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Lacryma Christi (Latin for ''Christ's tear'') or Lachryma Christi of Vesuvius is a Neapolitan type of wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy. White Lacryma Christi is made mainly from Verdeca and Coda di Volpe grapes, with smaller proportions of Falanghina , Caprettone [ 1 ] and Greco di Tufo included.
Under DOC regulation, Caprettone can be made as a varietal wine under the Vesuvio DOC regulations, [2] and it is permitted to be a major blending component in the white wine of Lacryma Christi del Vesuvio Bianco. [1] In the Rogue River Valley appellation of Oregon in the U. S., a varietal wine is made from local Caprettone grapes.
Grapes destined for DOC wines must be kept to a maximum yield of 10 tonnes/ha with the finished product attaining a minimum alcohol level of 11%. The sweet dessert wine Lacryma Christi can also be produced under the same DOC blend/requirements of the white wine with the finished wine needing to reach a minimum alcohol level of 12%.
The Mastroberardino family has been producing wine in the Campania region for more than 11 generations. [2] The present-day winery was founded in Avellino in 1878 by Angelo Mastroberardino (1850–1914), who was a Cavaliere (or knight) in the Ordine della Corona d’Italia that was founded by King Victor Emmanuel II following the Risorgimento movement, in which Mastroberardino partook.
Among white wines the most famous are Greco di Tufo, Falanghina, Fiano di Avellino and Asprinio di Aversa, while the most famous red wines are Aglianico del Taburno, Taurasi, Campi Flegrei Piedirosso, also known as pere 'e palummo, Solopaca and Lacryma Christi from Vesuvius, that is produced both white and red.
Lacrima is an ancient and local grape that is rarely found outside of the town of Morro d'Alba.The wine is only produced by a handful of estates. The grape's name (meaning "tear" in Italian) is derived from its tear-like shape, or, alternatively, its thin skin that allows tear-like drops of juice to drip from the grape.
DOCG and DOC labels on two Italian wine bottles Poggio Amorelli, a typical winery of Chianti region A bottle of Prosecco di Conegliano spumante extra dry and a glass of Prosecco frizzante, which stops forming bubbles soon after it is poured A Montepulciano d'Abruzzo wine made from the Montepulciano grape, in the Abruzzo region
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