Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone

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Est! Est!! Est!!! di Montefiascone (also known as just Est! Est!! Est!!!) is an Italian wine region centered on the commune of Montefiascone in the province of Viterbo in Lazio, Italy. Since 1966, the white Trebbiano and Malvasia bianca-based wines produced within the 1,000 acres (400 ha) of the region can qualify for Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) designation under Italian wine laws. The unusual name of the wine region comes from a tale about a 12th-century German bishop traveling to the Vatican for a meeting with the Pope. The bishop sent a prelate ahead of him to survey the villages along the route for the best wines. The "wine scout" had instructions to write "Est" (Latin for "It is" or "There is") on the doors or walls of inns with particularly good wines so the bishop would know where to stop. At a Montefiascone inn, the prelate was reportedly so overwhelmed with the local wine that he wrote "Est! Est!! Est!!!" on the door. While this tale has been widely repeated, with...

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