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Rome : 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.
2. Castelli Romani

Cousin to Frascati, from neighbouring hilltowns, also made with Trebbiano grapes.
3. Colli Albani

Another Trebbiano-based white from the slopes of Lazio’s dormant volcano.
4. Orvieto Classico

Dry white from southern Umbria – so good that the Renaissance artist Signorelli once accepted it as payment.
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!”).
6. Torre Ercolana

One of Lazio’s unsung reds, made from Cabernet and Cesanese grapes.
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.
8. Lacrima Christi

“Tears of Christ”, a white wine from the slopes of the infamous Mount Vesuvius near Pompeii.
9. Campari

A bitter red apéritif, best diluted in soda water, or lemonade for a sweet drink.
10. Grappa

The most powerful of Italy’s digestivi (drunk after a meal), this is quite a harsh-tasting liqueur.