Olevano Romano is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Rome in the Italy region of Lazio, located about east of Rome.
It is the probable birthplace of the composer Giovanni Gentile.
Culture
Starting from the early 19th century, and continuing into the present significantly more than a thousand artists from almost all European countries as well as American ones, visited Olevano to paint its landscapes and the town. Artworks depicting Olevano and its surrounding area can be found in almost all major museums in Europe and America.
Today the art museum in Olevano Romano exhibits works from its collection of more than 2000 works of art as well as organises thematic exhibitions and issues catalogues etc.
Cesanese di Olevano Romano DOC
The commune of Olevano Romano is home to the
Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) wine of Cesanese di Olevano Romano. This red
Italian wine can be produced in both a still, semi-sparkling
frizzante and fully sparkling
spumante style that can be both dry and slightly sweet. All grapes destined for DOC wine production must be harvested to a yield no greater than 12.5
tonnes/ha. The wine is made primarily (at least 90%) from the
Cesanese Comune grape (also known as
Cesanese di Affile) with
Sangiovese,
Barbera and the white wine
grape varieties Trebbiano Toscano and
Bombino bianco collectively allowed to make up to 10% of the blend. The finished wine must attain a minimum
alcohol level of 12% in order to be labelled with the Cesanese di Olevano Romano DOC designation.
[P. Saunders Wine Label Language pg 137-138 Firefly Books 2004 ]
Twin towns
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