The best white wines of South Tyrol
The wine tradition in South Tyrol has been handed down for many years from generation to generation.
The climate and topography of South Tyrol then have made possible the development of the cultivation of grapes white and black.
More than 45% of South Tyrol vineyards are planted with white grapes and the trend is increasing. Ruländer or Pinot grigio, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay.
The South Tyrol wines are distinguished by their fresh, fruity, decided tastes. White grapes like Gewürztraminer, Silvaner, Müller-Thurgau, Riesling, Sauvignon, Veltliner or Kerner are known and appreciated throughout Italy and beyond national borders.
Here is a list of the most famous white wines with the main characteristics:
Pinot white is a white wine fresh and fruity, greenish-yellow to pale yellow, with slight scent of apple flavor and full.
The Chardonnay is a white wine much appreciated and requested, pale
greenish yellow, the scent delicately fruity and dry, taste fresh and
lively.
Pinot grigio is a white wine full and rich extract, pale yellow, with delicate fragrance and flavor pleasantly soft.
Gewürztraminer is, in the meantime, one of the most popular wines in
South Tyrol. It is a white wine of pale yellow to golden yellow, well
structured.
The Müller Thurgau is a tasty white wine from greenish yellow to pale yellow, with delicate fragrance.
The Sauvignon is a white wine end, lightly aromatic, pale greenish yellow, the scent intensely herbaceous.
The Silvaner is a pleasantly crisp white, in color from pale yellow to greenish, with a scent of hay cut.
The yellow is a Muscat dessert wine order and aromatic, pale yellow to
golden yellow, with an aroma of muscat grapes and a sweet taste
markedly.
Riesling, a native of Germany, is a white wine end, in color from pale
yellow to greenish, with a faint aroma and slightly ethereal.
The Kerner is a white aromatic character decided, yellow straw with greenish, with delicate fragrance.
The Veltliner is a white wine fresh and fruity, pleasantly aromatic
greenish in color from clear to yellow, with delicate aromas of flowers
and grasses.
Riesling Italico is a white wine fresh and lively, greenish in color
from pale yellow in the scent rather delicate and tenuous, but in
compensation crisp and pleasant.
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