Fragolino is an italian red wine produced in veneto with grape, or uva fragola (literally, "strawberry-grape"). this kind of grape does not belong to the vitis vinifera species, but to the related vitis labrusca and it was introduced to fight a plague of a parasite named phylloxera, which was destroying the european grapevine and wine production. this american grapevine was more resistant to the parasites. venetian winemakers had the idea to make wine directly with this new grape, and this wine was delicious. sweet and refreshing, the fragolino is a summer wine, with a delicate aftertaste of strawberry. fragolino, as fragola means strawberry. moreover, it was inexpensive and became popula...

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