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Controguerra DOC
Controguerra ( Abruzzese: ', ') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Teramo, in the Italian region of Abruzzo. Controguerra DOC Controguerra is noted for the Italian DOC wine produced in the hills and a valley near the comune. The area produces a wide variety of wine styles including, red, white, ''passito'' and ''spumante''. Grape harvest are limited to yields of 14 tonnes/ha. The red wines of Controguerra are made predominantly of Montepulciano (at least 60%) with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon permitted up to 15% of the blend and other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Whites wines are composed of 60% Trebbiano and at least 15% Passerina with other local varieties permitted up to 25%. Sparkling ''Spumante'' wines are composed of at least 60% Trebbiano, at least 30% blend of Chardonnay, Verdicchio and Pecorino with other varieties permitted up to 10%.P. Saunders ''Wine Label Language'' pg 153-154 Firefly Books 2004. . Finished red wines are requir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Institute Of Statistics (Italy)
The Italian National Institute of Statistics (; Istat) is the primary source of official statistics in Italy. The institute conducts a variety of activities, including the census of population, economic censuses, and numerous social, economic, and environmental surveys and analyses. Istat is the largest producer of statistical information in Italy and is actively involved in the European Statistical System, which is overseen by Eurostat. History The Italian National Institute of Statistics () was established by Legislative decree no. 1162 on 9 July, 1926, as the Central Institute of Statistics () in order to replace the General Statistics Division of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forests (Italy), Ministry of Agriculture. Corrado Gini was established as the first director of the institute, under the authority of the head of state. The institute, with a staff of about 170 workers, was charged with publishing the data of the 6th general population census, gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merlot
Merlot ( ) is a dark-blue-colored wine grape variety that is used as both a blending grape and for varietal wines. The name ''Merlot'' is thought to be a diminutive of , the French name for the blackbird, probably a reference to the color of the grape. Its softness and "fleshiness", combined with its earlier ripening, make Merlot a popular grape for blending with the sterner, later-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon, which tends to be higher in tannin. Along with Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot, Merlot is one of the primary grapes used in Bordeaux wine, and it is the most widely planted grape in the Bordeaux wine regions. Merlot is also one of the most popular red wine varietals in many markets. This flexibility has helped to make it one of the world's most planted grape varieties. As of 2004, Merlot was estimated to be the third most grown variety at globally.J. Robinson (ed) ''The Oxford Companion to Wine'' Third Edition, Oxford University P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Italian DOC Wines
This is a list of the 329 Italian DOC (''denominazione di origine controllata'') wines ordered by region. The wine making regions of Italy are equivalent to its twenty administrative regions. Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, however, is subdivided into its two constituent parts. Abruzzo *Abruzzo produced in the provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo. *Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo produced in the provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo. * Controguerra produced in the province of Teramo. * Montepulciano d'Abruzzo produced in the provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo. * Terre Tollesi or ¨Tullum¨, produced in the province of Chieti. * Trebbiano d'Abruzzo DOC provinces of Chieti, L'Aquila, Pescara and Teramo. * Villamagna produced in the province of Chieti. Basilicata * Aglianico del Vulture produced in the province of Potenza *Matera produced in the province of Matera * Terre dell'Alta Val d'Agri produced in the province of Potenza Calabria * Bivongi pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alcohol (drug)
Alcohol, sometimes referred to by the chemical name ethanol, is the active ingredient in alcoholic drinks such as beer, wine, and distilled spirits (hard liquor). Alcohol is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant, decreasing Action potential, electrical activity of neurons in the brain, which causes the characteristic effects of alcohol intoxication ("drunkenness"). Among other effects, alcohol produces euphoria, anxiolytic, decreased anxiety, increased sociability, sedation, and impairment of cognitive, memory, motor control, motor, and sense, sensory function. Alcohol has a variety of adverse effects. Short-term effects of alcohol consumption, Short-term adverse effects include generalized impairment of neurocognitive function, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and symptoms of hangover. Alcohol is addiction, addictive and can result in alcohol use disorder, Substance dependence, dependence, and Alcohol withdrawal syndrome, withdrawal upon cessation. The long-term effects of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pecorino (grape)
Pecorino is a white Italian wine grape variety that grows in the Marche, Abruzzo, Tuscany, Umbria and Lazio regions of Italy. Ampelographers believe that the grape is likely native to Marche, where the soil destined for this cultivation increases every year. This grape variety is used to produce the DOCG (''denominazione di origine controllata e garantita'') wines, like the Offida Pecorino DOCG, and the DOC (''denominazione di origine controllata'') wines, like the Falerio dei Colli Ascolani, the Colli Maceratesi and the Falerio dei Colli Ascolani.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'', p. 774. Allen Lane 2012 . Today, more than 20 qualities of wine are derived from this grape. History Pecorino is a very old variety that, as believed by ampelographers, probably originated as a wild grapevine growing in the Sibillini Mountains that was eventually domesticated for wine production. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
