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The Cantina La-Vis e Valle di Cembra winery owns several estates located in Trentino and Alto Adige. Ritratti is the flagship of the portfolio. The Ritratti wines are obtained from vineyards growing in the most propitious locations and fully express the La-Vis production philosophy. The labels are decorated with the lovely paintings by Giovanni Segantini, the famous Trentino painter who in his art expresses a close bond with nature and this land. In addition to the wines, this line boasts single varietal Grappas distilled in Valle di Cembra using the just-racked pomaces output from Ritratti's single vineyards. The grapes used in the production of "Cuvee" M?ller-Thurgau Ritratti come from vineyards located on the highest slopes of the Avisiane hills, 1,600 feet above sea level, and managed according to the highest quality protocol. Vinification takes place using avant-garde technologies which prevent contact with oxygen during all phases, thereby keeping the original characteristics of the grape variety intact. The wine has a vivid green, straw-like color and the aroma has fruity notes of apple and lemon, showing hints of sage. On the palate it presents the vitality, freshness and salinity of a mountain wine. The Cantina La-Vis e Valle di Cembra winery is located in Trentino, Alto Adige in the township of Lavis, near Trento. The production area consists of vineyards in Valle dell'Adige, extending up to the hills of Lavis, Sorni and Meano and to the typical terraces of Valle di Cembra. It also includes the South Tyrol areas of Pochi and Salorno, Isera in Vallagarina, and other areas in the province of Verona. M?ller-Thurgau is a hybrid white wine grape variety that Swiss Dr. Hermann M?ller, who was born in the town of Thurgau, developed in 1882 at the Geisenheim Institute in Germany. Dr. M?ller's goal was to create a vine that would produce grapes with Riesling's quality, elegance, and complexity, along with Sylvaner's early ripening and ease of growing. The grape was widely planted in Germany in the 1970s and 80s, even overtaking Riesling. Today, it is on decline in Germany, but it produces fresh and enticing wines here in Italy's Alto Adige region as well as in Friuli. Serve with appetizers, light first courses, seafood, boiled or grilled fish, and white meats. It also makes an ideal aperitif. June 2010 Limited Series Newsletter (.pdf)
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