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Default Ping rfc Italians -- Il Fragolino (wine)

Giusi wrote:

>> Does anyone know more about why the original wine was banned?


> It isn't banned per se, they just have to call it a drink (bibita)
> and not wine (vino). I read an explanation, but don't recall what it
> was.


Wine made with vitis labrusca grapes is banned. What is sold as fragoliono
is made with vitis vinifera grapes, then they add a strawberry flavoring to
imitate fragolino and this excludes the product by the commercial cathegory
"wine", so you read "strawberry flavored alcoholic drink".
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