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This soft, crimson red dessert wine has been produced in Apulia for centuries from Aleatico grapes (85-100%), with the permitted addition of Negroamaro and/or Malvasia Nera and Primitivo (0-15%). The wine is produced throughout the region.
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With its soft warmth, the dessert version made of the Aleatico grape may remind you of another dessert wine from Apulia, Aleatico di Puglia DOC.
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The dessert wine Gioia del Colle Aleatico Dolce Liquoroso DOC has the same grape composition as the other two Aleatico wines, Gioia del Colle Aleatico Dolce DOC and Gioia del Colle Aleatico Dolce Riserva DOC, namely the Aleatico grape (85-100%), often with only a small part Negroamaro and/or Malvasia Nera...
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This amazing wine has the same grape composition as Gioia del Colle Aleatico Dolce DOC, meaning Aleatico grapes (85-100%), most often only a small part Negroamaro and/or Malvasia Nera Primitivo (0-15%).
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Gravina Passito DOC is a dessert wine based on the Malvasia grape, mostly likely the Malvasia Bianca Lunga variety (100%). Before pressing, the grapes undergo a slight drying process that ensures higher sugar content and less water, resulting in a higher alcohol content in the finished wine.
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That Italy in 2011 was the worlds largest wine producer?
Way back in the 6th or 7th century BC, the Greeks planted the grape known today as Aglianico del Vulture, and ever since Basilicata has been on the wine list. The Romans called the region Lucania, named used alternatively today, but the modern name was introduced later, during the times...
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