Lacryma Christi

noun

A kind of Neapolitan wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy, and made (if white) mainly from Verdeca and Coda di Volpe grapes, or (if red) from Piedirosso and Sciascinoso grapes.

Meanings

nounLacryma Christi (uncountable)

alternative Lacrima Christi

  1. uncountableA kind of Neapolitan wine produced on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius in Campania, Italy, and made (if white) mainly from Verdeca and Coda di Volpe grapes, or (if red) from Piedirosso and Sciascinoso grapes.
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