Pagadebit di Romagna presents itself with a straw-yellow color, a characteristic hawthorn aroma, and a taste that can range from dry to medium-sweet. It is a delicate, harmonious wine with herbaceous notes, with a minimum alcohol content of 10.5% in the dry version and 11% in the medium-sweet version. It is best appreciated fresh and young, served at a temperature between 10 and 12°C.
Production Area
Its production area extends across the provinces of Ravenna, Forlì, and Cesena.
Production Techniques and Types
Dry
- Color: straw yellow
- Aroma: characteristic hawthorn
- Taste: dry, herbaceous, pleasant, harmonious
- Minimum alcohol content: 10.50% Serving temperature: 10–12°C
- Pairings: excellent as an aperitif, with fried vegetables and risottos
Amabile
- Color: straw yellow
- Aroma: characteristic hawthorn
- Taste: medium-sweet, herbaceous, pleasant, harmonious
- Minimum alcohol content: 11%
- Serving temperature: 10–12°C
- Pairings: excellent as an aperitif, ideal with creamy desserts
Historical Origins
The name Pagadebit already tells its story: this grape variety is extremely fertile and resilient, capable of yielding fruit even in difficult vintages. Thanks to these robust grapes, farmers could rely on a secure harvest, sufficient to “pay the debts” incurred in the previous year. Widespread under various synonyms throughout Central and Southern Italy, it was long rarely vinified on its own, as it was considered too “heavy” for the market. In Romagna, however, it found its true identity: a fresh, genuine wine, tied to the concreteness of the land.
