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WHITE WINES

DE FALCO WINERY - GRECO DI TUFO IGT

Personality and good body, freshness and a rich and intense bouquet for one of the native white grape varieties prince of Campania. The taste is immediately perceived the acid shoulder and the marked minerality, typical of the grape. Soft balsamic notes follow.
 

 

With Fiano, the Avellino area par excellence

Greco di Tufo is a noble wine deriving from an ancient vine, of Greek origin, imported into Campania and cultivated first in the Naples area and later in that of Avellino, near the nucleus that became the city of Tufo.
The clayey limestone soil with volcanic origins thanks to its mineral wealth, manages to give the wine that particular flavor and those almond notes, often smoky.
The grapes, with a very low yield per hectare, blend in an extraordinary mineral interpretation, also suitable for important evolutions over time.
 

 

Features

  • Visual examination: intense straw yellow color
  • Olfactory examination: bouquet with fresh citrus notes, fruity, with clear mineral hints
  • Alcohol content: 14% vol.
  • Serving temperature: 11 ° C
  • Training: Espalier with gujot pruning
  • Yield per hectare: 80 ql. per hectare
  • Altitude: 300/400 meters
  • Processing: Harvested by hand in crates, softly pressed and fermented at a controlled temperature in cold steel.
     


 

Sugar
Sugar

Alcoholic beverages contain not only alcohol, but also sugar and fat. For this reason, their consumption should be kept under control in particular by those with weight problems or blood sugar control.

Must
Must

Also called "white fermentation" is a winemaking technique that involves the immediate separation of the must from the skins, without maceration taking place. With this system it is possible to obtain white wines also from dark-skinned grapes.

Yeasts for fermentation
Yeasts for fermentation

This process is also called primary fermentation and is a series of chemical reactions that transform enzymes into alcohol. This can happen thanks to the presence of specific yeasts, among which the most used are the saccharomycetes.

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