian cheese fritter drizzled with wild honey
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Chocolate tart with clotted cream
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Panettone
Also labelled.
Gliata, Zirone.
Bottles to look for.
- Bodegas Gutierrez de la Vega 'Imagine', Alicante, Spain
- Bodegas Riko Oscar Mestre Giro, Alicante, Spain
- Bodegues Santa Catarina 'Sta' Giro Ros Vi de la Terra Mallorca, Spain
- Ca'n Verdura Viticultors 'Ca Ses Rosetes' Giro Ros Vi de la Terra de Mallorca, Spain
- Can Majoral Capgiro Blanco, Pla i Llevant, Spain
- Cap De Nit Vermell, Alicante, Spain
- Curii Uvas y Vinos 'Curii', Spain
- Curii Uvas y Vinos 'Dra. Jekyll' Vinas Viejas, Valencia, Spain
Giro: common questions
01.What does Giro taste like?+
Giro tastes of plum, cherry, fig, spice and vanilla. The wines show full body, medium tannin, medium acidity, sweet and high alcohol.
02.Where is Giro from?+
Giro originates in Sardinia, Italy.
03.Where is Giro grown?+
The key regions for Giro are Cagliari and Oristano.
04.What food pairs with Giro?+
Pour it with sardinian cheese fritter drizzled with wild honey, chocolate tart with clotted cream and panettone.
05.What else is Giro called?+
Giro is also labelled Gliata and Zirone.
Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Italy.