Vernaccia in Literature
Vernaccia is mentioned by Dante Alighieri (Purgatorio XXIV) as leading to Pope Martin IV's gluttony. He ate Bolsena eels pickled in the wine.
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Vernaccia was also praised by Francesco Redi in his work, "Baccio in Toscana" (1685)..
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