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10 things you need to know about Chiaretto di Bardolino

We answer 10 fundamental questions about Chiaretto di Bardolino.

1️⃣ What wine is Chiaretto di Bardolino?

Chiaretto di Bardolino is a specific and SPECIAL type of rosé wine of the D.O.P. Bardolino, established in 1968.

2️⃣ Chiaretto di Bardolino or Bardolino Chiaretto?

Is it called Chiaretto di Bardolino or Bardolino Chiaretto? You may have read both of these expressions. But which is the correct one? Let's say that, in the past, this wine was called Bardolino Chiaretto, today, however, it is called Chiaretto di Bardolino. Chiaretto di Bardolino is what you will find written on the wine label.

3️⃣ In which versions is Chiaretto di Bardolino produced?

Chiaretto di Bardolino can be produced in three versions:

1. Chiaretto di Bardolino;

2. Chiaretto di Bardolino Classico, with grapes grown in the classic Bardolino area;

3. Chiaretto di Bardolino Spumante, the most recent version of Chiaretto di Bardolino.

4️⃣ What grapes are used for Chiaretto di Bardolino?

From which grape variety is Chiaretto di Bardolino obtained? What grapes are used for Chiaretto di Bardolino? Chiaretto di Bardolino is made from Corvina Veronese grapes, with a percentage that must be between 35 and 95% (for a maximum of 20% the Corvinone variety can be used to replace an equal percentage of Corvina); and Rondinella grapes, between 5% and 40%. These are black grape varieties typical of the Verona area.

Other local black grapes can be used in a small percentage.

5️⃣ Where is Chiaretto di Bardolino produced?

Chiaretto di Bardolino is produced in 16 municipalities in the Verona area, near Garda Lake, in Veneto, in north-eastern Italy. The municipalities are: Bardolino, Garda, Lazise, Affi, Costermano, Cavaion Veronese, Torri del Benaco, Caprino Veronese, Rivoli Veronese, Pastrengo, Bussolengo, Sona, Sommacampagna, Castelnuovo del Garda, Peschiera del Garda and Valeggio sul Mincio.

The grapes for wines with the Classico mention must be grown in specific areas within the municipalities of Bardolino, Garda, Lazise, Affi, Costermano and Cavaion, the traditional areas of Bardolino.

6️⃣ Where to buy Chiaretto di Bardolino?

Chiaretto di Bardolino is on sale in our online wine shop. Specifically, in our wine shop you can purchase the Chiaretto di Bardolino Tantini, in the top 100 of the best wines in the world for value for money according to "The Wine Enthusiast".

7️⃣ Why is it called Chiaretto di Bardolino?

Bardolino is the name of the historic municipality for the production of this wine. Chiaretto is an Italian word meaning light. The name refers to its very typical and unmistakable light pink colour.

8️⃣ How is Chiaretto di Bardolino produced?

Chiaretto di Bardolino is produced through rosè vinification of black grapes. Rose winemaking is characterized by minimal maceration of the skins. In other words, skins and must are left in contact for a very limited time so that the skins can transmit only a small part of the coloring substances they contain to the must.

9️⃣ What are the organoleptic characteristics of Chiaretto di Bardolino?

Chiaretto di Bardolino is a rosé wine that has specific organoleptic qualities. It is a wine with a typical light pink colour. A wine with a well-defined bouquet, with prevalent notes of red fruit and berries, accompanied by spicy hints. On the palate it is extremely delicate, with a very pleasant freshness and great drinkability. Fantastic as an aperitif or with cold dishes.

1️⃣0️⃣ What is the origin of Chiaretto di Bardolino?

Chiaretto's father was Pompeo Molmenti. Molmenti was a truly eclectic and versatile person, well known in the Verona area. He was a senator, lawyer, writer and winemaker. In 1896, returning from a training trip to France, where he learned and deepened some winemaking techniques, Molmenti experimented with the rosé vinification of local black grapes. From here the Chiaretto was born.