Author Archives: Karolek

Capri

CAPRI (DOC)

In the search for the origins of the wine-making tradition in the Campania region, one would have to go back nearly three thousand years. Rocky slopes of the island of Capri, on which countless small terraces have been built, used for crops, provide extremely … read on

Capalbio

CAPALBIO (DOC)

Capalbio DOC is a wine-producing area located in the Tuscan hills in the southern part of Grosseto, which borders the Maremma Natural Reserve and covers the municipalities of Magliano, Capalbio, Orbetello i Marciano.

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Candia of the Apuan Hills

CANDIA OF THE APUAN HILLS (DOC)

The Candia dei Colli Apuani wine production area extends on the slopes of the hills around Massa and Carrara. Viticulture in these areas, where agriculture has always accounted for … read on

Canavese

CANAVESE (DOC)

South of the ancient city of Ivrea, near the Aosta Valley, lies Lake Viverone surrounded by charming hills. This area – known as Canavese – has a rich tradition of viticulture and is the home of the legendary goddess Albaluce, what memory … read on

Campidano di Terralba or Terralba

CAMPIDANO DI TERRALBA or TERRALBA (DOC)

Campidano di Terralba wine, known in Sardinia as Rosso di Terralba, consists of 80% from the variety Bovale di Spagna (sometimes called Bovale Grande, Bovale Sardo or Bovale Mannu). … read on

Campi Flegrei

FIELDS FLEGREI (DOC)

Campi Flegrei wine comes from Falerno Gaurano – one of the most popular wines of antiquity, which Pliny the Elder praised and which (in less distant times) it was the favorite drink of the rulers of Naples and Roman popes.

The wine is made … read on

Caldaro lub Lake Caldaro

CALDARO lub LAKE CALDARO (DOC)

W 1970 r. wino Lake Caldaro – as the first of a series of DOC wines from the Alto Adige region - obtained the right to use the DOC appeal. This red wine of high … read on

Cagnina di Romagna

CAGNINA DI ROMAGNA (DOC)

The Cagnina grape variety comes from the Friuli area. It was most likely brought to Romagna around the 13th century, while importing huge amounts of limestone from Carso and Dalmatia, intended for the construction of the most important Byzantine monuments of Ravenna.… read on