Gutturnio, in its various types, has a legion of fans who love its ability to combine the acidity of Barbera with the tannins of Croatina.
Still or sparkling gutturnio? Here is the classic question for which it is impossible to give an answer, because lovers of one or the other typology are equally distributed, and never more so than in this case does personal taste rule.
One thing is certain, however: Gutturnio is one of the wines that best lends itself to thepairing with cured meats. This is what they assert in the area, and who are we to disprove the claim?
So here are two “guaranteed” wineries (we have been following them for years and they have never let us down), the first with a still Gutturnio Superiore and the second with a sparkling Gutturnio, both with a shelf price within 15 euros, in keeping with the spirit of
this column.
Since the foundation Felice Salamini and Carla Asti have focused on quality. Based on the concepts oforganic farming, they decided to make wines that could keep up with the world’s most important wines, while working in an area that is little known but has enormous potential. Clonal selections, technical prowess, self-sacrifice and passion have led to amazing results, with a range of wines of great quality.
MarengoniThe Marengoni family has been running the Casa Bianca farm, in the foothills of Ponte dell’Olio, since 1920. They have always used eco-friendly techniques for pest defense, and no weed control or fertilization is ever carried out as we try to contain yields in order to always achieve optimum grape maturity. All annual work from the vineyard to the winery is done by the three family members, with input from third-party personnel (represented many times by friends) only for the harvest, which is always done manually in small boxes.
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