(Part 2 in my Wine Education)
Valtellina: A
light, straw-colored wine with a fresh taste.
Made in Lombardy.
Terlano: A
choice white wine form Upper Audige, beautifully translucent, with an elegant
bouquet.
Soave: A soft, velvety, dry wine made from grapes
grown near Vorona.
Orvieto: The
best-known, and one of the choicest, of Italian white wines. There are two types, one dry and the other
fruity. Both varieties have an
attractive light-yellow color and an exquisitely delicate bouquet. From Umbria.
Frascati: A
limpid, golden-yellow wine with a mellow flavor. It is also made in two types, dry and
fruity. A wine of historic Latium.
Est-est-est Montefiascone: A golden wine produced near the Lake of
Bolsena. Made in two types, dry and
sweet. One of the most famous wines of Italy.
Lacrima Christi del Vesuvio: A straw-colored wine - sweet, velvety, and
aromatic. The grapes are grown in
vineyards on the southern slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
Sansevero: A
fine, clear, delicate wine, excellent with fish. One of the best wines of the Apulian
district.
Vernaccia del Campidano: A dry, amber-colored wine with a bouquet
reminiscent of almond blossoms, and pleasingly bitter. A wine of Sardinia.
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