Taurasi

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Comune in Campania, Italy

Taurasi

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Taurasi

Taurasi (Campania)

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Coordinates: 41°0′N 14°57′E﻿ / ﻿41.000°N 14.950°E﻿ / 41.000; 14.950
Country| Italy
Region| Campania
Province| Avellino (AV)
Government

• Mayor| Salvatore De Rosa
Area

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• Total

| 14.41 km2 (5.56 sq mi)
Elevation

| 384 m (1,260 ft)
Population

(31 December 2017)[2]

• Total

| 2,316
• Density| 160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Demonym| Taurasini
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

83030

Dialing code| 0827
Patron saint| St. Marcian
Website| Official website

Taurasi is a town and municipality in the province of Avellino, Campania, southern Italy. In antiquity it was a town in Samnium. The town's name probably derives from the Latin Taurus. Over time it changed from Taurasos to Taurasia (not to be confused with the Taurasia founded in northern Italy by the Taurini, which is now called Turin) before changing to its current form. Taurasi is best known for its increasingly famous red wine also named Taurasi, made of Aglianico grapes along with Piedirosso and Barbera grapes.

## History

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According to the epitaph on the sarcophagus of Lucius Cornelius Scipio Barbatus, consul of Rome in 298 BC, he captured Taurasia (and Cisauna) from the Samnites.[3] However, modern scholars have ruled out that ancient Taurasia (surely located north-east of Beneventum) could be related to modern Taurasi.[4]

## Main sights

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* Porta Maggiore (Main Gate). It was built by the Lombards in the seventh century above Roman ruins discovered during restoration works in 1997. It is the main point of entry for the historical centre. In the past it was the passageway through the city walls.
* Palazzo Baronale, called simply "castle" by the locals. Its origins date back to Roman times, but it is now in Renaissance style. It has a large hall that used to be a court of justice, a chapel and a hall of arms.
* Chiesa dell’Immacolata, a church which was completed in 1590. It is thought that it is an extension of the church of San Cataldo, which dates back to the seventh century. It also had the crypt of the Confraternita dell'Immacolata Concezione, which hosts the body of Saint Benigno the martyr since 1804.

## Wines

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Main article: Taurasi DOCG

The town was centred on by a Longobard castle which was enlarged by the Normans. Taurasi is a centre of production of the red wine Taurasi DOCG. It is a full-bodied dry wine with an aromatic vein. The wine must be aged for three years, of which one must be in chestnut or oak casks. In the three succeeding years, the wine can be tasted in the fullness of its quality and is particularly good as an accompaniment to roasted red meats.

The variety of grapes it is made from, Aglianico, is believed to have been introduced by Hellenic peoples around the time of the foundation of Cumae. It is found in virtually the whole of southern Italy but the wines produced from it are considerably different, depending on the places where the vines grow. Aglianico has a medium-sized cluster of grapes which is cylindrical-conical in shape.

## References

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1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
2. ^ "Popolazione Residente al 1° Gennaio 2018". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
3. ^ Beard 2015, p. 134.
4. ^ Edward Togo Salmon, Julie Andrew (1967). Samnium and the Samnites. Cambridge University Press. p. 261\. ISBN 9780521061858.

## Cited sources

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* Beard, Mary (2015). SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome. London: Profile Books. ISBN 978-1-84668-381-7.

## External links

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* Taurasi DOCG wines on taurasidocg.com.
* sito del vino Taurasi Archived 2019-11-08 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)

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