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Wine: White wine
Kind: Sweet wine
Taste: Semi sweet to sweet
Volume: Strong
Min. alcohol: 13%
Mandatory Storage: Min. 6 mos.
Storage potential: 5 years
This dessert wine is made of the same grape composition as the drier white wine, Contessa Entellina Ansonica. It is the grape Ansonica (85-100%), with permission to use local, non-aromatic green grapes (0-15%).
The grapes must not be plucked before October 1 in the harvest year, and they can also be dried slightly on the vine.
The wine is a dark, straw to golden yellow, and has an inviting and pronounced aroma, together with a velvety taste. The minimum alcohol concentration is 13%, and the required aging time is 6 months in an oak barrel.
The label will read either Amabile, Abboccato or Dolce.
Goes well with desserts.
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That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
Calabria has a long and proud history of winemaking. Legend has it that the vineyards which covered the coastal hills of the region inspired the ancient Greeks to mint their coins with the title 'Oenotria', the land of wine.
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