Carema
CAREMA (DOC)
Carema wine – widely appreciated by the entire Italian wine world – is made in a small area, lying at the northern end of the province of Turin.
On the architecture of vineyards located on the border with the Aosta Valley, strongly influenced by the fact, that the soil there has a fairly thin top layer. Terraces carved in the slopes of the mountains and overgrown with bushes of branches create extremely picturesque landscapes, additionally diversified by the fact, that the vine is often supported there on granite columns, that enhance the unique, monumental and fascinating nature of the area.
More than once the terraces collapsed, but each time the farmers rebuilt it. They brought soil from the valleys, they put it on steep slopes, protecting against slippage with new walls, and then planted vines again in the same terrain and height. Immeasurable patience practiced over the centuries, she did, that Carema wine is additionally appreciated by wine lovers for its inseparable taste of challenge.
The dominant strain here is Nebbiolo – one of the few varieties, which not only can survive in this area, but it also brings outstanding results. This strain, over the centuries, improved his immunity, adapting to extremely extreme climatic conditions, which sometimes occur in these areas.
Carema wine has been known for centuries. Medic Andrea Bacci wrote in his book De Naturali Historia Vinorum, published in 1597, that Carema is one of the best wines available, eaten, inter alia, at the court of Savoy, and also appreciated by popes and cardinals.
The lover of Carema's wine was Pope Paul III. He once confessed to his basement – Health Lancerio, that he is always happy, when someone gives him a barrel of this wine as a gift, because - as he said - it is "a wonderful and perfect drink for princes and rulers".
Consortium for the Protection of Doc Caluso Wines, Carema and Canavese
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10014 Caluso (TO)
ITALY