Nove is a naturally lower-alcohol Pinot Grigio from Mezzacorona, the long-established grower cooperative based in Trentino in Italy's Dolomites. Pinot Grigio found an ideal home in the Trentino valleys, where the Alpine climate shapes the wine's freshness. Vineyards benefit from sunny days that build lively aromatics and cool nights that preserve acidity, while Alpine breezes accelerate ripening without pushing sugar levels up. Because grapes in these cooler, higher sites carry naturally lower potential alcohol, some parcels are picked a little earlier to hold that balance. This natural approach, rather than artificial dealcoholisation, is central to the base-wine philosophy behind the roughly 9% alcohol, lower-calorie style.

As a non-vintage style, Nove is built from grapes harvested between the last week of August and the first week of September, when natural sugars remain moderate. The fruit is destemmed and crushed on arrival, then gently soft-pressed to protect delicacy. The must ferments with selected yeasts at a controlled 16-18 degrees Celsius to retain aromatic freshness. After alcoholic fermentation the wines rest in stainless-steel vats on their fine lees, with repeated lees-stirring to build texture and body, before filtration and bottling. Picking earlier from cooler sites, rather than dealcoholising, keeps alcohol near 9% and calories around 90, giving a crisp, balanced aperitif-style white.