Ryno the Wino - Ars Poetica

Ars Poetica is a boutique winery located in the shadow of Mt. Vulture, an extinct volcano in northern Basilicata. The altitude and wind currents make its microclimate quite cool comparable to wine zones farther north. The winery is named in honor of Basilicata's most famous son the Roman poet Horace who wrote lovingly about wine and is called the Roman poet of wine. His Ars Poetica is a long poem dealing with literary criticism. Made by the esteemed enologist Donato D'Angelo, these wines are 100% Aglianico, a vine that was brought to southern Italy by the ancient Greeks around 750 B.C.E. Called Vitis Hellenica, it is, along with Nebbiolo and Sangiovese, considered to be the greatest of the Italian varietals. Although the Vulcano is technically eligible to be labeled Aglianico del Vulture (currently Basilicata's only DOC), D'Angelo gives it a different name because of its straight-forward, early-drinking style. It is cold-fermented in stainless steel tanks, then aged for 6 months in large Slavonian oak.

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