This name is not only synonymous with luxury car and speed, but also the name of an Italian sparkling wine. Ferrari Spumante is, in fact, the Italian brand that receives the most awards, the only one to have obtained three times the Oscars of the wine.
In a blind tasting conducted by the German magazine Weinwelt, was named best sparkling wine in the world, ahead of names like Bollinger and Dom Perignon. With over a century of history, Trento Spumante Ferrari is always present at major sporting celebrations in the world of fashion, arts, politics, culture, music and entertainment. All these sparkling choose to celebrate his victories: It is present in the wine festivals more Esclusa worldwide.
It is preferred by Hollywood stars in commemoration of the Oscar award, and during the Nobel Prize. The Ferrari Spumante, owned by family Lunelli, is the first Italian house sales and prestige, and be among the ten best in the world, with over 5 million bottles sold annually. Ferrari produced only in top vintages and Esclusa with Chardonnay grapes grown in vineyards owned by the family or under the control of its eight winemakers. If you only use the classic method, which is to turn in a sparkling white wine with a second fermentation in the bottle directly. The garaffas are rotated by remuage to concentrate the sediment in the neck
The history of the Italian classic method sparkling wine is inextricably linked with the valuable work of Giulio Ferrari: in 1902 he founded his winery in the city Trento, Trentino in the region, and its profound impact on the development initiative of the Italian enology. The young Giulio Ferrari, arrived to study at the famous School of Viticulture in Montpellier, France. He worked briefly in Epernay in the heart of Champagne, and it was there that she learned the secrets of production classic method sparkling wine. Returning to Italy and believing in the potential of their homeland, began to put into practice his experience overall.
demanding and stubborn, in just a few years we could produce its famous sparkling wine, and this is just the beginning of continued success in Italy and worldwide. Today in Cantine Ferrari lies on average about 20 million bottles of sparkling wine classic method Ferrari Trento DOC (Denomination of Controlled Origin).
Here lie more than 20 million bottles of Sparkling Metodo Classico Ferrari
Throughout the pecurso tasting and we were honored to have as a guide, Marcello Lunelli, winemaker Ferrari's number one home and vice president. He deserves congratulations, not only by availability but also by the charisma, charm and semplice that we received in your prestiosa canteen.
Wines tasted Micheline:
Villa Margon 2007 : a dry white wine, semi aromatic, produced with Chardonnay grapes, this is a Trentino Superiore DOC (Denomination of Origin Controlled and Guaranteed). The family Lunelli, since the early eighties, wanted to hand Ferrari Spumante, produce other types of wine, which compartilhase background values \u200b\u200bof the family: high quality, refinement and strong ties with the territory. Villa Margon makes parts of the new company's products Lunelli, among others such as red wine, grappa, mineral water, all with high quality seal ..
Ferrari Perl: Perl to taste one, you soon realize the great elegance of this wine Finns and their aromatic features that feels both the smell and taste. It is an excellent sparkling, fresh and delicate, with a major structure. Ideal to refined palates. Excellent with fish dishes. This wine is made with Chardonnay grapes carefully selected and harvested by hand in September. Its maturation period is 5 years''about the''yeast in the bottle. There is an alcoholic strength of 12.5%, to olfatto an intense bouquet, particularly refined, with notes of almond, apple, and bread crusts. The first season of production was in 1971.
Ferrari Perl Rose: wine made from grapes Pinot Nero 80% Chardonnay 20%, from the family vineyards. The harvest is hand made in late September. The maturation period is 5 years. Alcoholic strength by 12.5% \u200b\u200bl. First crop production was in 1993.
Lunelli Ferrari Riserva, made from Chardonnay grapes, carefully selected and harvested by hand. This wine matures eight years "on the yeast" on garaffa. Its production area and Maso di Villa Margon, vineyards owned by Family Lunelli hills of Trento. There is an alcoholic strength of 12.5%. The first season of production was in 2002.
In Brazil you can find some wines Ferrari, as
- Ferrari Brut Maximum: U.S. $ 167.90
- Ferrari Rose: U.S. $ 182.60
- Ferrari Demi Sec: R $ 157.10
- del Fondatore: U.S. $ 538.20. This wine honors the founder's name. He has always been considered a jewel of Italian enology, confirmed by numerous awards of experts since 1972, the year of first harvest. No other wine in Italy, received more awards than Giulio Ferrari Riserva del Fondatore only in Gambero Rosso, 18 were bicchieri tree, besides the top marks received in the guide Veronelli in Bere Bene Spumante and Guida L'Espresso. And three times, won the Oscar del Vino's Duemilavini. Not counting the numerous international awards. It is produced with 100% Chardonnay grapes, and there is a maturation period of 10 years.
Squad of the great wines Riserve (reserve)
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