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The aromatic dessert wine Colli Orientali del Friuli Picolit got its DOC in 1979, and producers have since struggled to reach success and finally succeeded in 2006, when the wine got its DOCG status.
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This red wine can be compared to the other Schioppettino-based wine from the main zone. Friuli Colli Orientali Cialla Schioppettino DOC is grown further north, around the city of Cialla and in the subzone bearing the same name. The grape is Schioppettino (100%).
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The red wine Friuli Colli Orientali Pignolo di Rosazzo DOC is the result of new DOC regulations, which came into force in 2011 with effect from the 2012 vintage. This type is also an autonomous subzone within the Friuli Colli Orientali DOC main zone, and it is produced in the...
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Friuli Colli Orientali Refosco di Faedis DOC is a red wine and a subzone of the main zone Friuli Colli Orientali DOC. The production is centered around the municipalities of Faedis, Nimis, Attimis, Torreano, Povoletto and Tarcento.
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This red wine has the same grape composition as the non barrel-aged Friuli Colli Orientali Refosco di Faedis DOC, namely Refosco Nostrano grapes (85-100%), with the permitted addition of local red grapes (0-15%). The grapes must be handpicked.
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Italy extends over 10 latitudes – from continental climate to subtropical climate?
It's unknown where the name Abruzzo comes from, but after the fall of the Roman Empire, the region's land areas were subjected to a number of dynasties, and for several hundred years they were ruled from the south as a part of the Napoli kingdom.
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