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Olio Extra Vergine d’Oliva
Giuseppe QuintarelliThe maestro of the Veneto produced this oil from the trees on the Quintarelli property in the verdant hills above Verona. The family’s latest creation from the 2020 vintage (surprise, it is a blend of different olive varieties!) is absolutely bursting with freshness, and it has the perfect combination of silky body and delicate pepperiness.
—Dixon Brooke
Wine Type: | grocery |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | Casaliva, Frantoio, Leccino, Favarol, Grignano |
Country: | Italy |
Region: | Veneto |
Producer: | Giuseppe Quintarelli |
Vineyard: | 50 year old trees |
Aging: | Harvested by hand, trees managed by hand |
Farming: | Traditional |
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About The Producer
Giuseppe Quintarelli
About The Region
Veneto
Italy’s most prolific wine region by volume, the Veneto is the source of some of the country’s most notorious plonk: you’ll find oceans of insipid Pinot Grigo, thin Bardolino, and, of course, the ubiquitous Prosecco. And yet, the Veneto produces the highest proportion of DOC wine of any Italian region: home to prestigious appellations like Valpolicella, Amarone, and Soave, it is capable of excelling in all three colors, with equally great potential in the bubbly and dessert departments.
With almost 200,000 acres planted, the Veneto has a wealth of terroirs split between the Po Valley and the foothills of the Alps. While the rich soils of the flatlands are conducive to mechanization, high yields, and mass production of bulk wine, the areas to the north offer a fresher climate and a diversity of poor soil types, ideal for food-friendly wines that show a sense of place. Whether it’s a charming Prosecco Superiore from the Glera grape, a stony Soave or Gambellara from Garganega, or a Corvina-based red in any style, the Veneto’s indigenous grape varieties show real character when worked via traditional production methods.
Since his first visit in 1979, Kermit has regularly returned to the Veneto to enjoy its richness of fine wines and local cuisine. Our collaboration with Corte Gardoni, our longest-running Italian import, is a testament to this. The proximity of beautiful cities like Verona and Venice, with their deep culinary heritage, certainly doesn’t hurt, either.
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
Let the brett nerds retire into protective bubbles, and whenever they thirst for wine it can be passed in to them through a sterile filter. Those of us on the outside can continue to enjoy complex, natural, living wines.
Inspiring Thirst, page 236