📜 Recioto di Soave
A sweet white wine from dried Garganega grown on the Soave hills.
Recioto di Soave is a sweet white wine with a protected name from Veneto in northern Italy. It is made around the town of Soave from the Garganega grape. The grapes are picked and dried on racks or in crates for several months until they lose part of their water. The juice inside becomes thick and sweet.
The juice then ferments slowly, and part of the sugar remains. The result is a golden wine with aromas of honey, apricot, almond and dried fruit. A sparkling version also exists. Recioto is paired with desserts and blue cheese, or drunk on its own in a small serving.
The name comes from the word “recie”, meaning “ears”: the upper parts of the bunch, the ripest and sweetest, were picked for sweet wine.
Recioto di Soave belongs to Soave, a historic area on volcanic hills near Verona. It is a white sweet wine and a reminder that drying grapes is an old Italian winemaking technique. Alcohol is for adults.
How it connects to Wine
📜 Recioto di Soave ← main grape of ← 🍇 Garganega → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Related to
- 📍 Soave
- Main grapes
- 🍇 Garganega
- Wines
- 🍷 White wine, 🍷 Sweet wine, 🍷 Sparkling wine
Frequently asked questions
What is Recioto di Soave?
A sweet white wine from dried Garganega grapes, made in the Soave area of Veneto.
Why are the grapes dried?
So they lose water and the juice becomes concentrated and sweet.
What goes with Recioto di Soave?
Desserts and cheese, or on its own in a small serving.
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