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    Vin Santo (Italian: [vin ˈsanto]; lit. 'Holy Wine') is a style of Italian dessert wine. Traditional in Tuscany, these wines are often made from white...
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    Vernaccia di San Gimignano. Tuscany is also known for the dessert wine Vin Santo, made from a variety of the region's grapes. Tuscany has forty-one Denominazioni...
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    Straw wine (redirect from Vin de Paille)
    or amber color, and a sweet, often nutty, taste. Vin Santo is often served as 'Cantucci e Vin Santo', with almond or hazelnut biscuits which are then...
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    dried on straw, on racks, or hung from the rafters. These wines include Vin Santo (into which almond biscuits, 'cantucci', are traditionally dunked), Sciachetrà...
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    liquids are documented, including whisky, hot chocolate, soda, kirsch, Vin Santo, and port wine. The origins of the affogato are unknown, but it gained...
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    oblong-shaped, dry, crunchy, and may be dipped in a drink, traditionally Vin Santo. Smaller biscotti may be known as biscottini or cantuccini. In Italy,...
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    name, or are sometimes used as part of a blend of grapes, such as in Vin Santo. Most ampelographers believe that the Malvasia family of grapes are of...
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    of the principal red wines of Tuscany. The Rosso di Montepulciano and Vin Santo di Montepulciano have Denominazione di origine controllata status. According...
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    modern Santorini winemaking: the most famous Tuscan sweet wine is called Vin Santo just like Santorini's Vinsanto/Visanto (labeled such to differentiate...
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    crabs; Balsamic vinegar is also commonly used as a dipping sauce for bread Vin Santo, into which cantucci (biscotti) are dipped White sauce, served with tortilla...
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