{"id":14696,"date":"2020-03-13T00:55:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T04:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milvetmedia.com\/divino\/?p=14696"},"modified":"2021-04-14T19:25:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T23:25:55","slug":"greco-di-tufo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/divino.wine\/greco-di-tufo\/","title":{"rendered":"Greco Di Tufo: The Essence of Terroir"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The Wine<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Greco di Tufo DOCG is dry white wine most notable for its panorama of fruit and citrus aromas and profound flinty mineral quality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greco di Tufo DOCG<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Greco di Tufo is a designation of origin (appellation) from Campania, in southern Italy. It is made entirely from the Greco grape variety. It was first recognized as a DOC (denominazione d’origine controllata) in 1970, and officially upgraded to superior DOCG (D’origine controllata e garantita) in 2003, for its unique character and particular ability to age with grace while remaining fresh and vibrant, which is not an easy feat for white wines grown in such hot, sunny areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Greco di Tufo History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The story of this wine, like so many Italian wines, has very deep roots. The grape variety Greco, or more generally, Greco Bianco, was already circulating the central Italian Peninsula during Roman times, and believed to arrived with Greek colonists, hence the name. It thrived in the hillsides surrounding Mount Vesuvio, just inland from the coast, where soils are rich in volcanic soils and glacial mineral deposits. It would later take on more specific local names like Greco del Vesuvio and Greco di Nola, the latter of which would eventual make its way from the town of Nola to the town of Tufo where it truly took off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n