DOC area for white wine in the Italian region of Lazio. It is a very old wine-growing region. There were already 1,022 documented taverns in the town of Frascati in 1450. It is located in the northern part of the Castelli Romani area and covers around 1,700 hectares of vineyards. The zone encompasses the entire municipalities of Frascati, Grottaferrata and Monte Porzio Catone, as well as parts of Roma and Montecompatri.
The wine is blended from Malvasia Bianca di Candia and/or Malvasia Puntinata = Malvasia del Lazio (zum. 70%), with any use of Bellone, Bombino Bianco, Greco Bianco, Trebbiano Toscano and Trebbiano Giallo (max. 30%), as well as other authorised grapes (max. 15%). It is also produced as a sparkling wine.
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