In Italian, such zones are called "sottozona" or "sottodenominazione" (the latter requires some practice to pronounce) and are smaller areas of a DOC(G) zone, a kind of sub-zone. Often the wines from here are separated from the main zone, because they have a particularly high quality.
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The name Apulia originates in ancient times. The Apulian domains of the Phoenician and of the Greeks have always been treasure for the production of wine and olive oil. More than anything, the Romans celebrated the wines from “Tarantum” and the Roman poet Horace described the area as the place...
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