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Vin Santo
Ris. 1994 (500 ml)
Travignoli
Legal Designation:
Vin Santo del Chianti Rufina DOC
Producer:
Travignoli
Grape:
Malvasia
Region:
Toscana
Wine Type:
Dolce White
Vintage:
1994
There are numerous explanations for the origin of the name
vin santo
or "Holy Wine": some believe that a 16th-century Greek humanist who compared it to the wines of Xantos when he tasted it on a visit to Florence; others believe that the name derives from the fact that it undergoes a "miraculous" second fermentation in the spring just as Christ rose from the tomb. One thing is certain: Vin Santo represents an entirely distinct tradition of winemaking that is unique to Toscana: while Vin Santo can now be called a
passito
, dried-grape wines made outside of Toscana (
passiti
) cannot be labeled "vin santo," regardless of how they are made.
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