Ep 512: Volcanic Wines

In recent years, there has been a lot of buzz around “volcanic wines.” The term makes it sound as if these are wines that are spawned from a volcano, but in reality these are wines that many people believe have special qualities because they grow on volcanic soils. 

 

In this show, I define the types of volcanoes before discussing the ecosystems they form.Here is the list of wines/places I discuss in the show:

 

Italy

 

Mount Etna, Sicily: Reds (Rosso of the Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio grapes), whites (Bianco, mainly of the Carricante grape)

 

Soave, Veneto: Whites grown on specific hillsides (Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave grapes)

Photo: Mount Etna. Source: Pexels

 

Campania

Vesuvius: Whites of Coda di Volpe, Caprettone, Falanghina, Greco. Rosés and reds of Piedirosso, Aglianico, Sciacinoso

Irpinia: 

• Taurasi DOCG and Aglianico del Taburno DOCG: Reds of the Aglianico grape. I mention Feudi di San Gregorio
• Fiano di Avellino: May or may not be affected by the volcanic soil
• Greco di Tufo DOCG: White of the Greco grape, the sulfur and compressed volcanic ash (tufo),and volcanic sand and clay, give the wines an acidity, minerality & flintiness that has clear volcanic influence 

 

Basilicata: Aglianico del Vulture. Reds of Aglianico 

Piedmont: Alto Piemonte. Red blends in Gattinara, Boca, Bramaterra

Umbria/Lazio: Orvieto. Whites of Grechetto, Trebbiano Toscano

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Greece: Santorini - White of Assyrtiko. Lemnos -Red of Limnio

 

Spain: The Canary Islands/Las Canarias - Whites of Malvasîa Volcánica, Malvasîa Aromática, Listán Blanco. Reds of Listán Negro

 

Portugal: Açores islands (the Azores). Whites: Arinto, Verdelho, Fernão Pires, Terrantez 

 

Hungary: 

• North of Lake Balaton in Somló, whites of the Juhfark grape
• Tokaji – sweet and dry whites of mainly the Furmint grape

 

US:

• Oregon's Willamette Valley
• Some parts of Napa, Lake County in California

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