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Colorino Group

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  • Added to wine to boost color, Colorino del Valdarno shows best winemaking potential

Colorino del Valdarno:
* Pulp is clear instead of colored giving colorless juice when pressed
* Mostly found in Rufina zone
* Deep violet color full bodied and assertive - black fruit and green when not fully ripe

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Greco Group

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White: Greco and Greco Bianco
* Greco is a brand name, many of them are unrelated

Greco:
* Greco di tufo
* Great italian white with depth and structure flowers, peaches, honey
* Influenced by site (warmer = heavier)

Greco bianco:
* found in Calabria and is the same grape as Malvasia di Lipari but they look different
* Greco bianco di Ciro is not the same as greco bianco but actually another calabrian grape called Guardavalle
* Greco di Rogliano is Pecorello
* Greco Bianco del Pollino = Montonico Bianco

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Lambrusco Family

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  • Lambrusco di Sorbara
  • Lambrusco Grasparossa
  • Lambrusco Salamino
  • Lambrusco Maestri
  • Lambrusco Marani
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Malvasia Group

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  • Malvasia Bianca di Candia
  • Malvasia Bianca Lunga
  • Malvasia del Lazio
  • Malvasia Istriana
  • Malvasia di Candia Aromatica
  • Malvasia di Lipari
  • Malvasia Nera di Brindisi
  • Malvasia Nera di Lecce
  • Malvasia di Casorzo
  • Malvasia di Schierano

Most of them completely unrelated

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Moscato family

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  • Moscato Bianco
  • Moscato di Alessandria/Zibibbo
    Moscato Giallo
  • Moscato di Scanzo
  • Moscato Rosa
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Raboso Family

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  • Raboso Piave
  • Raboso Veronese
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Refosco Group

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  • Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
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Schiava group

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  • Schiava Gentile
  • Schiava Grigia
  • Schiava Grossa
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Trebbiano Group

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  • Trebbiano Abruzzese
  • Trebbiano Toscano
  • Trebbiano Romagnolo
  • Trebbiano Spoletino
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Vernaccia Group

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  • Vernaccia di San Gimignano
  • Vernaccia di Oristano
  • Vernaccia Nera
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Colorino Group Description

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Coloinos are all distinct varieties but they all play a similar role - added to wine to boost color.
Leaves turn dark red during harvest
Colorino del Valdarno is the only real one and its in Chianti blends

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Greco Group (Greco)

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  • Campania and used in Greco di Tufo
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Greco Group (Greco Bianco)

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  • Also known as Greco di Gerace
  • Same as Malvasia di Lipari, Malvasia di Sardegna, and others
  • National registry still has different entries for Greco Bianco and Malvasia di Lipari
  • Greco Bianco di Ciro, Greco Bianco di Lamezia Terme, and Greco Bianco di Donnici = Guardavalle
  • Greco Bianco di Rogliano, aka Greco Bianco di Cosenza) = Pecorello
  • Greco Bianco del Pollino = Mantonico Bianco
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Oldest Lambrusco member and Darkest Lambrusco Member

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  • Sorbara
  • Lambrusco Maestri
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Malvasias that are genetically linked

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  • Malvaisa Bianca Lunga,
  • Malvasia Istriana,
  • Malvasia di Lipari
  • , Malvasia nera di Brindisi
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Malvasias and their regions

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  • Lazio: Malvasia del Lazio, Malvasia Bianca di Candia
  • Puglia: Malvasia Nera, Malvasia Nera di Brindisi
  • Piedmonte: Malvasia di Schierano, Malvasia di Carsorzo, Malvasia Nera Lunga
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Malvasia Bianca di Candia

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  • Most widely planted
  • Sometimes called Malvasia Rossa which is likely distinct
  • No relation to Malvasia Bianca di Candia Aromatica but related to Malvaisa di Casorzo (red berried)
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Malvasia Bianca Lunga

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  • Major role in Vin Santo
  • In the original Chianti Recipe
  • Known as Malvasia del Chianti or Malvasia Bianca Lunga Toscana
  • Closely related to Malvasia Istriana and Malvasia di Lipari
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Malvasia del Lazio

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  • Also known as Malvasia Puntinata
  • Malvasia Bianca di Candia is planted more in Lazio
  • Crossing of Schiava Grossa and Zibibbo
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Malvasia Istriana

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  • Best dry white malvasia
  • Related to Malvasia di Lipari and Malvasia Bianca Lunga
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Malvasia Nera di Brindisi

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  • Most planted red malvasia in Italy
  • Puglia
  • Crossing of Malvasia Bianca Lunga and Negroamaro
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Malvasia Nera di Lecce

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  • Puglia
  • Worse than Malvasia Nera di Brindisi
  • Vines of dark skinned varieites in Tuscany called Malvasia nera are often actually tempranillo
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Malvasia di Candia Aromatica

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  • emilia-romagna
  • Midly aromatic and distinct from the non aromatic Malvasia di Candia
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Malvaisia di Lipari

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  • Sicily
  • Makes high quality dessert wines
  • Malvasia delle Lipari DOC also allows Corinto Nero
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Malvasia di Casorzo
* Piedmonte * Red berried * Very aromatic *
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Malvasia di Schierano
* Aromatic and red berried * Piemonte * sweet wines in Malvasia di Castelnuovo don bosco
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Moscato Family
Moscato Bianco Zibibbo/Muscato di Alessandria Moscato GIallo Moscato di Scanzo Moscato Rosa
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Moscato Bianco
* Father of all other Moscato grapes * Most floral of all mosato * Mostly found in piemonte but all over the world * All styles produced
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Zibibbo
* Offspring of Moscato Bianco * Likely italian or greek * Has red berried mutations elsewhere * Most heat and drought resistant * Often richer and made in variety of styles
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Moscato Giallo
* Friuli venezia giulia, Veneto, Alto adige, Trentino * Colli Euganei fior d'Arancio but not Colli Euganei DOC moscato (MB) * Yellow flowers, sweet spices lychee, less saline than Zibibbo
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Moscato di Scanzo
* Hills around Bergamo in Lombardy * Aromatic red grape but different from Moscato Nero * Moscato di Scanzo DOCG is red air dried sweet wines * Red berries, violets, high acidity
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Moscato Rosa
* Red berried * Name from intense red rose aroma * Related to all other moscatos * Northern italy in scattered denominations * Made in a very sweet passito style * Called Rosenmuskateller in alto adige
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Raboso family
Raboso Piave Raboso Veronese
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Raboso Piave
* High acid, high tannin, deep color * Name from piave river or angry * Also called Friularo but not Raboso Friularo (that is Raboso Veronese) * Straw berry, black cherry, violet, black pepper * Still dry and sweet wines
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Refosco Group
Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
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Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso
* Friuli-Venezia Giulia * "Red stalk" * Offspring of Marzemino, parent to Corvina * Most aromatically complex, dried cherry, herbs, almonds, * Tannins can be rough and astringent = small barrells
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Schiava group
* Schiava Gentile * Schiava Grigia * Schiava Grossa Group of unrelated varieties making light bodied, light colored wines Refers to grapevine training method they share Trentino and alto adige and lombary (schiava nera)
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SChiava Gentile
* Schiava piccola * Prized for rosato thanks to perfume, light body, high acid
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Schiava Grigia
* Grauvernatsch * Grigia means big bloom * Bright pink with red currant, violet * Most refined
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Schiava Grossa
* Big berries/Bunches * Highest yields * Most delicate aromas and high acidity * Parent of Malvasia del lazio and kerner
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Trebbiano Group
* Trebbiano Abruzzese * Trebbiano Toscano * Trebbiano Spoletino * Trebbiano Romagnolo Apart from genetic ties between Trebbiano Spoletino and Trebbiano Abbruzzese, the group is unrealted They all have high vigor and yield, large bunches, and adaptive to terroirs
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Trebbiano Abruzzese
* Acid drops fast so harvest important * Lemon, peach, white flower * Dense texture but bright acid * Still dry white wines
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Trebbiano Toscano
* Most widely planted white variety in Italy * (ugni blanc in france) * child of Gargenaga * Used to create the hybrid vidal * High acid, lemon, but aroma spectrum limited
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Trebbiano Romagnolo
* Emilia-romagna, another hugely planted variety * Riper fruit and denser palate than toscano * Dry, simple, and sparkling
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Trebbiano Spoletino
* Montefalco * Still dry wines lack a common identity * Some are dry and crisp and some are dense
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Vernaccia Group
Vernaccia di San Gimignano Vernaccia di Oristano Vernaccia Nera Name given as a brand to a collection of grapes
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Vernaccia di san gimignano
* Still dry white, unoaked or oaked *
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Vernaccia di Oristano
* Both name of grape and DOC * Sardinia * Dry wine to fortified * Sometimes barrels not topped up and flor developed, the best are not fortified but do have flor development * On par with best examples of sherry * Not in fashion tho
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Vernaccia Nera
* Umbria and MArche * Aromatic red used in Vernaccia di Serrapetrona DOCG and is bottle fermented sparkling wine made from 40% airdried grapes * Similar to fuller lambruscos * Sweet passito also made

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