Do you know the Asprinio di Aversa grape variety? The Milano Wine Affair quiz

Dear #winelover friends,
What is special about the native Italian grape variety Asprinio di Aversa? (C&' it's just 1 correct answer)

• It is a red grape variety
• It gives a very long-lasting wine
• It gives a very structured wine
• It grows with the poplar tree at the top

The correct answer is 'it grows tall with poplar'.

The Asprinio grape variety, also known as Ragusano, is mainly found in Campania, Caserta and Neapolitan regions. It is a white #autoctono free-standing grape variety that grows attached to, “married” to poplars and mulberries, reaching heights of 10/15 meters. Its harvest is still spectacular today, because it sees “spider-men” as protagonists, collecting the grapes, balancing on

From Asprinio grapes, a light wine is obtained, with a low alcohol content and with &' strong acidity: it is also called “sparkling wine from the south”, because it has a natural propensity for sparkling wine.

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Cornelia Hassmueller