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Aleatico di Puglia

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This wine takes its name from ‘eponymous grape. Produced from grapes left to ripen until the ‘flash in order to obtain a high sugar content and thus reflected a high alcohol content above is served after lunch or dinner with the typical Apulian pastry or you sip wine as entertainment. Planned are two types: natural and mild natural sweet liqueur. The first has a minimum alcohol of 15 °, the second is stronger, at least 18.5°. Shared characteristic is garnet red with violet tints. Both are aged for at least 3-4 years and served on a glass dessert at a temperature of 12-14°.

Name Apulia Aleatico, Aleatico di Puglia
Denomination Doc
Category Red
Regulation of Production Ministerial Decree 29/05/1973, G.U. 20/08/1973, N. 214
Region Apulia
Provinces of Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce, Taranto
History Aleatico di Puglia is produced from time immemorial throughout the region, the territories bordering on Molise to the extreme southern tip, behind Cape Santa Maria di Leuca, accompanying the eastern and western edges of the territory and pushing, only Doc, even on the promontory of Gargano.
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Aleatico: 85.0% – 100.0%
Grape’s hectare yield for 80 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 65%
Alcohol / grape 14%
Alcohol / wine 15%
Acidity 4 for 1000
Color Garnet red more or less intense, with violet, tending towards orange with age.
Fragrance delicate aroma characteristic that blends with the smell that wine acquires with aging.
Flavour Full flavor, moderately sweet, velvety.
Aging consumption not earlier than March 1 following the year of the grape harvest
Matchings dessert and meditation. In particular: cakes, biscuits.

Aleatico di Gradoli

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Aleatico of Gradoli was introduced in Volsino by the Etruscans, who was acquired from the Greeks. Legend has it that in a cave just outside the village of Gradoli (Poggio still call the Devil) had lived a devil and this was used to terrorize the inhabitants of tricks with Gradoli. Many brave young men had tried to kill him but were all defeated. One day the devil came home, he found a lion that was sleeping in his cave. He tried to wake him and drive him, but the lion was able to defeat him and the poor devil had to sink into hell. Conficcatto his stick but he remained in the soil. The lion accidentally sleeping on top and the next day on the cane had grown a vine: vines dell’Aleatico. Gratitude to the people of Gradoli put in their arms just the lion and the stick with the screw

Name Gradoli Aleatico, Aleatico di Gradoli
Denomination Doc
Category Red
Regulation of production Ministerial Decree 21/06/1972, G.U. 22/08/1972, N. 217
Region Latium
Province Viterbo
Vines which is allowed to produce it: Aleatico: 100.0%
Grape’s yield for hectare 90 quintals
Grape’s yield / wine 70%
Alcohol / grape 11,5%
Alcohol / wine 12%
Acidity 4,5 for 1000
Colour Garnet red with purple hues.
Fragrance Finely aromatic, characteristic.
Flavour Of fresh fruit, Mobido, velvety, sweet.
Matchings Dry pastries, ricotta tart, tarts with fruit or fresh fruit, donuts.