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The Delle Venezie DOC is a protected designation of origin established to regulate and promote wines produced predominantly from the Pinot Grigio grape within specific areas of north-eastern Italy<ref>Consorzio delle Venezie DOC, "Il Disciplinare di Produzione", docdellevenezie.com.</ref>. The disciplinary requires that wines labelled under this DOC contain at least 85% Pinot Grigio, with the remainder permitted from authorised local white grape varieties. | The Delle Venezie DOC is a protected designation of origin established to regulate and promote wines produced predominantly from the Pinot Grigio grape within specific areas of north-eastern Italy<ref>Consorzio delle Venezie DOC, "Il Disciplinare di Produzione", docdellevenezie.com.</ref>. The disciplinary requires that wines labelled under this DOC contain at least 85% Pinot Grigio, with the remainder permitted from authorised local white grape varieties. | ||
Wines from the DOC are typically pale straw-yellow in colour, with aromas that range from delicate floral and citrus notes to green apple and pear<ref>Wine Folly, "Delle Venezie DOC Guide", winefolly.com.</ref>. On the palate, they are generally light- to medium-bodied, with fresh acidity and a clean, dry finish. While the style is most often associated with youthful, unoaked wines intended for early consumption, the regulations do not prohibit more complex expressions, and some producers experiment with lees ageing or controlled malolactic fermentation to enhance texture and aromatic depth<ref>Robinson (ed.), ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'', Oxford University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0198705383.</ref>. | Wines from the DOC are typically pale straw-yellow in colour, with aromas that range from delicate floral and citrus notes to green apple and pear<ref>Wine Folly, "Delle Venezie DOC Guide", winefolly.com.</ref>. On the palate, they are generally light- to medium-bodied, with fresh acidity and a clean, dry finish. While the style is most often associated with youthful, unoaked wines intended for early consumption, the regulations do not prohibit more complex expressions, and some producers experiment with [[lees]] ageing or controlled malolactic fermentation to enhance texture and aromatic depth<ref>Robinson (ed.), ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'', Oxford University Press, 2015, ISBN 978-0198705383.</ref>. | ||
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