[kah-STEHL-ee roh-MAH-nee] A group of hills southeast of Rome in the latium region. The Castelli Romani area contains a number of docs includingcolli albani colli lanuvini, Cori, frascati, marino, montecompatri Velletri, Zagarolo and the Castelli Romani DOC, which encompasses the entire area. These DOCs produce some 80 percent of Latium's DOC wines and help supply wine to the large populace of Rome. This area primarily produces white wines using mainly malvasia and trebbiano grapes.

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