Tunia, Passatempo 2011 Vino Bianco Passito

A special variety of Trebbiano found in Tunia's old vineyards, the one used in the past to produce Vin Santo. It has beautiful bunches: when ripe, its berries are pink with a thick and strong skin that makes them very suitable for drying.

The wine shows an intense amber color due both to grape drying and to oxidation resulting from long ageing in wood barrels. 

This very traditional passito wine marries well with the classic Tuscan dried biscuits - “cantuccini” - as well as with any cake with dried fruit. However, Tunia's favorite pairing is based on the contrast principle, that is with ripened or blue cheeses