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- ↑ Jancis Robinson, ed. (2006). "Cagnina". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 122. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
- ↑ ItalianMade: Cagnina di Romagna DOC: Map, Varieties and Types Archived 2007-10-28 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 2010-10-23
- ↑ ItalianMade: Cagnina di Romagna DOC Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine , accessed 2010-10-23
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