Est! Est! Est! Tues Montefiascone DOC

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DOC area for white wine in the Italian region Lazio . The area includes the municipalities of Bolsena, Capodimonte, Gradoli, Grotte di Castro, Marta, the eponymous Montefiascone and San Lorenzo Nuovo in the province of Viterbo. The name of the famous wine comes from a beautiful legend beginning of the 12th Century. The Bishop Johannes Fugger was in the entourage of Emperor Henry V (1086-1125). A servant of the priest-tested in 1111 for his noble master's quarters and wines of the area by moving from inn to inn. Should identify: ("That's him!" In spirit) at the entrance, which offered very good wine, it was agreed that he chalked those localities with "Est." In a guest house in the village wine from the dispensed Montefiascone he was so enthusiastic that they do, even with a triple "Est! Est! Est! "Documented at the inn-door. By the way, Monsignor Fugger is in the church of San Flaviano buried in Montefiascone. At that time, the wine from Moscato (Muscat) won and was probably sweet. Today's white wine is made from Trebbiano Toscano Procanico = (65%), Malvasia Toscana (20%) and Trebbiano Giallo Rossetto = (15%). It is also produced as a sparkling wine. Both wines are made in versions Secco, Amabile and Abboccato. The wine will be flat as a tourist attraction in a Pulcinella offered. Quite similar to the DOC white wine Orvieto , Which is made from the same grape varieties.