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In recent years, there has been a lot of buzz around \u201cvolcanic wines.\u201d 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.\xa0

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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:

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Italy

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Mount Etna, Sicily: Reds (Rosso of the Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio grapes), whites (Bianco, mainly of the Carricante grape)

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Soave, Veneto: Whites grown on specific hillsides (Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave grapes)

Photo: Mount Etna. Source: Pexels

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Campania

Vesuvius:\xa0Whites\xa0of Coda di Volpe, Caprettone, Falanghina, Greco.\xa0Ros\xe9s and reds\xa0of Piedirosso, Aglianico, Sciacinoso

Irpinia:\xa0

• Taurasi DOCG and Aglianico del Taburno DOCG:\xa0Reds of the Aglianico grape. I mention Feudi di San Gregorio
• Fiano di Avellino:\xa0May or may not be affected by the volcanic soil
• Greco di Tufo DOCG:\xa0White 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\xa0

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Basilicata:\xa0Aglianico del Vulture. Reds of Aglianico\xa0

Piedmont:\xa0Alto Piemonte. Red blends in Gattinara, Boca, Bramaterra

Umbria/Lazio:\xa0Orvieto. Whites of Grechetto, Trebbiano Toscano

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Greece: Santorini -\xa0White of\xa0Assyrtiko. Lemnos -Red of Limnio

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Spain:\xa0The Canary Islands/Las Canarias - Whites of\xa0Malvas\xeea Volc\xe1nica, Malvas\xeea Arom\xe1tica, List\xe1n Blanco. Reds of List\xe1n Negro

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Portugal: A\xe7ores islands (the Azores). Whites: Arinto, Verdelho, Fern\xe3o Pires,\xa0Terrantez\xa0

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Hungary:\xa0

• North of Lake Balaton in Soml\xf3, whites of the Juhfark grape
• Tokaji \u2013 sweet and dry whites of mainly the Furmint grape

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US:

• Oregon's Willamette Valley
• Some parts of Napa, Lake County in California

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