So it is that time again. We have survived the winter and the Spring Classics and it is time for the first Grand Tour of 2011, the Giro. Once again, I'll be drinking wines for each stage, or, day of the race, for those not familiar with stage racing. Unlike last year when I spent a panicked last few days shopping, this year I've done prep work with the help of 67 Wine, Biondivino and Solano Cellars. Below, my list. Note that if anyone can come up with a wine from the Austrian Alps I'd love to hear about it. Note also that the final wine is a champagne, a toast to the end of the race and according to Jason at Solano Cellars, the most popular champagne in Piedmont.
I'd love thoughts on other wines as well as food pairings if you have then. Be sure to check back in May as I'll be blogging each stage with a few words about both the day's race and the wine.
Stage Date Cities Region Wine
1 7 Venaria to Torino Piedmont La Torrazza Erbaluce
2 8 Alba to Parma Emilia Romagna Camillo Donati Malvasia
3 9 Reggio Emilia to Rapallo Liguria Claudio Vio Pigato 08
4 10 Quarto to Livorno Tuscany Talenti Brunello 05
5 11 Piombino to Orvieto Umbria 09 Milziade Antano Grechetto dei Colli Martani
6 12 Orvieto to Fiuggi Terme Lazio Capolemole Carpinetti 06
7 13 Maddaloni to Montevergine Campania de Conciliis Selim NV
8 14 Scapri to Tropea Calabria Tenuta del Conte "Ciró" Rosso 08
9 15 Messina to Etna Sicily Cos Frappato
Rest 16
10 17 Termoli to Teramo Abruzzo Nicodemi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 08
11 18 Tortoleto Lido to Castelfidardo Marche Conte Leopardi Sauvignon Blanc Calcare 08
12 19 Castelfidardo to Ravenna Emilia Romagna Lini 910 Lambrusco Rose
13 20 Splinbergo to Grossglokner Austrian Alps
14 21 Lienz to Zoncolan Friuli Venezia Edi Kante Vitovska 06
15 22 Conegliano to Gardeccia Trento-Alto Adige Tiefenbrunner Feldmar 2009
16 24 Belluno to Nevegal Veneto Soave (3 bottles)
17 25 Feltre to Sondrio Lombardy Castellazzo Gugiarolo PN Bianco 10
18 26 Morbegno to San Pellegrino Lombardy 09 Vercesi Del Castellazzo Oltrepò Pavese Pezzalunga
19 27 Bergamo to Macugnaga Piedmont Valli Unite 09
20 28 Verbania to Sestriere Turin
09 Ettore Germano Langhe Nebbiolo
21 29 Milano Lombardy N.V Doyard Champagne Cuvée Vendémiaire Brut
So it is that time again. We have survived the winter and the Spring Classics and it is time for the first Grand Tour of 2011, the Giro. Once again, I'll be drinking wines for each stage, or, day of the race, for those not familiar with stage racing. Unlike last year when I spent a panicked last few days shopping, this year I've done prep work with the help of 67 Wine, Biondivino and Solano Cellars. Below, my list. Note that if anyone can come up with a wine from the Austrian Alps I'd love to hear about it. Note also that the final wine is a champagne, a toast to the end of the race and according to Jason at Solano Cellars, the most popular champagne in Piedmont.
I'd love thoughts on other wines as well as food pairings if you have then. Be sure to check back in May as I'll be blogging each stage with a few words about both the day's race and the wine.
Stage | Date | Cities | Region | Wine |
1 | 7 | Venaria to Torino | Piedmont | La Torrazza Erbaluce |
2 | 8 | Alba to Parma | Emilia Romagna | Camillo Donati Malvasia |
3 | 9 | Reggio Emilia to Rapallo | Liguria | Claudio Vio Pigato 08 |
4 | 10 | Quarto to Livorno | Tuscany | Talenti Brunello 05 |
5 | 11 | Piombino to Orvieto | Umbria | 09 Milziade Antano Grechetto dei Colli Martani |
6 | 12 | Orvieto to Fiuggi Terme | Lazio | Capolemole Carpinetti 06 |
7 | 13 | Maddaloni to Montevergine | Campania | de Conciliis Selim NV |
8 | 14 | Scapri to Tropea | Calabria | Tenuta del Conte "Ciró" Rosso 08 |
9 | 15 | Messina to Etna | Sicily | Cos Frappato |
Rest | 16 | |||
10 | 17 | Termoli to Teramo | Abruzzo | Nicodemi Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 08 |
11 | 18 | Tortoleto Lido to Castelfidardo | Marche | Conte Leopardi Sauvignon Blanc Calcare 08 |
12 | 19 | Castelfidardo to Ravenna | Emilia Romagna | Lini 910 Lambrusco Rose |
13 | 20 | Splinbergo to Grossglokner | Austrian Alps | |
14 | 21 | Lienz to Zoncolan | Friuli Venezia | Edi Kante Vitovska 06 |
15 | 22 | Conegliano to Gardeccia | Trento-Alto Adige | Tiefenbrunner Feldmar 2009 |
16 | 24 | Belluno to Nevegal | Veneto | Soave (3 bottles) |
17 | 25 | Feltre to Sondrio | Lombardy | Castellazzo Gugiarolo PN Bianco 10 |
18 | 26 | Morbegno to San Pellegrino | Lombardy | 09 Vercesi Del Castellazzo Oltrepò Pavese Pezzalunga |
19 | 27 | Bergamo to Macugnaga | Piedmont | Valli Unite 09 |
20 | 28 | Verbania to Sestriere | Turin | 09 Ettore Germano Langhe Nebbiolo |
21 | 29 | Milano | Lombardy | N.V Doyard Champagne Cuvée Vendémiaire Brut |
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