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White · Medium-sweet

Fiorelli Vermouth Bianco

Toso

Canelli , Italia

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Overall impression

Vermutpedia is re-evaluating the Italian catalogue; the Vermutpedia Score for this entry remains pending until the new tasting round is complete. Fiorelli Vermouth Bianco is Toso's traditional Piedmont white vermouth, made in Canelli (Piedmont) according to the old home recipe the bodega documents at toso.it. Aromatising white wines with several herbs forms the base of this traditional Piedmont aperitif; wormwood cultivated in Piedmont is the distinctive element and gives its primary character — philosophy shared with the Fiorelli Rosso of the same line. Straw colour, light floral-fruity profile and accessible semisweet style. 14.8% vol., approximately 160 g/l sugar, 1 L format. Toso presents the Fiorelli line in parallel to Rosso within its portfolio of aromatised wines and vermouths. For Vermutpedia, it represents shelf Piedmont white: refreshing, prepared according to ancestral home recipe, more accessible than premium Vermouth di Torino but with declared local wormwood. The house defines it as a traditional Piedmont aperitif, excellent served solo, on the rocks or as a base for surprising cocktails — positioning coherent with Italian vermouth's everyday consumption tradition in Piedmont.

Nose and palate

Toso's sheet describes a vermouth prepared according to the old home recipe, with Piedmont wormwood as the distinctive element. On the nose, light yellow with aromatic herbs and soft citrus; local wormwood brings herbal and lightly bitter hints characteristic of traditional white vermouth. Delicate floral notes entwined with soft spices and vinous freshness from the white wine base. On the palate, predominant sweetness coherent with the declared 160 g/l sugar — semisweet style —, gentle wormwood bitterness that balances without aggression, very drinkable well chilled. Round texture, easy drinking and contained herbal finish; 14.8% vol. keeps lightness for aperitif and accessible cocktails. Compared with Fiorelli Rosso — intense amber colour, more spiced profile — Bianco bets on floral freshness and softness. Compared with premium Vermouth di Torino IGP, it is more direct and indulgent, designed for domestic litre consumption.

How to serve it

Toso recommends serving Fiorelli Bianco cold or on the rocks — traditional Piedmont aperitif in its most direct expression. Excellent served solo, with ice or as a base for surprising cocktails, according to the official sheet. Serve at 4–6 °C in a cocktail glass or small tumbler; lemon twist enhances soft citrus and balances semisweet sweetness. Works in light spritz with soda, accessible white Martini or summer aperitif when seeking shelf Piedmont white. The 1 L format invites generous domestic consumption and informal bar service. Pairs with olives, grissini, soft cheeses and light Piedmont appetisers. Not silent-tasting or premium cocktail-cart vermouth: it shines in everyday aperitif, ice and shared table. Very cold temperature; avoid excess ice that would dilute floral notes. Also as a modifier in drinks requiring sweet herbal white without the body of superior vermouths.

Production context

Toso makes Fiorelli Vermouth Bianco in Canelli (Piedmont), aromatising white wines with several herbs according to the ancestral home recipe documented at toso.it. Wormwood cultivated in Piedmont as distinctive element; 14.8% vol., approximately 160 g/l sugar, 1 L format. Fiorelli line parallel to Rosso — 14.8% vol., 150 g/l — within the bodega's portfolio of aromatised wines and vermouths. No barrel ageing; refreshing traditional Piedmont aperitif. For Vermutpedia, Fiorelli Vermouth Bianco synthesises shelf Piedmont white: local wormwood, home recipe, accessible sweetness and vermouth tradition documented at toso.it.

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