Grumello (wine)
Grumello is a sub-zone in the Italian wine-growing region Valtellina Superiore in Valtellina ( province of Sondrio , region of Lombardy ). The following DOC and DOCG wines are produced in this zone :
- Valtellina Superiore (DOCG red wines from the Nebbiolo vine)
- Valtellina Rosso (DOC red wines)
- Terre del Colleoni (DOC white and red wines and sparkling wines )
- Valcalepio (DOC white and red wines and a passito )
Surname
The name comes from the place Grumello del Monte . The name comes from the Latin word "Grumus" which means hill.
Valtellina superiore Grumello
Manufacturing
The cultivation area is between 350 meters above sea level and 650 meters above sea level. The wine is fermented with controlled fermentation and then stored for about eighteen months in barrels, where it matures . It then matures in the bottle for at least nine months before it goes on sale.
Taste and appearance
Grumello is a red-brown to ruby red wine that should have a temperature of around 16 to 18 degrees Celsius .
The wine goes well with red and white meat, game dishes , baked vegetables as well as salami , ham and cheese .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (Production Regulations and Description) for Valtellina Superiore. (PDF) In: ismeamercati.it. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (Italian).
- ^ Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (Production Regulations and Description) for Valtellina Rosso. (PDF) In: wineacts.it. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (Italian).
- ^ Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (Production Regulations and Description) for Terre del Colleoni. (PDF) In: wineacts.it. Retrieved June 14, 2020 (Italian).
- ^ Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (Production Regulations and Description) for Valcalepio. (PDF) In: wineacts.it. November 27, 2017, accessed June 14, 2020 (Italian).
- ↑ vino-di-martino.de: Rainoldi GRUMELLO Valtellina Superiore DOCG 2012. Accessed on May 19, 2020 .
- ↑ grumello.pdf. In: rainoldi. Retrieved on May 19, 2020 (Italian, English, German).