Winecast: The Valle d'Aosta

Cast on the Val d'Aosta and its little known but impressive wines. My coverage of grapes and labeling laws in this cast is particularly indebted to Broggi's (see Sources, below) excellent schematization of indigenous/traditional vs. Italian/international varieties and of possibilities for labeling DOC wines. The Italian Wine Scholar is proving to be an excellent, well thought out curriculum.
Sources:
Broggi, Maurizio, ed. Italian Wine Scholar Unti 1: The Wines of Northern Italy. 1st ed., Wine Scholar Guild, n.d.
Robinson, Jancis, editor. The Oxford Companion to Wine. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2015.
Stevenson, Tom, editor. The New Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia. 3rd American ed. DK Publishing, 2001.

[@matthewharting3390]

Thank you for the video sir. My wife and I are going to this region this weekend and I'm excited to try a few red wines.

[@mtwehr]

Studying for the Italian Wine Scholar certification ... this is a great help. Their text mentions that the Torrette Petit Rouge accounts for the majority of the production in the region. Your pronunciation was helpful. Thanks!

[@leslienguyen2317]

I am in Unit 1 of IWS and I agree the pronunciation in this video was very helpful.

[@alinemanino2032]

Really cool video! I live in Aosta Valley and i can confirm, we do take wine production very seriously. I know many vignerons (in our dialect they are the people who work their own vineyards) who work really hard each year to sell their wine as DOC. I know that in the cities located in the central part of the VDA, the Grado Babo of the red wines- such as Fumin, Torrette, etc.. - has to be 17.50 (this is the quantity of sugar measured in the must for the wine to be considered DOC and not as a simple "vino da tavola" - table wine). If you ever visit this city, I would definitely recommend trying the wine of "La Cave des Onze Communes" in Aymavilles, when my grandfather and great grandfather still had their vineyards they brought their production there.

[@leslienguyen2317]

Thanks for sharing. I have been looking online to try a few of these wines (I am taking Italian wine scholar class) and they are hard to come by. (I live in the United States. ) This place if definitely on my list of places to visit :)

[@andrewgould3243]

Studying for the Italian Wine Scholar certification. Thank you!

[@emilienrebeilleau4620]

Great video, for such a small region you gave us a lot of infos. Thanks and please keep doing it !!!!!

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thank you! I will keep making these. Cheers!

[@VincentSandfordofSEOsynovation]

Excellent grape/wine analysis of the region. Its a beautiful part of Italy well deserving a visit

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

I'm quite intrigued by it merely from studying it. Would love to visit. Cheers!

[@WineOnTheDime]

I learned a ton from this winecast! Thanks!

[@michaelfrantz8594]

Great video on a region I didnt even know existed. Any chance you might do a cast on Sicilian wines? Apparently this is the next big popular region for up and coming italian wine.

[@maxgilbane1018]

Keep 'em coming man. Your videos have been huge in helping me expand my knowledge. Cheers!

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thanks! I really appreciate hearing that. Cheers!

[@andrewgould3243]

Bravo!

[@Goodwin42]

Wonderful as always! Any chance you would be willing to tackle Portugal soon? I’d love to hear your breakdown on the regions! Thank you as always!

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Portugal is definitely something that I should do sooner rather than later, especially since I've already done casts on Port and Madeira. Thanks for the nudge in the right direction. Cheers!

[@user-tz4vv7co4c]

thank you ~

[@ReverendGuyWallis]

awesome videos, just subbed to your channel :)

[@TheUnknownWinecaster]

Thanks and welcome!

[@ReverendGuyWallis]

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[@mixdberries]

Looking forward to some other regions. Especially Sicily.

[@jingwang6575]

Amazing!! is there also some information about Japanese Sake?