Lastly, we would like to mention Vino del Bosco Eliceo. Also in this case, the grafting of the vine in the valleys probably took place in 1528, when Ercole II, Duke of Este, married Renata of France, daughter of Louis XII. The young French royal brought as a dowry a vine from the Côte d’Or of Burgundy, the Uva d’Oro (Golden Grape), which found its perfect habitat in the areas of the sandy dunes of the Delta and in the Dossi del Bosco Eliceo to reproduce itself at its best, among the holm oaks and the delta bushes. The particularly humid, foggy and static environment, the strongly brackish air and soil, the constant proximity of the sea and the lack of fresh water have contributed, over the centuries, to the formation of a grape with a very strong character, perfect for the meat and fish dishes of these areas.
