Cortese is a white Italian wine grape variety predominately grown in the southeastern regions of Piedmont in the provinces of Alessandria and Asti.
CORTESE
A minor white-wine grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy. Used to make whites such as Cortese di Gavi.
Cortese
White grape variety grown in Piedmont, northern Italy and used in the production of Gavi.
Cortese: The primary grape for Gavi wine, this grape ripens early and makes a neutral white wine. It is grown primarily in Piedmont, Italy.
Cortese, a white grape grown in north west Italy, primarily in Piedmont and parts of Lombardy. Cortese produces good quality wines with often delicate, fruity and citrus aromas and flavours, since it retains acidity even at full ripeness.
Cortese (cor-teh'-zeh)
A high quality white wine grape of northern Italy. The best known examples are the Gavi wines.
Corton (cor-tawn) ...
CORTESE: ("cor-teh-zeh") Minor grape grown in the Piedmont region of Italy and used to make the "Gavi" - (e.g: Cortese di Gavi), white wines.
Cortese dell'Alto Monferrato produced in the provinces of Alessandria and Asti
Coste della Sesia produced in the provinces of Biella and Vercelli
Dolcetto d'Acqui produced in the province of Alessandria ...
DOCG wines produced in Piedmont are (between parentheses the type and the grapes used for the production): Barolo (red; Nebbiolo), Barbaresco (red; Nebbiolo), Gavi (white and sparkling; Cortese), Asti or Moscato d'Asti (white and sparkling; ...
Other important whites include Carricante, Catarratto, Coda de Volpe, Cortese, Falaghina, Grillo, Inzolia, Picolit, Traminer, Verdicchio, Verduzzo, Vermentino, and Vernaccia.
Dante Rivetti "Bricco"
Carlo Giacosa "Narin"
Cascina Luisin "Rabaja"
Poderi Colla "Roncaglie"
Guiseppe Cortese "Rabaja"
Mario Amerio "Suri Canova"
Paitin "Sori Paitin" ...
Asti (once known as Asti Spumante), an off-dry sparkling white wine made in Piedmont from the Muscat grape. The wine is often of poor quality, although good examples can rarely be found. Also there is Gavi, a dry white made from the Cortese ...
 See also: Grape, Wine, Region, Aroma, Italy
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