Frascati (wine)

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Frascati is a well-known Italian white wine and a sparkling wine ( Spumante ) from the eponymous municipality of Frascati and other municipalities in the metropolitan city of Rome , part of the Italian region of Lazio . The wines have had the status of a "controlled designation of origin " ( Denominazione di origine controllata - DOC) since 1966 , which was last updated on March 7, 2014. The vines are grown on the volcanic slopes in the Campagna Romana area . It is a very old wine-growing region with an excellent reputation. In the city of Rome there were already 1,022 taverns documented in 1450, most of which were supplied by wine growers from Frascati. Today it is one of the most famous Italian white wines worldwide.

Cultivation

The following municipalities in the metropolitan city of Rome are authorized for the cultivation and vinification of the wines: Frascati , Grottaferrata , Monte Porzio Catone and in parts of the municipalities of Rome and Montecompatri .

generation

The wine must be made from at least 70% of the Malvasia Bianca di Candia and / or Malvasia del Lazio grape varieties . A maximum of 30% Bellone , Bombino Bianco , Greco Bianco , Trebbiano Toscano and / or Trebbiano Giallo may be added - individually or together. This may contain a maximum of 15% other white grape varieties that are approved for cultivation in the Lazio region.

In 2017, 37,674 hectoliters of DOC wine were produced.

description

According to the denomination:

Frascati

  • Color: more or less intense straw yellow
  • Smell: vinous with a delicate fragrance
  • Taste: spicy, soft, dry, semi-dry or sweet
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.5  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 4.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 16.0 g / l

Frascati Spumante

  • Perlage: fine and persistent
  • Color: light straw yellow
  • Smell: fine, characteristic
  • Taste: harmonious, from tart to extra dry
  • Alcohol content: at least 11.0  % by volume
  • Acidity : at least 5.5 g / l
  • Dry extract: at least 15.0 g / l

literature

  • Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition, 1st edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
  • Burton Anderson: Italy's Wines 2004/05 . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-7742-6365-5 .
  • Jacques Orhon: Le nouveau guide des vins d'Italie . Les editions de l'homme, Montreal 2007, ISBN 978-2-7619-2437-5 .
  • Valeria Camaschella (Ed.): Lexicon of Italian Wines - All DOCG & DOC wines . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-7742-0756-9 , p. 222 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Disciplinare di Produzione della Denominazione di Origine Controllata (production regulations and description). (PDF) ismeamercati.it, March 7, 2014, accessed June 26, 2018 (Italian).
  2. ↑ Viticulture in figures 2018. (PDF) In: VQPRD d'Italia 2018. federdoc.com, accessed on June 4, 2019 (Italian).