A Visit to Veneto: BiancaVigna in Valdobbiadne and their Glera Orange Amphora Wine Paired with Cicchetti #ItalianFWT

BiancaVigna amphora orange glera sparkling wine paired with small bites inspired by Venice’s cicchetti 

An orange wine made in amphora from the Glera grape? Say what? Background: Until 2009, Prosecco, located in the Veneto region of northern Italy, meant a place, a grape, and/or a style of wine. That’s a lot of territory to cover for one word! ‘The European Union ratified this, effectively making it illegal for wine producers anywhere outside northeastern Italy to label their wines as “Prosecco”. Continue reading