Grabba Grappa (202) From the romance of Venice's canals to the granite spires of the mighty Dolomite Mountains, northern Italy offers an awesome palette of sights, experiences, food and drink.
One of Italy's lesser-known pleasures is Grappa, a colorless, high-alcohol eau de vie distilled from pomace, the grape skins and seeds left in the wine press after the juice is removed for wine. There are hundreds of highly individual styles of this complex and fiery distillation — have fun getting to the bottom of a few of them.
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