Cinque Terre DOC
Cinque Terre is a small
communes of Riomaggiore (including Manarola), Vernazza (which includes the village of Corniglia, whose wine has been known since Roman times[1]) and Monterosso al Mare, together with two adjacent areas within the commune of La Spezia: Tramonti di Biassa and Tramonti di Campiglia.[2][3]
The wine is produced from a
grape, but may also contain up to 40% of Albarola and/or Vermentino and up to 20% of other white-berried grapes approved and/or recommended for the Province of La Spezia.[3]
The wines tend to be dry, with straw yellow colour, and a delicate aroma.
Food Matches
Typically, it is best drunk with the local cuisine, and especially with seafood — until the arrival of the railway in 1874, the five villages of the Cinque Terre were little fishing hamlets, accessible only by sea.[2][1]
Sciacchetrà
Sciacchetrà DOC is also produced in the same Cinque Terre area and is a 'vino passito' or Straw wine of the Cinque Terre DOC wine, and is typically drunk with cheese or desserts.
See also
References
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- ^ a b Alta Macadam, Northern Italy: From the Alps to Bologna, Blue Guides, 10th edn. (London: A. & C. Black, 1997), p.264.
- ^ a b ‘Albi provincia della Spezia’, Agriligurianet: Sito ufficiale della Regione Liguria per l'agricoltura.
- ^ a b Disciplinare di produzione del vino ‘Cinque Terre’ e ‘Cinque Terre Schiacchetra’ Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine.