The cultivation of grapes in Tuscia began with the Etruscans long before the birth of Rome.
Colli Etruschi Viterbesi Wine is produced from grapes grown in the municipalities Acquapendente, Arlena di Castro, Bagnoregio, Barbarano Romano, Bassano in Teverina, Blera, Bolsena, Bomarzo, Canino, Capodimonte, Castiglione in Teverina, Celleno, Cellere, Civitella d'Agliano, Farnese, Gradoli, Graffignano, Grotte di Castro, Ischia di Castro, Latera, Lubriano, Marta, Montefiascone, Monte Romano, Onano, Oriolo Romano, Orte, Piansano, Proceno, San Lorenzo Nuovo, Tessennano, Tuscania, Valentano, Vejano, Vetralla, Villa San Giovanni in Tuscia, Viterbo and Vitorchiano.
The production area is located around Lake Bolsena and is protected by the Cimini Mountains and the Sabatini Mountains.
Excellent red wines are produced from Multipulciano and Sangiovese grapes and white wines from Trebbiano Toscano grapes, locally called Procanico, and Tuscan or Lazio Malvasia.
The DOC (Protected Designation of Origin) designation was recognized in 1996.
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