Forte Alto Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie DOC (750ml)

Pinot Grigio was first grown in the Adige valley around 1950 to produce a rosé wine as the grape skins of Pinot Grigio are actually deeply pigmented and make a lovely colour rosé.  It was only after refined progress in enology in the 1970s that wineries were able to obtain a white wine rich in flavours, more supple and with a lower acidity. This elegant Pinot Grigio is produced from small vineyard plots surrounded by the stunning Italian Alps, in Northern Italy. 

The grapes are hand-picked and delivered to the winery within a few hours where they are selected and then gently pressed with pneumatic presses. The must is then cooled to 15°-16°C and left for an entire night to clarify. The next day the yeast is added, and a temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation commences between (16-18°C). At the end of the fermentation the runoff takes place, and the wine is left on the lees until it is bottled.