Greco di Bianco DOC
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One of Italy's oldest dessert wines, from a few hectares of vines on the far southern coast. Grapes are dried on mats for a week or two, then fermented to a golden, moderately sweet wine of around 14 to 17% alcohol with orange peel, dried apricot, fig, honey, bergamot and a bitter herbal edge that keeps it from being cloying. Production is minuscule and mostly from Ceratti and a couple of others. Worth the hunt because nothing else tastes quite like it.
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Ceratti
Greco di Bianco
The reference producer since the 1950s; amber-gold, dried apricot, orange peel and honey with a bitter-almond finish, small bottle.
$35 to $50Wine-SearcherCantine Lavorata
Greco di Bianco Passito
The most findable US listing; lighter and simpler than Ceratti but true to type, with candied citrus and fig.
$25 to $35Wine-SearcherTramontana
Greco di Bianco 'Glicio'
Small estate bottling that has appeared at a few US retailers; honeyed, floral and fresh for the style.
$30 to $40Wine-Searcher
| Producer | Wine | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceratti | Greco di Bianco The reference producer since the 1950s; amber-gold, dried apricot, orange peel and honey with a bitter-almond finish, small bottle. | $35 to $50 | Wine-Searcher |
| Cantine Lavorata | Greco di Bianco Passito The most findable US listing; lighter and simpler than Ceratti but true to type, with candied citrus and fig. | $25 to $35 | Wine-Searcher |
| Tramontana | Greco di Bianco 'Glicio' Small estate bottling that has appeared at a few US retailers; honeyed, floral and fresh for the style. | $30 to $40 | Wine-Searcher |