Vermentino

Vermentino is a dry, crisp white best known from coastal Italy, particularly Sardinia and Liguria, with lemon, lime and green apple alongside fresh herbs and a salty, mineral edge. Bright, Mediterranean and made for seafood, it’s brilliant with prawns, grilled fish, seafood pasta, calamari, pesto and fresh salads.

Taste:

Citrus, herbs and just enough sea-breeze energy to make you want to book a flight.

Vermentino is typically dry and light to medium-bodied, with bright acidity and flavours of lemon, lime, green apple and pear. Riper examples can bring white peach and other stone fruit into the mix.

Fresh herbs, white flowers and a subtle salty or mineral character are common, particularly in wines grown close to the Mediterranean coast. You may also notice a slightly bitter almond note on the finish.

It’s crisp and refreshing without being completely lightweight, giving it enough character to hold its own once food arrives.

Very coastal. Very Italian. Sunglasses practically mandatory.

Food Pairings:

Seafood and Vermentino are an extremely reliable combination.

Try it with prawns, mussels, crab, scallops, calamari or grilled fish such as sea bass, sea bream and cod. Seafood pasta, prawn linguine, spaghetti alle vongole and garlic prawns are brilliant matches too.

Its citrus and salty character also work beautifully with sushi, sashimi and seafood salads.

For Italian food, pesto is a particularly good match, especially pesto pasta. Try it with bruschetta, antipasti, grilled courgette, roasted vegetables, tomato and mozzarella salad or fresh Mediterranean salads too.

Vermentino’s acidity makes fried seafood and calamari another easy win.

For cheese, try goat’s cheese, mozzarella, ricotta, feta or Parmesan.

Similar Wines:

If you enjoy Vermentino, Albariño is a great next move for another coastal white with citrus, acidity and a distinctive salty edge.

Verdicchio brings plenty of Italian freshness with herbs and almond notes, while Falanghina offers another Mediterranean combination of citrus, minerals and fresh herbs.

Picpoul de Pinet is worth exploring if it’s the crisp, seafood-loving side of Vermentino that won you over.

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More About Vermentino:

Vermentino is most strongly associated with Mediterranean wine regions, particularly Sardinia, Liguria and Tuscany in Italy, as well as Corsica and southern France.

In parts of France, you may see the grape called Rolle, while Liguria has its own local traditions and names associated with the variety.

It thrives in warm, coastal conditions and retains the acidity and fresh character that make it such a natural partner for seafood.

Sardinia is particularly famous for Vermentino di Gallura, the island's DOCG expression of the grape.

Multiple Mediterranean islands, coastal vineyards and a natural talent for seafood.

Vermentino has really committed to the lifestyle.