Fiorano (wine)

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Fiorano was an Italian wine-producing estate owned by Alberico Boncompagni Ludovisi, a prince of Venosa of the Ludovisi family, active during a period from the late 1940s to 1995. Fiorano is situated in the vicinity of Rome near the Via Appia Antica in the Latium district. Famed wine writer Burton Anderson dubbed Fiorano's wines 'the noblest Romans of them all' in his 1980 anthology Vino.[1] The estate, its methods, wines and its proprietor were all noted for their unorthodoxy in comparison to norms of the wine industry.[2][3] Though limited in terms of fame, the red wine and two white wines produced at Fiorano during its period of activity achieved reputations for innovation and longevity.[2][4][5][6] Since the late 1960s a small number of devout 'cognoscenti', especially among restaurant owners in Rome, knew about the extraordinary qualities of the two whites Fiorano Bianco (100% Malvasia) and Fiorano Riserva Semillon, and overcame numerous obstacles in order to get the wines.[1][7]

  1. ^ a b Anderson, Burton (1980). Vino. The Wine and Winemakers of Italy. Little Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-03948-9
  2. ^ a b Asimov, Eric, The New York Times (December 22, 2004). An Italian Prince and His Magic Cellar
  3. ^ Asimov, Eric, The New York Times: The Pour (December 10, 2009). A Family Gets Back to Its Roots
  4. ^ Stevenson, Tom (2005). The Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia (4th ed.). London: Dorling Kindersley. p. 284. ISBN 0-7566-1324-8.
  5. ^ Dallas, Philip (1974). The Great Wines of Italy. Doubleday. pp. 293; 296. ISBN 0-385-01553-4
  6. ^ Lichine, Alexis (1985). Alexis Lichine's Encyclopedia of Wines and Spirits (6th ed.). London: Cassell. p. 301. ISBN 0-304-31124-3.
  7. ^ O'Keefe, Kerin (2005). "Fiorano: Italy's best-kept secret". The World of Fine Wine (7): 12-13.