Sassella

The Count opened for us a bottle of Forzato and another of Sassella, of the quaint, untranslatable bouquet which will not bear transportation over the seas, and to taste which you must go to the Swiss confines of the Valtellina.

Bog-Myrtle and Peat Tales Chiefly of Galloway Gathered from the Years 1889 to 1895 1887

Leaving Tirano, and once more passing through the poplars by Madonna, we descended the valley all along the vineyards of Villa and the vast district of Sassella.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866

Some years 'residence in the Canton of the Grisons made me familiar with all sorts of Valtelline wine; with masculine but rough _Inferno_, generous _Forzato_, delicate _Sassella_, harsher _Montagner_, the raspberry flavour of _Grumello_, the sharp invigorating twang of

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

The Inferno, Grumello, and Perla di Sassella of commerce are therefore three sorts of good Valtelline, ticketed with famous names to indicate certain differences of quality.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

Leaving Tirano, and once more passing through the poplars by Madonna, we descended the valley all along the vineyards of Villa and the vast district of Sassella.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

The best Sassella rarely reaches more than five francs.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866

Some years 'residence in the Canton of the Grisons made me familiar with all sorts of Valtelline wine; with masculine but rough _Inferno_, generous _Forzato_, delicate _Sassella_, harsher _Montagner_, the raspberry flavour of _Grumello_, the sharp invigorating twang of

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866

And of this class there are many species, some approximating to Sassella in delicacy of flavour, others approaching the tart lightness of the Villa vintage.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866

The Inferno, Grumello, and Perla di Sassella of commerce are therefore three sorts of good Valtelline, ticketed with famous names to indicate certain differences of quality.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866

Grumello, or Perla di Sassella wine, it would be absurd to suppose that one obtained it precisely from the eponymous estate.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866