Raeticum

The first author to write about a wine of this name was Cato the Elder (234-149 BC), who ranked it right after Falernian in terms of quality. Other ancient authors who praised the wine were Strabo (63 BC-28 AD), Tacitus (55-120). Virgil (70-19 BC), Columella (+70) and Pliny the Elder (23-79). According to a contemporary statement, the famous ancient wine (Vinum raeticum) was to be found on the tables of the rich. It is also said to have been a favourite wine of Emperor Augustus (63 BC-14 AD).

It was made from an ancient grape variety known as Uva Raetica (Uva Raetica, Uva Rhetica, Uva Rheticae, Vites Rhaeticas and also Uva Scripula). According to Pliny, this vine was supposedly brought to this region from Marseille by the Phocian tribe from central Greece. The name is derived either from the Roman province of Raetia or from the municipality of Raetia near Verona in the Veneto region. The province of Raetia covered a large area with parts in northern Italy, Tyrol-Austria, Switzerland and southern Germany. Today, the Cattaneo Terre Lariane winery in Lombardy produces a wine under the name Raeticum.

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