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Coda di Volpe
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Coda di Volpe is a white grape variety grown in the Campagnia region of southern Italy. Its name, meaning tail of the fox, was given by Pliny in Roman times because of the shape of its grape clusters.
CODA DI VOLPE: White-wine grape grown in Campania, Italy, especially near Naples, and used as a blending wine in the "Lachryma Christi del Vesuvio" white version along with Verdeca, Greco di Bianca and Falanghina.
Frizzante; Rosso and in the specific styles Frizzante and Novello); with specific grape variety: Aglianico (Rosso and in the specific styles Spumante and Passito); Barbera (Rosso and in the specific styles Spumante and Passito); Coda di Volpe (Bianco ...
Among autochthonous white berried grapes of Campania are mentioned Asprinio, Falanghina, Fiano, Greco Bianco, Coda di Volpe, Pallagrello Bianco, Biancolella and Forastera.
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