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Classification: Geographic Appellation

talian and EU laws state that grappa distilled in specific geographic areas from specific grape varieties grown and vinified in those same areas may avail itself of a geographic appellation. The alcohol content of these grapes cannot be less than 40 percent and they cannot be blended with grappas produced in other areas. The current appellations are: Grappa di Barolo Grappa Piemontese or Grappa del Piemonte Grappa Lombarda or Grappa della Lombardia Grappa Trentina or Grappa del Trentino Grappa dell'Alto Adige or Sudtiroler Grappa Grappa Friulana or Grappa del Friuli

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