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Marsala is a fortified wine, dry or sweet, produced in the region surrounding the Italian city of Marsala in Sicily. Marsala first received Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status in 1969. [ 1 ]
Marsala wine is a wine from Sicily that is available in both fortified and unfortified versions. [7] It was first produced in 1772 by an English merchant, John Woodhouse, as an inexpensive substitute for sherry and port, [ 8 ] and gets its name from the island's port, Marsala . [ 7 ]
The economy of Marsala still depends on the production of wine, although tourism is a growing industry and it too is becoming an important source of income for the city. With its 14-kilometre (8.7 mi) coastline [ 26 ] of sandy beaches and clear sea, access to the nearby Aegadian Islands and the natural environment of the Saline Della Laguna and ...
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In 1881, Andrea Sbarboro founded an agricultural colony at Asti (named for Asti in Italy), primarily focused on grapes.Sbarboro's intent was to establish a profitable enterprise that would provide work for the many Italians who had migrated to San Francisco (although there were at first some Italian speaking Swiss from Ticino, thus giving the colony its name, it soon became an entirely Italian ...
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Solera is a process for aging liquids such as wine, beer, vinegar, and brandy, by fractional blending in such a way that the finished product is a mixture of ages, with the average age gradually increasing as the process continues over many years.
The younger Joseph was an archeologist, ornithologist, and a sportsman. Upon inheriting the Ingham Marsala wine business, Whitaker went on to inherit huge vineyards in addition to the Ingham's banking empire owned by his grandfather. [3] Joseph Whitaker has been associated with a significant number of properties in Italy.