Fontana Candida Frascati Secco White Wine 750 ml

In the hills near Frascati are areas of volcanic soil over 2,000 years old. Here the grapes for frascati are grown. This wine has a delicate boquet of wildflowers and fruit, a characteristic taste, fresh and distinctive, with just a hint of almond. Alc 12.5% by vol. 25 Produce of Italy. Bottled by Fontana candida S.p.A. IN 023076 - Italy. Product of Italy. Throughout the world, Fontana Candida is synonymous with Frascati. This ancient wine, born in the Roman hills, has deservedly been called “the wine of popes and of the people.” While the popes drank Frascati daily, the people would only drink it on important Vatican occasions. It is said that during the papal elections of Innocent X (Giambattista Pamphili in 1644) and of Clement X (Emilioi Altieri in 1670), Frascati spouted from the fountains, the marble nostrils of Marcus Aurelius’ horse and the lions of the Capitol to the delight and amusement of the people. Citizens rushed out with bottles and cups to capture the wine and enjoy it fully.