Top 10 Top 10 Wines and Liqueurs
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1. Frascati
Lazio’s only high profile wine, a dry, fruity, not always perfect white from the hills south of Rome.
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2. Castelli Romani
Cousin to Frascati, from neighbouring hilltowns, also made with Trebbiano grapes.
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3. Colli Albani
Another Trebbiano-based white from the slopes of Lazio’s dormant volcano.
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4. Orvieto Classico
Dry white from southern Umbria – so good that the Renaissance artist Signorelli once accepted it as payment.
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5. Est! Est! Est!
A bishop’s taste-tester, sampling this sweet white in a northern Lazio lakeside village, excitedly ran to the door and scribbled “Est! Est! Est! ” (Latin for “This is it!”).
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6. Torre Ercolana
One of Lazio’s unsung reds, made from Cabernet and Cesanese grapes.
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7. Chianti
This old favourite from over the border in Tuscany is one of the most common reds you’ll find in Rome’s bars and restaurants.
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8. Lacrima Christi
“Tears of Christ”, a white wine from the slopes of the infamous Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii.
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9. Campari
A bitter red apéritif, best diluted in soda water, or lemonade for a sweet drink.
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10. Grappa
The most powerful of Italy’s digestivi (drunk after a meal), this is quite a harsh-tasting liqueur.
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