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In recent years, there has been a lot of buzz around “volcanic wines.” The term makes it sound as if these are wines that are spawned from a volcano, but in reality these are wines that many people believe have special qualities because they grow on volcanic soils. In this show, I define the types of volcanoes before discussing the ecosystems they form.Here is the list of wines/places I discuss in the show: Italy Mount Etna, Sicily: Reds (Rosso of the Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio grapes), whites (Bianco, mainly of the Carricante grape) Soave, Veneto: Whites grown on specific hillsides (Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave grapes) Photo: Mount Etna. Source: Pexels Campania Vesuvius: Whites of Coda di Volpe, Caprettone, Falanghina, Greco. Rosés and reds of Piedirosso, Aglianico, Sciacinoso Irpinia: Taurasi DOCG and Aglianico del Taburno DOCG: Reds of the Aglianico grape. I mention Feudi di San Gregorio Fiano di Avellino: May or may not be affected by the volcanic soil Greco di Tufo DOCG: White of the Greco grape, the sulfur and compressed volcanic ash (tufo),and volcanic sand and clay, give the wines an acidity, minerality & flintiness that has clear volcanic influence Basilicata: Aglianico del Vulture. Reds of Aglianico Piedmont: Alto Piemonte. Red blends in Gattinara, Boca, Bramaterra Umbria/Lazio: Orvieto. Whites of Grechetto, Trebbiano Toscano ______________ Greece: Santorini - White of Assyrtiko. Lemnos -Red of Limnio Spain: The Canary Islands/Las Canarias - Whites of Malvasîa Volcánica, Malvasîa Aromática, Listán Blanco. Reds of Listán Negro Portugal: Açores islands (the Azores). Whites: Arinto, Verdelho, Fernão Pires, Terrantez Hungary: North of Lake Balaton in Somló, whites of the Juhfark grape Tokaji – sweet and dry whites of mainly the Furmint grape US: Oregon's Willamette Valley Some parts of Napa, Lake County in California __________________________________________________________ Full show notes and all back episodes are on Patreon. Become a member today! www.patreon.com/winefornormalpeople _______________________________________________________________ Check out my exclusive sponsor, Wine Access. They have an amazing selection -- once you get hooked on their wines, they will be your go-to! Make sure you join the Wine Access-Wine For Normal People wine club for wines I select delivered to you four times a year! To register for an AWESOME, LIVE WFNP class with Elizabeth or get a class gift certificate for the wine lover in your life go to: www.winefornormalpeople.com/classes