Paliano is the production area of Cesanese, a bright red wine with an intense taste and aroma that makes it suitable for important dishes.
At the end of the nineteenth century, the two sub-varieties were distinguished: Cesanese and Cesanese di Affile. According to the specification, 90% of the grapes of the Cesanese d'Affile indigenous vine must be used in the production of DOCG wine.
In the "Book XIV of the Naturalis Historia", Pliny the Younger describes a particular red vine cultivated in Ariccia which is assumed to belong to the Cesanesi grape family.
The Cesanese di Affile vine dates back to Roman times, and its name seems to derive from the deforestation work ("cesae" means "places with cut trees", hence the name of the vine) of the Roman colonists to make room for the vineyards. On the coat of arms of Affile there is a vine shoot with black clusters with an asp twisted on the trunk.
Even if Roman history seems more of a legend, certainly the Cesanese di Affile vine was reintroduced and promoted in the eighteenth century by a Benedictine monk from the Subiaco Monastery.
In 1973 it obtained the DOC recognition, and in 2008 the Cesanese del Piglio DOCG Wine designation was issued for the wines produced in the territory of Piglio, Serrone, Acuto, Anagni and Paliano.
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