Squinzano (Salentino: Schinzanu) is a town and comune (municipality) in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is the twelfth-most populous city in the province of Lecce.

Squinzano is also a specific area within the Apulian wine region. Squinzano DOC is produced in red and rosé versions, and is chiefly obtained from the Negroamaro grape, with a small addition of Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and Malvasia Nera di Lecce.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ Population from ISTAT
  3. ^ "ItalianMade.com - WINES: Squinzano DOC". www.italianmade.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-31.



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