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Wine Talks with Paul K.
English - March 16, 2023 13:00 - 43 minutes - 60.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsFood Arts Business booze wine alcohol spirits Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: From the north of the north island, meet Simone Kelly of Seresin Winery
Understanding Italian wines takes study and patience. With over 2000 wine grape varieties in the country, it is hard to sort them out. When you break down the country, there is a bit more clarity with grape varieties but little local varieties will confuse you. Umbria, just south of Tuscany, follows suit. Unlike its northern neighbor, it does not grow Sangiovese as the mainstay red grape but grows Sagrantino instead. Valentino Valentina will sort it all out for you.