🍷 Melizie
Melizie: sweet wine by Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia; Irpinia Fiano DOC Passito.
Melizie is a sweet wine by Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia. It is made from Fiano alone. The label says Irpinia Fiano DOC Passito. Irpinia DOC is the protected designation covering the whole province of Avellino.
According to the house, after the hard 1950s and 1960s it was Antonio Mastroberardino who brought Fiano back among the leading grapes of the province of Avellino. According to the sheet, the vines are on average 25 years old, the vineyard lies 600 m above sea level, 4,000 vines per hectare, a yield of about 60 quintals per hectare.
The grapes are dried until noble rot develops on the berries; the wine is aged for 12 months in oak barrels; then 48 months in bottle. The house suggests serving it at 15–16 °C, with cheese, after the meal.
Other wines of the same estate: Antheres, Morabianca, More Maiorum.
The WHO reminds: there is no safe level of alcohol.
Facts
| Cultivars | Fiano |
|---|---|
| Region | Irpinia, Campania |
| Country | Italy |
| Legal basis | Irpinia Fiano DOC Passito |
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Melizie ← → ← 🍇 Fiano → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Mastroberardino
- Related to
- 📍 Irpinia, 🍇 Fiano
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Sweet wine
Frequently asked questions
What grapes is Melizie made from?
100% Fiano.
Where is Melizie made?
Mastroberardino from Atripalda in Irpinia; the label says Irpinia Fiano DOC Passito.
Is Fiano a grape without history, a modern novelty?
No. Fiano was known in Roman times as Vitis apiana, the grape whose berries bees loved; it nearly vanished in the 1950s and 1960s, and the Mastroberardino house brought it back to Irpinia’s vineyards.
Similar
🍷 Antheres · 🍷 More Maiorum · 🍷 Mastroberardino Fiano di Avellino · 🍷 Mastroberardino Irpinia Aglianico · 🍷 Lacrimarosa · 🍷 Morabianca
⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
Sources
- Mastroberardino (official site): technical sheet Melizie
- eAmbrosia — EU register of geographical indications: PDO «Irpinia»
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)