Sassellan.
/saˈsɛlə/ The name of a red wine from the Valtellina district, Lombardy, in Italy.
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1935 A. L. Simon Dict. Wine 227 Sassella, one of the best red wines of the Valtellina (Lombardy).
1967 A. Lichine Encycl. Wines & Spirits 330/1 In this district [sc. Valtellina], centred around the town of Sondrio, the three almost identical red wines are Sassella, Grumello, and Inferno, all from Nebbiolo grapes grown on the more manageable Alpine slopes.
1970 House & Garden May 140/2 Of all the Lombardy wines..I have most enjoyed..sassella—a red wine.
1975 ‘S. Marlowe’ Cawthorn Jrnls. xix. 166 A bottle of the dark, velvety Sassella stood on the table.
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