Marsigliana

/mahr-see'LYAH-nah/
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A name in the vicinity of Catanzaro in Calabria for Greco, a grape variety, both white (bianco) and black (nero), used for making wine It gained fame because of the DOCG status awarded to Albana di Romagna wines. The Greco variety of grape was originally cultivated on the slopes of Vesuvius, where it was given the name Lacryma Christi. It was later planted in the province of Avellino, where it was given the denomination Greco di Tufa.

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