📜 Alta Langa
Classic-method sparkling wine from the high Langhe hills in Piedmont.
Alta Langa is a sparkling wine made in Piedmont, in northern Italy. The vineyards are on the high hills of the Langhe area. The name is protected as a geographical indication of the European Union and is listed in the eAmbrosia register.
The wine is made by the classic method. This means the bubbles form a second time inside the bottle, and the wine rests on its lees for a long time. The main grapes are Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Both white and rosé sparkling wines are made. The rules require fairly long ageing, so the wine is fine, with small bubbles.
The Langhe hills are known for other Piedmont wines too, but Alta Langa is specifically a sparkling wine. Altitude gives coolness, and coolness gives the fresh acidity sparkling wines need.
Alta Langa shows that in Italy sparkling wine is not only made from Prosecco grapes. The same method is used in Champagne, but this wine is Italian, with its own rules and character.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Alta Langa ← main grape of ← 🍇 Pinot Noir → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Langhe
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Pinot Noir, 🍇 Chardonnay
- Wines
- 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Rosé, 🍷 Sparkling wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Alta Langa?
A classic-method sparkling wine from the high hills of the Langhe in Piedmont, Italy.
Which grapes are used for Alta Langa?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The wine can be white or rosé.
How is Alta Langa similar to Champagne?
It is made by the same classic method: the second fermentation happens in the bottle, and the wine rests on its lees for a long time.
Similar
📜 Etyek sparkling wine · 📜 Vigneti della Serenissima · 📜 Flemish quality sparkling wine · 📜 Oltrepò Pavese metodo classico · 📍 Balatonboglár · 📍 Côtes de Sambre et Meuse
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