Wine Pairing: Valle d’Aosta Cornalin Cornalin is one of Valle d’Aosta’s most distinctive indigenous red grapes, combining Alpine freshness with significantly more structure than many of the region’s lighter reds. It produces deeply colored, savory wines with dark and red fruit, pepper, mountain herbs, tobacco, licorice, and supple tannins. The grape is particularly successful with meat, traditional soups, Fontina, mushrooms, polenta, pork, veal, and game. Valle d’Aosta Cornal

Wine Pairing: Valle d’Aosta Mayolet Mayolet is one of Valle d’Aosta’s rarest indigenous red grapes and one of the clearest expressions of the region’s high-altitude viticulture. Traditionally cultivated in the central part of the valley, it produces fragrant, fresh, relatively light-bodied red wines characterized by red berries, flowers, Alpine herbs, pepper, and a subtle mineral quality. Mayolet is not a wine of power. Its strength lies in elegance, acidity, aromatic precisi

Wine Pairing: Valle d’Aosta Petite Rouge Petite Rouge is one of the defining indigenous red grapes of Valle d’Aosta and a fundamental part of the region’s wine identity. Bright, fresh, floral, lightly spicy, and naturally suited to food, it produces Alpine reds with red-fruit character, moderate tannins, savory herbs, and excellent drinkability. Compared with the more structured Fumin, Petite Rouge is generally lighter and more immediate, making it particularly versatile with