Fiore Rosa, Pinot Grigio Rose

The grapes are harvested from mature hillside vineyards in the Pavia region of northern Italy. Hand harvested at optimum ripeness and transported to Adria's cellars where they are crushed and the skins left in contact with the juice for 12 hours at low temperature before gentle pressing. After a slow, cool fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks the wine was bottled young to preserve freshness and aromas. The ripest grapes were selected from mature hillside vineyards and hand harvested in early September. This extra ripeness allows the dark-skinned Pinot Grigio grapes develop a pink tinge which is further enhanced by the addition of a small proportion of Pinot Noir grapes from the same vineyards.