Friday, April 22, 2011

Wines of the Giro


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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