The wine question of the day
What is the Italian name for a sweet wine produced from raisined grapes, i.e. mostly air-dried or sun-dried?
Your answer:
Sorry, that's not the right answer!
Correct answer is: Passito
Excellent! that is the right answer.
Passito
Italian term for a sweet wine or dessert wine made from raisined, i.e. usually air-dried or sun-dried grapes. The name is derived from "appassito" (wilt, appassire = wither, appassimento = withering, drying). The practice has an ancient tradition in Italy, as it was already practised in ancient times with the sultana wine Passum. In terms of the drying process of the grapes, passito corresponds to straw wine.
Drying the grapes
There are various methods for drying the grapes. Either the grapes are...
More