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According to the DOC, Montecarlo wine producers are allowed to produce Vin Santo, a dessert wine. The grapes are a loosely defined variety of the green grapes that are cultivated in the zone's fields.
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The Montecarlo DOC allows wine growers to produce a red dessert wine called Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice. The grapes are a loosely defined variation of the red grapes grown in the zone's fields.
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Here we have the mandatory, Tuscan Vin Santo type. The grape composition consists of Trebbiano Toscano and/or Malvasia (70-100%). Local green grapes may also be added (0-30%).
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One of the Tuscan specialties is the red dessert wines of the type Vin Santo Occhio di Pernice (the bird's eye). The grapes consist of Sangiovese (50-70%), Malvasia Nera (10-50%), together with other local red grapes (0-30%).
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Orcia Vin Santo is a dessert wine made from the grapes Trebbiano Toscano and/or Malvasia Bianca Lunga (50-100%). Additionally, up to 50% local, non-aromatic green grapes can also be used.
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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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