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Rossara

Rossara 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
Medium
Origin
Italy
Top region
Trentino-Alto Adige
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Key regions
3
Pairings
2
Synonyms

Rossara is a red grape variety, with its roots in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.

The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to berry, herb, spice, earth and floral.

It is planted most seriously in Trentino-Alto Adige.

In the vineyard it is marked by mid ripening.

On other labels it goes by Rusara Gentile and Rusela.

At the table it suits mortadella, trentino-style lucanina salami and bean and tomato stew with smoked paprika.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
berryherbspice
Aromas
earthfloral
Styles
red

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 mortadella
02 Trentino-style lucanina salami
03 bean and tomato stew with smoked paprika

Also labelled.

Rusara Gentile, Rusela.

Bottles to look for.

  • La Vecchia Cantina Rossese Riviera Ligure di Ponente, Liguria, Italy
  • Zeni Rossara Vigneto Legiare Vigneti delle Dolomiti IGT, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Rossara: common questions

01.
What does Rossara taste like?
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Rossara tastes of berry, herb, spice, earth and floral. The wines show medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Rossara from?
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Rossara originates in Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy.
03.
Where is Rossara grown?
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The key regions for Rossara are Trentino-Alto Adige.
04.
What food pairs with Rossara?
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Pour it with mortadella, trentino-style lucanina salami and bean and tomato stew with smoked paprika.
05.
What else is Rossara called?
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Rossara is also labelled Rusara Gentile and Rusela.

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

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