Friday, 12 December 2014

Jermann di Silvio Jermann

This is an Italian winery I first met over 10 years ago, with their Vintage Tunina white wine at a "Tre Bicchieri" dinner organized by a wine importer at a hotel restaurant. This family owned winery traces its history back to 1881 when the founder left Burgenland in Austria, to settle in Friuli Venezia Giulia via Slovenia. I met its iconic and eccentrically named Chardonnay (blend) at the annoying importer's tasting the other week and so I decided to blog on this estate.

Leaving this Chardonnay to another entry, I recall looking up the Vintage Tunina after having tasted it. This is a field blend involving Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana and Picolit. When I first met this wine, I had no started collecting grapes yet. Now Vintage Tunina would be a good introduction to some interesting indigenous Italian grapes.

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