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Lesser Known Grapes Flashcards

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Groppello dei Berici

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a true Gropello and member of the Gropello group

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Groppello di Breganze

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identical to Pignola Nera

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Groppello di Mocasina

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Lombardia - DOC Garda, DOC Riviera del Garda Bresciano DOC Valtenes

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Groppello di Revo

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Trentino - near towns of Revo, Romallo, Cagno

IGT - Vigneti delle Dolomiti, Delle Venezie, Vallagarina

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Groppello Gentile

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Lombardia and Trentino

DOC - Garda, Riviera del Garda, Bresciano e Valtenesi

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Negrara Trentina

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Trentino, Alto Adige, Veneto

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Negrara Veronese

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Trentino, Alto Adige, Veneto

no mono varietal wines

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Pallagrello Bianco

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Campania - above Caserta
IGTs - Terre del Volturno, Campania
winged bunch

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Pallagrello Nero

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Campania - mostly Caserta
IGT Terre del Volturno
not winged

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Abrostine

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Toscana
teinturier (tintori)
no monovarietal wines
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Abrusco

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also called Raverusto
Toscana - around Firenze and Pisa
blending wine, no DOC
some IGT - Alta Valle del Greve, Val di Magra, Costa Toscana
dark color, tannic
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Aglianicone

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not a sub variety of Aglianico
Campania near Salerno and Benevento
also Basilicata
no DOC mono variety wines
DOC Castel San Lorenzo (less than 85% Aglianicone)
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Albana Nera

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Emilia Romagna - around Faenza, Brighella, and hills of Imola, Sant’Agata sul Santerno
no DOC wines

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Albanella

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White
Marche - near Pesaro, Roncaglia, Montevarchino
DOC Colline Pesaresi - must include 25% PN made as a white wine
IGT mono variety
was considered in past a synonym for Trebbiano Toscano
high acid, doesn’t get a lot of sugar

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Albanello

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White
Sicilia - Syracusa, Ragusa
no DOC
IGT blends - Avola, Camarro, Salina, Terre Siciliane Valle Belice
herbal white stone fruit floral
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Albarola

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White
Liguria
DOC Golfo del Tigullio, DOC Val Polvera
Cinque Terre - blended w Bosco and Vermentino
Toscana - Massa Carrara, Pisa
pergola in Cinque Terre
Grand Cru - Missano in Liguria
citrus, almond, mint, saline
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Ancellotta

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red
Emilia Romagna, around Regg’Emilia and Modena
DOC blends - Colli di Faenza, Reggiano
42 IGT blends
also DOC Lambrusco Reggiani and Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce
blackberry, cherry, deep color ruby purple

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Asprinio Bianco

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white
Campania - north of Naples near Caserta
DOC Asprinio d'Aversa - grand cru
also Puglia and Basilicata
Luigi Veronelli says best pizza wine
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Avana

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red
Piemonte - Valle di Susa, Pinerolese (cool mountains west of Torino, near France)
DOC Pinerolese Ramie (30% Avana blend, with others like Avarengo and Beretta Cuneese)
asynchronous maturation, sensitive to perenospora, oidium, grey rot
can also make ice wine
garnet color, red berry, floral

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Barsaglina

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red
Toscana
Massaretta - synonym from Massa Carrara territory in Toscana
DOC - Colli di Luni Rosso, Candia dei Colli Apuani
IGT - Costa Toscana, Colline del Genovesato, Montecastelli, Val di Magra
very dark color, herbal, black fruit, black plum
can be reductive

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Becuet

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red
Piemonte - Valle di Susa, Pinerolese
often blended with Avana
DOC Pinerolese Ramie
identical to French grape Persan
very tannic, floral, red fruit, light
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Bellone

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white
Lazio - Castelli Romani
DOC - Marino, Nettuno
Cori, Anzio, Nettuno
IGT Cori best - can be 100% Beeline
creamy texture, high acidity, honey, citrus, tropical fruit
also sparkling
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Biancame

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white
Marche - around Urbino and Pesaro
Bianchello - synonym
DOCs - Bianchello del Metauro, Colli di Rimini Biancame, Colli di Rimini Bianco (mostly Trebbiano Romagnolo)
also ER
herbal, white fruit, citrus, lemon, light, fresca

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Bianchetta Trevigiana

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white
Veneto - near Conegliano and Valdobbiadene
Trentino - rare - DOC Vigneti delle Dolomiti Bianco
DOC - Colli di Conegliano, Garda, Lugana, Montello, Colli Asolani, Valdadige
Glera blending partner in Prosecco!
prone to botrytis
light, fresh, not complex

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Bianco d’Alessano

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white
Puglia - Brindisi, Bari, Taranto, Valle d’Itria (Cisternino, Locorotondo, Martina Franca, Ceglie Messapica
DOCs - Locorotondo (blended w Verdeca), Gravina, Ostuni, Lizzano
buds early - prone to spring frost and coulure
herbal, green apple, bitter orange, white flowers

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Biancolella

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white
Campania - mostly islands off coast of Naples, also Amalfi and Sorrento coasts
DOC Ischia Biancollela - in purezza
DOC Ischia Bianco - blends of Biancolella and Forastera with Coglionara and Sanlunardo
Frassitelli - Ischia Grand Cru
AKA Jancolella, Janculila
early budding and flowering
gold hue, white flower, thyme, herbs, spearmint, grapefruit, oregano, saline

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Brachettone del Roero

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Piemonte - Roero (L bank of Tanaro)
AKA  Brachetto a Grappolo Grande, Brachetto Lungo del Roero
Birbet is the wine
more aromatic than Brachetto
sparkling and delicately sweet
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Uvalino

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red
Piemonte - Astigiano and Castiglione d' Asti
not related to Lambruscos
Cascina Castle saved Uvalino
often air dried
high acid high tannins
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Uva Longanesi

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red
ER - near Bagnocavallo, Cotignola, Fusignano, Gogo, Lugo, Russi in Romagna near Faenza and Ravenna cities
IGT - dell’Emilia, Forli, Ravenna, Rubicone
AKA Burson
lots of tannins

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Uva Rara

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red
Piemonte, Lombardia
uva rara - very few berries on bunch
different size bunches, millerandage
usually from Oltrepo Pavese - Rovescala, Buttafuoco, Casteggio
Valle de Recoaro and Val Maga - grand crus of OP
also blended in Ghemme

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Abbuoto

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Red. Lazio

No monovarietal wines

Competes unsuccessfully with Cesanese Comune and Cesanese d’Affile

Sparkling
Sweet - Passito

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Acitana

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Red. Sicilia

Faro blend w Nerello Mascalese and Nerello Cappuccio
About 5-10% Acitana
Other grapes Galetena and Cor e’ Palummo

Not registered

Named for series of towns n of Catania in NE Sicilia called Aci - …

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Addoraca

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White. Calabria

Used in Moscato di Saracena blend

NR

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Aghedene

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White. Friuli Venezia Giulia

Blended w Ribolla Gialla

(Name means dilution in Friulano dialetto)

5-7 lobes, pentagonal, late ripening

Rediscovered near Farris
Simple thin tart floral aromas good acidity

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Albaranzeuli Bianco

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Albaranzeuli Bianco

White. Sardegna

aka Lacconargiu, Lacconarzu

Pink streaked berries
ML bunch, conical, cylindrical
1-3 wings, not compact
Maybe Giro x Panse Rosa di Malaga (Spanish table grape)

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Albaranzeuli Nero

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Red. Sardegna

Not related to Albaranzeuli Bianco
Not related to Giro

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Albarola Nera

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Red Toscana

NR

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Alionza

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white     Emilia Romagna
DOC Reno
43 ha grown near Bologna
no monovarietal
fresh, perfumed, green apple, herbs, yellow flowers
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Alvarega

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white Sardegna
Logudoro - N central Sardegna near Ozieri
NR - under study
apricots, almonds, bread

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Angela

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white Emilia Romagna
Near Bologna
2 biotypes - Bolognese and Romagnola
NR

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Arilla

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white Campania
DOC Ischia Bianco - blends
Arilotta - rare biotype near Forio
*Ian’s Ischia project at Laceo Ameno - Albergo Regina Isabella, Giancarlo Cartiero

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Arvesiniadu

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white    Sardegna native
3 biotypes
small berries, thick skin
floral, sage, thyme, yellow apple & pear
*this sounds interesting
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Avarengo

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red     Piemonte
related to Ner d'Ala
Pinerolese area - near Torino
Chisone, Pellicle, Susa valleys
Ramie blend - with other local grapes like Avana
red berries, light, faded flowers
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Baratuciat

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white     Piemonte
named for cat testicles
no monovarietal wines
white flowers, spicy
Ian thinks lots of potential
Giorgio Falca resurrected the grape
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Barbarossa

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white     Liguria
many different unrelated "barbarossa" varieties
AKA Barbarossa di Finalborgo
Verdona near Finale
sparse bunch, thin skinned grape
fruity, good acid
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Barbera Bianca

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white Piemonte Lombardia
not related to Barbera
ancient variety from Acqui and Alessandria
near Ovada and Acqui Terme now
blend with Timorasso, Favorita, Moscato Bianco
DOC Colli Tortonesi Bianco
thin skinned, fresh, white flowers

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Barbera del Sannio

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red     Campania
NR
conical pyramidal bunches
flattened round berries
not as high in acid
possibly related to - Catalanesca, Casavecchia, Summariello
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Barbera Sarda

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red   Sardegna
not related to Barbera
near Cagliari
related to Muristellu and Bovale Sardo
no monovarietal wines
deep blue round/oval berries, M/S bunch
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Barbesino

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white Emilia Romagna
Val Trebbia zone of ER
NR
was a synonym for Grignolino but not the same!
cylindrical small bunch, round yellow green berries

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Bariletta

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red Campania
1st commercial vintage 2010
red cherry, dark berry fruit, licorice, smooth tannins

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Belzamino

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white     Emilia Romagna
Ravenna near Faenza and Lugo
almost extinct
NR
M/L conical bunches, round berries
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Bertinora

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white    Emilia Romagna
near Cesena, Bertinoro
AKA Rossola
tightly packed bunch
NR
almost extinct
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Bervedino

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white    Emilia Romagna
DOC Colli Piacentini
Vin Santo di Vigoleno - sweet wine
blended with Melara, Santa Maria
AKA Berverdino
Valle dell'Arda
very rare
winged compact M bunch pyramidal/conical
thick skinned - good for drying
genetics say same as Vernaccia di San Gimignano but probably wrong...
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Bianca Capriana

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white     Veneto
NR
round, thick skinned yellow berries
M/S sparse bunch
non aromatic, dried fruits, stewed apples
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Bianco Antico

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white Campania
NR
AKA Pinot Antico
citrus, yellow apple, floral, good acid

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Bianco Comune

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white Valle d’Aosta
very recently rediscovered - no wine yet
AKA Gros Blanc, Blanc Comun

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Biancone

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white     Toscana
Isola d'Elba - solo
Elba Bianco blend
often confused with Trebbiano Toscano
short, pyramidal, large bunch, dark yellow green berries, later harvest than Trebbiano Toscano
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Bian Ver

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white Piemonte
AKA Verdesse in France and in Valais of Switzerland
rare
Alta Valsusa
Val Chisone (Pomaretto, Perosa Argentina)
Pinerolese
small cylindrical bunch, tropical fruit

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Bigolona

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white    Veneto
NR, rare
near Verona, Valpolicella, Val Ilasi
AKA - Bigolara, Sampagna, Smarzirola
blend with others to make an air dried sweet wine

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