A dry Sammarinese white from Biancame grapes, drunk young with fish. It is one of the wines of the small Consorzio Vini Tipici di San Marino, bottled only from vineyards inside the republic.
Wine is grown, not cooked, and made in a licensed cellar under the republic’s own consortium.
What goes into it
- Biancame grapes grown inside the republic
- yeast
How it is made
The grapes are pressed and the juice fermented cool off the skins, then bottled young to keep the acidity and the light almond note the variety gives. Production is tiny — the whole republic is sixty-one square kilometres.
How long it takes: one vintage a year
How it is eaten
Cold with Adriatic fish, piadina and fresh cheese.
History
One of the wines of the small Consorzio Vini Tipici di San Marino, bottled only from vineyards inside the republic.
Frequently asked questions
What is Biancale?
Biancale is a wine & spirit from San Marino: dry Sammarinese white wine from Biancame grapes, drunk young with fish. One of the wines of the small Consorzio Vini Tipici di San Marino, bottled only from vineyards inside the republic.
How is Biancale made?
The grapes are pressed and the juice fermented cool off the skins, then bottled young to keep the acidity and the light almond note the variety gives. Production is tiny — the whole republic is sixty-one square kilometres. It takes one vintage a year.
Can I make Biancale at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. Wine is grown, not cooked, and made in a licensed cellar under the republic’s own consortium.
What goes into Biancale?
Biancame grapes grown inside the republic, yeast.
How is Biancale eaten?
Cold with Adriatic fish, piadina and fresh cheese.
