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Cerasuolo
Cerasuolo may refer to: * Cerasuolo, Molise, a village in the Molise region of Italy * Cerasuolo di Vittoria, a DOCG red wine from Sicily, Italy * Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo, a DOC rosato (rosé) wine from Abruzzo, Italy {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerasuolo, Molise
Cerasuolo is an Italian village, the most populated hamlet (''frazione'') of Filignano, a municipality in the province of Isernia, Molise. As of 2009 its population was of 151. History During the 20th Century, the municipal population of Filignano has been decreasing due to emigration in Northern Italy and in the United Kingdom. Cerasuolo is, among the 13 municipal villages, the most populated by a community of Italian Scots, children and grandchildren of ''Filignanese'' immigrants, returning from Scotland. An event that celebrates this cultural link is, for example, the annual "Scottish Festival ''Fish & Chips''". Geography Located at circa 1 km from the borders of Molise with the Province of Frosinone, Lazio, Cerasuolo is the only hamlet within the northern branch of its municipality. It is a hill villages below the Mainarde mountains, close to the Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park. The village is 4 km far from Cardito, 8 from Filignano and 19 from Venafro. It i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerasuolo Di Vittoria
Cerasuolo di Vittoria is a dry red Italian wine from a region around the ''comune'' of Vittoria, Sicily. The only wine with DOCG status in Sicily, it is made from a blend of two Sicilian grape varieties, Nero d'Avola (locally known as ''Calabrese'') at between 50% and 70%, with Frappato as the remainder. The DOCG rules also include regulation of cropping rates and a minimum alcohol level of 13%. means "cherry red" and refers to the colour of the resulting blend of these grapes. History The denomination was first created as a DOC in 1973, and upgraded to DOCG status in 2005, the first awarded in Sicily. The large region delineated in the DOCG definition is the same as the Vittoria DOC, which has less strict rules on cropping, ageing, and grape blends, and includes a white wine made from Ansonica. Viticulture and winemaking Some makers of the wine, including one of the most prominent, mature the wine in terracotta amphorae rather than oak barrels in order to eliminate the in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |