Garganega
/ɡɑːɡəˈneɪɡə
/noun [mass noun]
1A variety of white wine grape used in making Soave and other Italian white wines: [as modifier]: a delightfully crisp and fragrant dry white made from the local Garganega grape...
- The 1980s saw a revival of the sweet Recioto di Soave, made from Garganega grapes with a long local tradition.
- A Veronese variety such as Garganega for a white Recioto will need three to four months.
- Garganega has such a long history in the Veneto that it has developed myriad, if rarely particularly interesting, strains, clones, and subvarieties.
1.1A white wine made from the Garganega grape: a bottle of Garganega...
- The vineyard's two main wines are the dry white Garganega and a curious, dry red varietal wine, Tocai Rosso.
- This Soave is a refreshing Garganega wine that is bright and floral with excellent clarity and freshness.
- This is a 2006 Garganega from the Domain Day Winery.
Origin
Italian (Venetian dialect), from gargànica 'of Gargano' (an area of Apulia, where the grapes apparently originated).