Do you know VINO SANTO DOC? The Milano Wine Affair quiz

Dear #winelover friends,
Do you know the SANTO DOC WINE?
What region does it come from and with which grape variety (s) is it made?

• Tuscany (Sangiovese)
• Tuscany (Trebbiano, Malvasia)
• Trentino (Nosiola)
• Emilia Romagna (Malvasia)

This week's quiz was a bit' harder than many of you suspected. It was necessary to recognize a fundamental detail in the question: we were not talking about Vin Santo, but about Vino Santo!

The Holy Wine of Trentino was born between Trento and Lake Garda, in the Valle dei Laghi. It bears the wording presidium #SlowFood and is also called “passito dei passita”, because it has a very long natural withering. His story in a nutshell: after the late harvest in October, the grapes are dried in the so-called “arèle” (racks) for the drying process. Thanks to the sun and the winds (from Garda) they lose up to 80% of their weight, also due to the formation of #botrytiscinerea (noble mold)

The following spring, precisely during Holy Week, we proceed with the rite of pressing; from this tradition it took its name “Holy Wine”.
The wine is left to age in small barrels for at least six to eight years, so long as the natural fermentation process can last.
After bottling, this wine has a very long life, it can be kept for up to 50 years.

A treat to be tasted absolutely!

Cornelia Hassmueller