Monday, June 23, 2008

Vietti Roero Arneis (2006) Piemonte


By the late 1960’s, Arneis, a white grape indigenous to Piedmont, had all but disappeared when Vietti’s Alfredo Currado saved it from extinction. Thankfully, his early experiments with the grape led to its rediscovery by other Piemontese winemakers. The grapes for Vietti’s Arneis are grown in the middle of the Roero area in Santo Stefano Roero. The fresh, crisp wine goes well with all antipasti, seafood, and poultry. Fermented and held entirely in stainless. A very creepy-weird label could scare younger or more sensitive drinkers.

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