Gaglioppo [gah-LYOHP-poh]
The most widely planted red-grape variety in Italy’s Calabria region, although it’s also found in Abruzzi, Campania, Marches, and Umbria. Gaglioppo can produce wines with good structure and rich, spicy flavors. It is the primary grape in the Rosato and rosso wines of the Cirò DOC and is found in the red DOC wines of Donnici, Lamenzia, Melissa, and Savuto.
The New Wine Lovers Companion, 2nd Edition, by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Copyright © (1) 2003, 1995 by Ron Herbst and Sharon Tyler Herbst. Reprinted by arrangement with Barron's Educational Series, Inc.