Which country, a member of the EU, produces the rich dessert wine Commandaria?
"best known example is made in the Cotes du Jura (Arbois and sometimes L'Etoile) from a blend of Chardonnay, Savagnin and the red grape Poulsard. Vins de paille are also made from Marsanne in Hermitage, and from Riesling in Alsace. In Corrèze, it is called Vin Paillé. Traditionally the grapes are placed indoors on straw mats for up to three months, and the final wine has 10-20% residual sugar, with flavours of peaches and apricots. It is an excellent accompaniment to foie gras. Some raisin wines are produced in Greece and Cyprus. Commandaria claims descent from the native Cypriot wine"
"be at least 22.5%. Thus, Commandaria may be a fortified wine, but fortification is not mandatory. The origins of the production method are not definite. In his poem ""Works and Days"", written in the 7th century BC, Hesiod, writes: Pliny the Elder describes similar methods employed by the Greeks for making a sweet wines, In his account Samuel Baker describes the production in 1879 He claims that the evolution of this method was more out of necessity than choice..… Commandaria is produced both by the large wine industries (KEO, ETKO, LOEL and SODAP) and by small local producers of the"
"holds a protected designation of origin (PDO) within the European Union, the United States and Canada. By Cypriot legislation passed on March 2, 1990, it is only produced in a collection of 14 neighbouring villages: Agios Georgios, Agios Konstantinos, Agios Mamas, Agios Pavlos, Apsiou, Gerasa, Doros, Zoopigi, Kalo Chorio, Kapilio, Laneia, Louvaras, Monagri and Silikou. The designated area has assumed the name of the Commandaria Region and is located on the south facing slopes of the Troödos Mountains at an altitude of 500-900m within the Limassol District. Only grapes from vineyards that have been planted for at least 4 years"
"and other fruit trees and the village was famous in the past for its peaches. Kapilio Kapilio () is a small village in the Limassol region of Cyprus. It is located in the area famous for its Commandaria wine, built on a slight elevation in the valley of the Ambelikos river to the east of the Troodos mountain range. The main village church is dedicated to Saint George the Triumphant () and dates to the 12th century. There are two other smaller churches in the settlement, both dedicated to The Virgin, (The Virgin of the Vineyards and the Virgin of"
"when at around 12 degrees Baumé (°Bé) and Mavro at 15-16 °Bé. The grapes are then laid out in the sun to further increase the sugar density through evaporation. When the must weight reaches 19 to 23 °Bé the juice is extracted thorough crushing and pressing. Fermentation takes place in reservoirs and will arrest naturally due to the high levels of alcohol achieved at around 15%. The above process has to take place within the confines of 14 designated villages that lie in the Commandaria Region ""(see below)"". Commandaria, by law is aged for at least four years in Oak"
"began producing large quantities of the wine for export to Europe's royal courts and for supplying pilgrims en route to the holy lands, the wine assumed the name of the region. Thus it has the distinction of being the world's oldest named wine still in production. Although today it is produced and marketed under the name ""Commandaria"", it has been referred to with several similar names and spellings in the past. In 1863, Thomas George Shaw in his book ""Wine, the vine, and the cellar"" refers to this wine as ""Commanderi"" whilst in 1879, Samuel Baker refers to it as"
"all Prosecco is made in the Conegliano and Valdobbiadene area. Production there amounted to €370 million in 2007. Since the 2000s, Glera (formerly known as Prosecco) grapes are also cultivated and wine from the grapes is produced in other countries including Brazil, Romania, Argentina, and Australia. In the region of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene there are more than 150 producers, and they form together the Consortium for the Protection of Prosecco from Conegliano and Valdobbiadene (Consorzio per la Tutela del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene). Prosecco DOC can be Spumante sparkling wine, Frizzante (semi-sparkling) and Tranquillo (still). Prosecco DOC Spumante is"
"the phylloxera epidemic that had devastated most other European vineyards, in the 19th century. Mavrud is a Bulgarian wine with a similar name made from mavrud grapes. Recent genotyping has shown that these two varieties (Mavro and Mavrud) are not related. Mavro grapes are used in the production of several (predominantly red) local wines. Most notably however, Mavro is blended with the Xynisteri grape for the production of Commandaria, a well-known Cypriot dessert wine. It is also used in the production of the spirit zivania. Harvesting usually takes place in September. Mavro Mavro (, meaning ""black"") is an indigenous red"
"Constantia (wine) Constantia wyn (wine) is a South African dessert wine. It is made from Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (Muscat de Frontignan) grapes grown in the district of Constantia, south of Cape Town. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was widely exported to Europe. However, production of Constantia ceased in the late nineteenth century following the devastation of South African vineyards by the phylloxera epidemic. Production resumed at Klein Constantia in 1986, at Groot Constantia in 2003 and at Buitenverwachting in 2007. In 1685, the Constantia estate was established in a valley facing False Bay by the Governor"
"1,000 hectares of vineyards in Romania and Moldova. The winemaking consultant is the Italian oenologist Giotto Federicco, who works in quality control, including soil analysis, and studies the organoleptic quality of wine. In 2010, the American fund Horizon Capital and the World Bank became shareholders of the group. Purcari (winery) As an exporter Purcari Winery has entered in over 30 markets in Europe, North America and East Asia, in countries like the US, Canada, Great Britain, Norway, Czech Republic, China, Poland, Germany, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Romania, Turkey, Japan, Luxembourg, and in the Baltic Countries. The Government of Republic of Moldova"
"Weinbrennerei GmbH und H.H. Pott Nfgr. Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH.[2] The following companies not based in Germany also belong to the Group: Henkell & Co. Sektkellerei Ges.m.b.H (Austria), Törley Sektkellerei Kft. (Hungary), Vinpol Sp. Z o.o. (Poland), Bohemia Sekt a.s. (Czech Republic), Hubert J.E. s.r.o. (Slovakia), Alfred Gratien S.A.S., (France), S.C. Angelli Spumante & Aperitive s.r.l. (Romania), Kiewer Sektkellerei Stolichniy (Ukraine) and Minonetto S.p.A. (Italy). In March 2018, Henkell bought 50.67% of Freixenet, a Spanish wine company. The purchase included its Australian subsidiary, the Wingara Wine Group, owner of Katnook Estate in Coonawarra and Deakin Estate in the Murray Darling region near"
"to dry wines in the ""Wachau wine"" of Austria and Südsteiermark. Nearly all the most notable sweet Muscats of Greece, particularly those from the island of Samos and the city of Patras on the Peloponnese are made from ""Muscat blanc à Petits Grains"". In the history of South African wine, the famous dessert wine of Constantia was made from this variety of Muscat and while today Muscat of Alexandria is more widely planted in South Africa, producers around Constantia are trying to reclaim some of the region's viticultural acclaim by replanting more ""Muscat blanc à Petits Grains"" and making wines"
"The most highly rated of its wines are the frothy, frizzante (slightly sparkling) red wines that are designed to be drunk young from one of the eight Lambrusco denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) regions: Colli di Parma Lambrusco, Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro, Lambrusco di Sorbara, Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce, Reggiano Lambrusco, Colli di Scandiano e Canossa Lambrusco, Modena Lambrusco, and Lambrusco Mantovano. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, sweet Lambrusco was the biggest selling import wine in the United States. During that time the wine was also produced in a white and rosé style made by limiting the skin contact"
"La Spezia. The DOC produces light white wines made from grape varieties such as Bosco, Albarola and Vermentino. In the west, is the red wine producing region of Dolceacqua producing wine from the indigenous Rossese grape. The following is a list of DOCs in the Liguria region along with the grapes that may be included in the blend under varying percentages that are regulated under the DOC label. Liguria wine Liguria is an Italian wine region located in the northwest region of Italy along the Italian Riviera. It is bordered by the Piedmont wine region to the north, the Alps"
"Collio Goriziano Collio Goriziano (sometimes designated simply as Collio or Collio DOC) is an Italian wine and winemaking region in northeast Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located in the northernmost part of the Province of Gorizia, in the Italian part of the Gorizia Hills, which extend to neighboring Slovenia. It has been recognized with the official the status of ""DOC"". ""Colli Goriziano"" predominately produces white wines with Friulano, Ribolla Gialla, Malvasia Istriana, Chardonnay, Pinot bianco, Pinot grigio, and Sauvignon blanc being the leading varietals. Red wine is also produced under the ""Collio Rosso"" designation and is usually a blend of"
"Cinque Terre DOC Cinque Terre is a small DOC white wine region in Liguria, North Italy. The DOC was granted in 1973 and production is limited to the coastal areas of the Cinque Terre in the Province of La Spezia, and specifically to the territories of the communes of Riomaggiore (including Manarola), Vernazza (which includes the village of Corniglia, whose wine has been known since Roman times) and Monterosso al Mare, together with two adjacent areas within the commune of La Spezia: Tramonti di Biassa and Tramonti di Campiglia. The wine is produced from a must containing at least 40%"
"Kapilio Kapilio () is a small village in the Limassol region of Cyprus. It is located in the area famous for its Commandaria wine, built on a slight elevation in the valley of the Ambelikos river to the east of the Troodos mountain range. The main village church is dedicated to Saint George the Triumphant () and dates to the 12th century. There are two other smaller churches in the settlement, both dedicated to The Virgin, (The Virgin of the Vineyards and the Virgin of the Baths). Local inhabitants are mainly involved in viticulture as well as a growing almonds"
"the Forlì-Cesena and Ravenna provinces of Emilia-Romagna, the Gravina DOC from the Bari province in Apulia, Leverano DOC from the province of Lecce, Martina Franca and Locorotondo DOCs that extends into both the Bari and Brindisi provinces, and the Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera and San Severo DOC in the Foggia province of Apulia. Outside of Italy, Bombino bianco is often imported to other countries in the European Union where it can be blended in bulk table wines. It likewise imported into Germany where it is used in the production of inexpensive sparkling ""Sekt"" wine, often blended with Morio Muskat. In"
"Colline di Levanto DOC Colline di Levanto is an Italian ""Denominazione di origine controllata"" (DOC) located in Liguria that produces both red and white wines primarily from Sangiovese and Vermentino, respectively. Located next to the notable white wine only DOC of Cinque Terre, the Colline di Levanto has very similar vineyard soils and mesoclimate to its neighboring wine region. Any grapes destined for DOC wine production in Colline di Levanto must be harvested to a yield no greater than 11 tonnes/hectare with the finished wines needing to attain a minimum alcohol level of at least 11%. The red wines of"
"as ""Moscato Bianco"". It is the oldest known variety grown in Piedmont and is the primary component of the Asti and Moscato d'Asti wines, as well as for the aromatized and fortified vermouths. It is also commonly used for fortified dessert wines as well as the semi-sparkling Frizzante. In Greece the muscat grape is mainly cultivated in the island of Samos, at the eastern part of the Aegean where it covers about 97% of Samos’ vineyards. Samian sweet dessert wines are known worldwide. They motivated Lord Byron to write in a poem, ""Fill high the bowl with Samian wine."" France"
"twinned with: The commune of Lucera is home to the ""Denominazione di origine controllata"" (DOC) wine of Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera. This red Italian wine is said to have gotten its name from the local dialect referring to the act of pouring a wine from cask to goblet and going back for seconds. The DOC includes 80 hectares (198 acres) of land around the commune with all grapes destined for DOC wine production needing to be harvested to a yield no greater than 14 tonnes/ha. The wine is made primarily (35-60%) from the Uva di Troia grape (known in Lucera"
"Gattinara DOCG Gattinara is a red Italian wine with Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) status produced from Nebbiolo grapes grown within the boundaries of the commune of Gattinara which is located in the hills in the north of the province of Vercelli, northwest of Novara in the Piedmont region. It was awarded DOC status in 1967 and received its DOCG classification in 1990. The wine is made primarily from the Nebbiolo grape variety (known locally as Spanna) which must constitute a minimum 90% of the wine and may be blended with up to 10% Bonarda di Gattinara and"
"aromatica, Malvasia odorosissima, and a number of other varieties. Malvasia wines are produced in Italy (including Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lombardia, Apulia, Sicily, Lipari, Emilia-Romagna, and Sardinia), Slovenia, Croatia (including Istria), Corsica, the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, the island of Madeira, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Australia and Brazil. These grapes are used to produce white (and more rarely red) table wines, dessert wines, and fortified wines of the same name, or are sometimes used as part of a blend of grapes, such as in Vin Santo. Most ampelographers believe that the Malvasia family of grapes are of ancient origin, most likely"
"world. There are producers in Switzerland, the United States, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Venezuela, Argentina, the United Kingdom, near Macroom in Ireland, Spain, Sweden, Colombia, Thailand, Israel, Egypt, India and South Africa, all using milk from their own herds of water buffaloes. Buffalo mozzarella from Campania bears the ""Mozzarella di Bufala Campana"" trademark. In 1993, it was granted Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) status, in 1996 the trademark received registry number 1107/96 and in 2008 the European Union granted Mozzarella di Bufala Campana Protected Geographical Status and PDO indicator. The Consorzio per la Tutela del Formaggio di Bufala"
"/ dry), ""amabile"" (off-dry / sweet) and ""dolce"" (very sweet). Sweet Lambrusco became hugely popular in the United States in the late 1970s-1980s, reaching a high of over 13 million cases exported to the country in 1985. The wine is noted for high acidity and berry flavors. Many of the wines now exported to the United States include a blend of Lambruscos from the different DOCs and are sold under the ""Indicazione Geografica Tipica"" (IGT) designation ""Emilia"". The wine is rarely made in a ""champagne"" (""metodo classico"") style. It is typically made using the Charmat process where a second fermentation"
"is known as Borgogna. The most notable wine here is the red Brachetto d'Acqui ""Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita"" (DOCG) which is made in both still and ""spumante"" (fully sparkling) versions. The Piemonte Brachetto ""Denominazione di Origine Controllata"" (DOC), also a red wine, is made with a minimum of 85% Brachetto; it is usually still, but may be ""frizzante"" (lightly sparkling). The grape is also used for up to 10% of the blend for the Ruché-based Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato DOC. Brachetto tend to produce light-bodied, highly aromatic wines with distinctive notes of strawberries. In the DOCG region of"
"of olives and their derivate products such as olive oil is important as they have acquired a reputation throughout Italy, the variety ""Olive Taggiasche"" is particularly famous and praised, and it has obtained a PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) in 1997. A secondary activity is represented by the cultivation of plants and flowers. Bordighera Bordighera (; , locally ) is a town and ""comune"" in the Province of Imperia, Liguria (Italy). Bordighera is located at from France and it is possible to see the French coast with a naked eye from the town. Having the ""Capo Sant’Ampelio"" which protrudes into"
"the Italian wine region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. The DOC is located in the province of Gorizia near the border with Slovenia. Some Slovene wine from the region of Brda also carry the designation of ""Collio"" due to their vineyards overlapping across the Italian border. The history of the Gorizia Hills has been largely influenced by its close Slavic and Austro-Hungarian ties, and it was annexed to Italy only after the First World War. After Second World War, the majority of the region became part of Yugoslavia, and only a small strip of territory between the villages of San Floriano del"
"the Hospitallers under the Commander of Kolossi, Louis de Magnac, whose coat-of-arms can be seen carved into the castle's walls. Owing to rivalry among the factions in the Crusader Kingdom of Cyprus, the castle was taken by the Knights Templar in 1306, but returned to the Hospitallers in 1313 following the abolition of the Templars. The castle today consists of a single three-storey keep with an attached rectangular enclosure or bailey about . As well as its sugar. the area is also known for its sweet wine, Commandaria. At the wedding banquet after King Richard the Lionheart's marriage to Berengaria"
"is spelled Ruchè or Rouche. Ruché Ruché (pronounced in English , ) is a red Italian wine grape variety from the Piedmont region. It is largely used in making Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato, a small production red varietal wine which was granted ""Denominazione di Origine Controllata"" (DOC) status by presidential decree on October 22, 1987, and was granted the more prestigious ""Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita"" (DOCG) status in 2010. The current DOC recognized area of production for the wine covers only about 100 acres (40 hectares) of vines around the villages of Castagnole Monferrato, Refrancore, Grana, Montemagno, Viarigi,"
"harmonisation of national provisions within the European Union. Member States delimit the specified areas of production and determine the rules and appellations which apply: the European Commission restricts itself to publishing the information provided by the Member States. Appellations are usually the geographical name of the area in which the wine is produced, although there are some historical exceptions: muscadet and blanquette in France, cava and manzanilla in Spain and vinho verde in Portugal. The appellations are not necessarily unique: ""Cava"" may refer either to a quality sparkling wine psr produced in Spain or to a Greek table wine which"
"under the synonym ""Sumarello""), Montepulciano, Sangiovese and Malvasia nera (the latter three grapes collectively making up between 25-35% of the blend). White wine grape varieties are also permitted in this red wine with Trebbiano Toscano, Bombino bianco and Malvasia del Chianti collectively allowed to account for between 15-30% of the blend. The finished wine must attain a minimum alcohol level of 11.5% in order to be labelled with the Cacc'e mmitte di Lucera DOC designation. <BR> Lucera Lucera (Lucerino: ) is an Italian city of 34,243 inhabitants in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia, and the seat"
"in the market, further consolidating it through product diversification: the ""Averna Group"" now includes the Villa Frattina winery producing (still and sparkling wines). In the last decade, consolidation within the domestic market has been accompanied by an intense internationalization effort that has seen growing development in foreign markets. In 2014, the Campari Group acquired 100% of Fratelli Averna. The transaction was worth 103,750,000 euro, made up of a price of 98 million and a net financial debt of EUR 5.75 million. The herbs, roots and citrus rinds are allowed to soak in the base liquor before caramel is added. Averna"