| The article today is about a wonderful delicate and | | | | possibly related to the Malvasia grape. |
| acidic grape varietal Vermentino (pronounced | | | | Today we will discuss another one of these newly |
| ver-mehn-TEE-noh), once again from Italy. | | | | emerging Italian varietals within the Temecula Valley |
| The best known Italian Vermentino is from northern | | | | Wine Country. Vermentino is not commonly |
| Italy and the island of Sardinia. Vermentino is also the | | | | harvested in the United States. The original vineyard |
| most widely planted white grape on the island of | | | | supplier that gave us the cuttings to be spliced to |
| Corsica, upon high altitude and balmy climate | | | | root stock is planted in Paso Robles at the Tablas |
| vineyards produce bountiful full-bodied wines with | | | | Creek Winery. |
| heady floral bouquets. Many say that Vermentino is | | | | |