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Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto)

Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) wine guide: the wine region in Italy, its Grechetto di Todi, the still wine and sparkling wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Italy
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Grechetto di Todi
Styles
still · sparkling · late harvest
1
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) is a wine region of Italy.

Grechetto di Todi is the grape to know here.

The ground underneath is clay and limestone.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as hills and valley floor.

Still wine, sparkling wine and late harvest wine, plus one more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows crisp and dry, showcasing the grape’s intrinsic acidity, demonstrating the grape’s complex profile and intensely flavored with concentrated sweetness, plus one more.

At the table these bottles work with tomato-based dishes, white fish, light pasta dishes and cheeses.

Serve at 8 to 10°C.

Keeps for 2 to 3 years.

Soil
ClayLimestone
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
HillsValley floor
Styles
stillsparklinglate harvestpassito

In the glass.

Still: Crisp and dry, Showcasing the grape's intrinsic acidity.

Late harvest: Demonstrating the grape's complex profile.

Passito: Intensely flavored with concentrated sweetness, Showcasing exceptional ripeness.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Bergianti Bianco Pignoletto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Cantina di Carpi e Sorbara Pignello Pignoletto Spumante Brut, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Cantina Formigine Pedemontana Pignoletto Frizzante Secco, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Cavicchioli & Figli Bianco della Contessa Matilde Frizzante Pignoletto Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Cevico 'Terre Cevico' Pignoletto Frizzante Colli d'Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Cleto Chiarli Villa Cialdini Pignoletto Millesimato Brut, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Donelli Pignoletto Spumante Brut, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Fattoria Monticino Rosso Pignoletto Colli d'Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

At the table.

  • Tomato-based dishes
  • White Fish
  • Light pasta dishes
  • Cheeses

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve at 8 to 10°C.
  • Keeps for 2 to 3 years.

Nearby regions.

Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto): common questions

01.
What grapes is Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) known for?
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Grechetto di Todi is the signature grape of Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto).
02.
What kind of wine does Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) make?
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Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) produces still wine, sparkling wine, late harvest wine and passito wine.
03.
Where is Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto)?
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You will find Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) in Italy, where it is a wine region.
04.
What food goes with Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) wine?
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Try tomato-based dishes, white fish, light pasta dishes and cheeses.
05.
How long does Emilia-Romagna (Pignoletto) wine age?
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Keeps for 2 to 3 years, though it varies by producer and vintage.

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