{"id":10728,"date":"2022-06-13T12:35:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/?p=10728"},"modified":"2022-08-17T12:39:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T11:39:51","slug":"grape-expectations-fiano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/grape-expectations-fiano\/","title":{"rendered":"Grape Expectations: Fiano"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><time class=\"w-post-elm post_date entry-date published\" datetime=\"2022-06-13T12:35:59+01:00\" title=\"13 June 2022 at 12:35:59 Europe\/London\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">4 years ago<\/time><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><h2 class=\"w-post-elm post_title entry-title color_link_inherit\">Grape Expectations: Fiano<\/h2><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-1\/5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/miopasso-fiano-sicily\" aria-label=\"Wordpress Bottles (1)\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"465\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-1-465x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-1-465x1024.jpg 465w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-1-136x300.jpg 136w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Wordpress-Bottles-1.jpg 871w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-4\/5 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>I&#8217;m heading to Italy this month to focus on <strong>Fiano. <\/strong>This little-known grape variety is responsible for one of my favourite Sicilian wines from an excellent outfit known as &#8216;The Wine People&#8217; who make good value, easy-going wines in the south of Italy. Fiano can also make some rather fine wines, particularly when grown on the volcanic soils of Avellino in Campania.<\/p>\n<p>It is well-adapted to dry conditions, and keeps its freshness under hot temperatures, and so Fiano is also starting to find favour in areas of the new world &#8211; notably Australia&#8217;s McLaren Vale. Growing grapes which are less thirsty requires less irrigation and is thus helping growers to be more environmentally friendly in their viticultural practices.<\/p>\n<p>We should all be drinking more Fiano!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Miopasso Fiano, Sicily<\/strong> &#8211; Stone fruits and citrus together with a classy minerality make for a summery, versatile wine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_none\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_1\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.oxfordwine.co.uk\/products\/miopasso-fiano-sicily\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Find it here<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-post-elm post_author vcard author color_link_inherit with_ava avapos_top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"fn\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"post-author-ava\" style=\"font-size:96px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-96 photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-96x96.png 96w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-350x350.png 350w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Staff-photos-colour-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/div><\/a><div class=\"post-author-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/oxfordwine.co.uk\/owc\/author\/tedmd\/\" class=\"post-author-name fn\">Ted Sandbach<\/a><div class=\"post-author-info\">Ted studied History and Physical Education at Loughborough University before teaching at Magdalen College School in Oxford for 7 years. He gave up teaching to follow his passion for wine and cut his teeth at Stevens Garnier in Wine retail. During this time he travelled extensively and took his wine exams including the Diploma \u2013 which he will admit is much harder these days! Frustration and ambition prompted him to start The Oxford Hamper Company in 1985 which by 1992 had metamorphosed into The Oxford Wine Company.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4 years agoGrape Expectations: FianoI&#8217;m heading to Italy this month to focus on Fiano. 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