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Default Valpolicella: origins of the name

On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:34:38 GMT, "Vilco" > wrote:

>It comes from the latin "vallis polis cellae", which translates to "valley
>of the many cellars".
>As usual, someone doesn't agree with this ethimology, maybe someday they'll
>suggest another one.


I don't for one. Polis is Greek, so the etymology mixes Latin and
Greek.

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