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Nocino is a sticky dark brown liqueur
Liqueur

A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage that has been flavored with fruit, herbs, Nut , spices, flowers, or cream and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry....
 from the Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is an administrative Regions of Italy of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km? and about 4.3 million inhabitants....
 region in Northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. It is made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit
Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl Functional group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group....
. It has an aromatic but bittersweet flavor. It may be homemade, and is also available commercially in bottled form. Commercially available Nocino is typically 40% alcohol by volume, or 80 proof.

Nocino is believed to have originally been produced by the Celts, and, during the Middle Ages, Italian monasteries used nocino for its medicinal properties and also as an alcoholic treat.

"" is an association of Spilamberto
Spilamberto

Spilamberto is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km west of Bologna and about 10 km southeast of Modena....
, Province of Modena
Province of Modena

The Province of Modena is a Provinces of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.It has an area of 2,689 km?, and a total population of 659,925 ....
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is an administrative Regions of Italy of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km? and about 4.3 million inhabitants....
, Italy which, from 1978, promotes the traditional Nocino of Modena
Modena

Modena is a city and a comune on the south side of the Padan Plain, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.An ancient town, it is the seat of an archbishop, but is now best known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani and...
.

Nocino is produced by such companies as the Toschi Vignola s.r.l.






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Nocino is a sticky dark brown liqueur
Liqueur

A liqueur is an alcoholic beverage that has been flavored with fruit, herbs, Nut , spices, flowers, or cream and bottled with added sugar. Liqueurs are typically quite sweet; they are usually not aged for long but may have resting periods during their production to allow flavors to marry....
 from the Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is an administrative Regions of Italy of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km? and about 4.3 million inhabitants....
 region in Northern Italy
Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
. It is made from unripe green walnuts steeped in spirit
Alcohol

In chemistry, an alcohol is any organic compound in which a hydroxyl Functional group is bound to a carbon atom of an alkyl or substituted alkyl group....
. It has an aromatic but bittersweet flavor. It may be homemade, and is also available commercially in bottled form. Commercially available Nocino is typically 40% alcohol by volume, or 80 proof.

Nocino is believed to have originally been produced by the Celts, and, during the Middle Ages, Italian monasteries used nocino for its medicinal properties and also as an alcoholic treat.

"" is an association of Spilamberto
Spilamberto

Spilamberto is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km west of Bologna and about 10 km southeast of Modena....
, Province of Modena
Province of Modena

The Province of Modena is a Provinces of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.It has an area of 2,689 km?, and a total population of 659,925 ....
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is an administrative Regions of Italy of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km? and about 4.3 million inhabitants....
, Italy which, from 1978, promotes the traditional Nocino of Modena
Modena

Modena is a city and a comune on the south side of the Padan Plain, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy.An ancient town, it is the seat of an archbishop, but is now best known as "the capital of engines", since the factories of the famous Italian sports car makers Ferrari, De Tomaso, Lamborghini, Pagani and...
.

Nocino is produced by such companies as the Toschi Vignola s.r.l. company of Savignano sul Panaro
Savignano sul Panaro

Savignano sul Panaro is a comune in the Province of Modena in the Italy region Emilia-Romagna, located about 25 km west of Bologna and about 20 km southeast of Modena....
, Province of Modena
Province of Modena

The Province of Modena is a Provinces of Italy in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Modena.It has an area of 2,689 km?, and a total population of 659,925 ....
, Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna

Emilia-Romagna is an administrative Regions of Italy of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of 20,124 km? and about 4.3 million inhabitants....
, Italy.

The sole commercial producer of nocino in North America is Monteverdi Spirits in Napa Valley, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
. Their Nocino della Cristina was introduced in October 2005.

Nocino is also produced in New Zealand by NewZino, under the name "NutZino Walnut Liqueur."

See also

  • Nocello
    Nocello

    Nocello is a walnut- and hazelnut-flavored liqueur from Italy. It is produced by the Toschi Vignola s.r.l. company of Savignano sul Panaro, Province of Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy....
  • List of liqueurs
    List of liqueurs

    Liqueurs are high-alcohol, high-sugar beverages with added flavorings usually derived from herbs, fruits, or Nut s.Liqueurs are distinct from flavored liquors, Brandy#Fruit brandy and eau de vie which contain no sugar....
  • Walnut
    Walnut

    Walnuts are plants in the family Juglandaceae. They are deciduous trees, 10–40 meter s tall , with pinnate leaves 200?900 millimetres long , with 5–25 leaflets; the shoots have chambered pith, a character shared with the wingnut but not the hickory in the same family....


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