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Question: Where is the Chiavennasca wine grape grown?
Answer: Chiavennasca is a grape grown in the Valtellina Valley in the Lombardy region of Italy along the Swiss border. It produces superb, light, acid-balanced, aromatic, elegant, stylish wines from elevated, south-facing steep mountainous vineyards. It is the local name for the more famous Nebbiolo grape variety in Piedmont but grown without the foggy “nebbia” conditions. Try the wines, ranging from the forward drinking Rosso di Valtellina (DOC) to the refined, age-worthy Valtellina Superiore (DOCG). They also produce a more robust wine, “Sforzato” (DOCG) from dried grapes. It is fun and insightful to do a comparison tasting between a more tannic Barbaresco or Barolo with a Valtellina!
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