Frascati

[frah-skah-tee]

Fras·cat·i

[frah-skah-tee]
noun
a fruity white wine from Rome.

Origin:
1930–35; after Frascati, city in central Italy
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Frascati (fræˈskɑːtɪ)
 
n
a dry or semisweet white wine from the Lazio region of Italy

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Frascati

town and episcopal see, Lazio (Latium) regione, central Italy. It lies on the northern slopes of the Alban Hills, 16 miles (21 km) southeast of Rome

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