Name for a low-alcohol red wine from northern Italy. It is made from the American Clinton or Isabella varieties of the Vitis labrusca species. The name is derived from "fragola" (meaning strawberry) and refers to the typical strawberry aroma (see there). It is a simple consumption wine or a wine-like drink. However, such wines are not marketed as quality wines and are also partly produced for home consumption only. Similar wines in other countries are called Americano or Erdbeerer (Switzerland) and Uhudler (Austria).
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